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shepherds pie - easy irish comfort food

September 24th, 2008 Posted in food

as i alluded to in my previous post, this weekend, i made shepherds pie. it was fantastic and easy to make. learn how to cook with angry ninja! heres how:

prep time: approx 45 minutes.

ingredients:

  • 1.5 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 red or yellow onion (diced)
  • 4 white mushrooms (sliced)
  • worcestershire seasoning
  • a little bit of milk/cream
  • 4 medium - large potatoes
  • i bunch cilantro
  • 1 egg
  • salt, pepper, seasoning salt, butter

directions:

  • peel and quarter the potatoes and dump them into boiling water.
  • saute onions with 1-2 tbs of oil, when done, add the ground beef and brown.
  • season meat and onion with worcestershire seasoning , salt, pepper, and seasoning salt. you can add a little bit of soy sauce or tomato sauce for taste.
  • when meat is almost browned, add in the mushrooms and cilantro. finish and set aside. set oven to preheat at 350
  • by this time, your potatoes should be ready for mashing. mash with butter milk/cream and salt to taste.
  • scoop your meat skillet into a casserole dish or brownie tin.
  • top and spread mashed potatoes on top of the meat layer.
  • crack open and egg and brush it over the mashed potato layer
  • pop casserole dish/brownie tin into the oven for 30 minutes.

and last of all, enjoy awesomeness.

2 Responses to “shepherds pie - easy irish comfort food”

  1. Brian says:

    You’re holding out on us. I see peas and carrots.

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  2. ninja says:

    i woudlnt hold out on you guys. i didnt have a chance to snap a picture of my pie before i devoured it, so i just used a picture off of the interwebs. mine did look very similar though.

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