Shepherd's Pie Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• 5g plus 30g unsalted butter
• 180g diced onion
• 2 large cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 900g lamb mince
• 1 tsp salt, plus more as needed
• 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
• 4 tbsp tomato puree
• 200g tinned crushed tomatoes
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 tbsp minced flat-leaf parsley leaves
• 230g button or cremini mushrooms, trimmed and quartered
• 650g glazed carrots and turnips
• 1 large egg
• 900g potato mash
• 2 tbsp grated farmhouse cheddar (optional)
• For the Glazed Carrots and Turnips:
• 350g turnips, cut into 2cm pieces
• 350g carrots, cut into 2cm pieces
• 2 tsp unsalted butter
• 1/2 tsp caster sugar
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• For the Potato Mash:
• 900g potatoes, peeled and cut into 2.5-cm pieces
• 180ml full-fat milk
• 60g unsalted butter
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Freshly grated nutmeg (optional