Shepherd’s Pie With An Anchovy Twist

Shepherd's PieServes: 4

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 1 hr 10 minutes

What You’ll Need:

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 1 carrot, finely chopped
  • 1 stick of celery, finely chopped
  • 1/2 a 50g tin of anchovies, drained and very finely chopped
  • 500g lamb mince
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 tbsp flour
  • 400ml lamb stock
  • 800g potatoes, peeled
  • 100ml milk

What To Do:

  • Preheat the oven to 160C fan/180C. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan, and fry the onions, carrot and celery with the anchovies over a medium heat for 8-10 minutes until softened. Remove from the pan and set aside.
  • Add the lamb mince to the same pan and fry over a medium heat until browned, then add the vegetables back to the pan.
  • Add the dried thyme, Worcester sauce and tomato puree and cook for a further couple of minutes. Sprinkle over the flour and cook, stirring well, for a couple of minutes before adding the stock.
  • Leave to simmer for around 20 minutes until the sauce has reduced.
  • Meanwhile, boil the potatoes until tender, drain and mash with the milk. Season with black pepper.
  • When the sauce has reduced, pour the mince into a 1.5 litre pie dish. Smooth the mashed potato over the top and then rough it up with a fork to create a textured topping. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden.

Further recipes from Sainsbury’s can also be found at www.homemadebyyou.co.uk

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