Shepherd’s Pie
This shepherds pie is the ultimate comfort food. Gluten-free adapted from Delia Smiths recipe from her ‘how to cook’ range.
I serve with a mountain of garden peas & buttery pan-fried greens & lashings of Lea &Perrins Worcestershire sauce!Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 1hr 30mins Serves: 4
Ingredients
A knob (2 tbls) of butter
1 onion finely diced
1 carrot (approx. 150g) finely diced
150g swede - finely diced
400g minced lamb
1 tsp of ground cinnamon
A couple of sprigs of fresh thyme leaves
2 tbls of tomato puree
1/2 cup of lamb or beef stock
salt and pepper
top:
750g of potatoes (red jackets or desiree)
1/2 (approx 500g) a large red kumara (sweet potato)
50g of mature cheddar
50g butter
1 large leek, white part only thinly sliced.
salt and pepper
Method
Heat the butter in a large pan
Add the onions, carrot and swede and cook on a medium heat until they begin to brown, remove from the pan and set aside
Over a medium high heat add the lamb and brown, breaking down any lumps
Add the cooked vegetables to the meat
Stir in the cinnamon, thyme, tomato puree and cook for a further 2 minutes
Stir in the stock and season to taste.
Bring to the boil and reduce the heat to low, cook for about 25 minutes until the meat sauce is rich and the liquid is incorporated.
In the meantime, steam both lots of potatoes until soft then mash with the butter, season to taste.
Spoon the lamb mixture into a baking dish (approx W20cm x L20cm x D5cm)
Top with the mashed potatoes, sliced leeks and sprinkle with the cheese.
Bake in a preheated oven (180℃) for 25 minutes until the top is golden and crispy.
Enjoy!
To assemble
Cut each of the wraps in two, making them an easier size to handle
Lay ½ the spinach on half the wrap
Add ½ the lamb mixture
Sprinkle with the chopped mint
Crumble over ½ the feta
Fold over the wrap
Repeat with the other ½
Heat a large frying pan or crank up the bbq
Brush a little oil on the wraps
Carefully (so the filling doesn’t escape!) add the wrap and cook until golden brown, flip (carefully!) and cook the other side
Serve with the tzatziki and a salad
