Grammy's Kitchen · Shepherd's Pie · Shepherd's Pie
One of 42 shepherd's pie recipes we measured
65 cooks on www.saltandlavender.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 42.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| dairy | 26% | 5% |
| aromatics | 42% | 28% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 79% | 42% |
| vegetables and beans | 250% | 145% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 28 g | 2 tablespoons butter |
| 150 g | 1 medium onion (chopped) |
| 454 g | 1 pound lean ground beef or lamb |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning |
| 33 g | 2 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons flour |
| 240 g | 1 cup beef broth |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (see note) | |
| 1134 g | 2.5 pounds Russet potatoes (peeled and cut into quarters) |
| 119 g | 1/2 cup heavy/whipping cream |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick) |
| 9 g | 3 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| Pepper (to taste) | |
| Garnish: chopped fresh parsley (optional, to taste) |
Method: 10 steps, published by www.saltandlavender.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I used up leftover mashed potatoes from Christmas. Just stirred in some extra cream into the potatoes so they were not dry. Also used some leftover beef gravy substituted for the beef broth and flour. Everything turned out delicious. A quick and easy casserole” — a cook, 5.0★
“Love the recipe but... as a Brit I'd have to say that Shepherd's pie has to be lamb! 'Shepherd' is after all a shortened version of 'sheep herder.' I'd definitely call this Cottage Pie. And so did my mum, and her mum... and so would every Brit I know! Still, n” — a cook, 5.0★