Shepherd's pie

So...it was Sunday and I was looking for something different to serve to the family. I had ground lamb and basically that was my searching point. I planned to make cheese burger pie but I had very little cheese so that was out of question. And when I was searching for the recipes I came across Shepherd's pie. mmm yummy deliciousness. The family loved it.

Since I did not have celery I improvised with Zucchini and nobody noticed any difference and they loved it. And I served it with steamed broccoli. And yummy tummy filling dinner was ready. The photo does not do any justice to the deliciousness of the dish

Shepherd's pie(Ground lamb topped with mashed potato and baked)

Shepherd's pie

Shepherd's pie dinner

Ingredients:

1. 1 lb ground lamb
2. 1 medium zucchini cubed into 1 cm pieces
3. 1 large carrot cubed int 1 cm pices
4. 1 cup chopped onions
5. 2 large or 4 medium garlic pods chopped fine
6. 1 tablespoon oil
7. 1/2 teaspoon each of fresh ground pepper, thyme, rosemary
8. 1 heaped tablespoon flour
9. 1 cup chicken broth
10. 1 teaspoon salt divided
11. 3 large or 5 medium russet potatoes boiled.
12. 1/2 cup milk
13. 2 tbsp+ 1 tablespoon butter
14. 1 cup cheddar cheese

Peel the boiled potatoes and mash them with 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper , milk and 1 tbsp butter till they become smooth. Set aside

In a pan heat the oil and fry the onions for 5 minutes. Add carrot and zucchini and fry for 5 minutes. Add garlic and fry for a minute. Add ground meat/lamb and fry for 10 minutes or cooked through. Add the rest of the salt and pepper and the spices. Add the flour and stir well. Add the chicken broth and stir to combine. Cut the heat.

Pre heat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray non stick cooking spray in a rectangle pan. Add the meat mixture to it. Top it with the mashed potato and smooth it out. Sprinkle cheddar cheese and dot with butter. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Set aside for 10 minutes before serving