Shepherd’s Pie Recipe | Simple Home Edit

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 celery stalks, diced
• 1 tsp sea salt flakes
• 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) minced (ground) lamb (can be substituted with minced beef, but then it will be cottage pie)
• 1 tbsp freshly minced garlic
• 1 tsp freshly chopped rosemary leaves (or dried rosemary)
• 1 tbsp freshly picked thyme leaves (or dried thyme), plus extra to serve (optional)
• ⅓ cup (90 g) tomato paste (concentrated puree)
• 3 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour
• 2 cups (500 ml) beef stock
• ⅓ cup (80 ml) red wine (or use 2 tbsp red wine vinegar)
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp cracked black pepper
• 1 cup (155 g) frozen peas
• 1.2 kg (2 lb 10 oz) potatoes (all-rounders), peeled and chopped into 3 cm (1¼ inch) chunks
• 80 g (2¾ oz) unsalted butter, cut into cubes
• ½ cup (125 ml) milk, warmed in the microwave or on the stovetop
• 1 cup (125 g) freshly grated cheddar
• Olive oil spray
• 1 tbsp freshly grated parmesan
• Steamed greens (broccolini/tenderstem broccoli, as pictured)