RICK STEIN'S SHEPHERD'S PIE AS COOKED IN INDIA

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Found this in Delicious magazine. It's a different way of making Shepherd's Pie, and one I really like. It takes a bit of time, but you could do the prep beforehand and bake it just before you need it. I use Bart's tamarind paste. The recipe suggests that this goes well with a bottle of Australian Cabernet-Shiraz. Well, who am I to argue on that one?

Provided by Ppaperdoll

Categories     Savory Pies

Time 1h20m

Yield 4-5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 tablespoon sunflower oil
1 onion, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1 inch piece fresh ginger, finely grated
1 kg lean ground lamb
1 small red chile, deseeded and finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 tablespoon tomato puree
1 teaspoon tamarind paste
1 1/4 kg floury potatoes, cut into chunks
50 g unsalted butter
2 -3 tablespoons milk
300 ml chicken stock, hot
1/4 cup fresh coriander, chopped

Steps:

  • Heat oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and ginger and cook, stirring 10 minutes until onion is just starting to colour. Add lamb and cook 5 minutes to brown. Tip into a colander and rest to drain excess fat.
  • Return meat to pan and add chilli, turmeric, coriander and cumin. Cook 1 more minute. Stir in tomato, tomato puree, tamarind and stock. Season and simmer 25 minutes (lamb should still be fairly moist). Stir in fresh coriander.
  • Transfer meat mixture to an ovenproof dish and set aside. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C, gas mark 6.
  • For the potato topping, place potatoes in a large pan of salted water, boil, and simmer until tender. Drain, return to pan and mash with a potato masher (I use a potato ricer - no lumps!). Add butter and enough milk to form a spreadable mash.
  • Spoon potato topping over lamb. Bake in oven 30 minutes until hot and golden.
  • Spoon p.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1116.5, Fat 74.4, SaturatedFat 32.9, Cholesterol 212.7, Sodium 289, Carbohydrate 60.6, Fiber 9.5, Sugar 8, Protein 50.4

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