Shepherd's Pie with Sweet Potato Mash
A heart-warming and simple family favourite dish that utilises left over roast lamb.
Servings 8 people
Cost $22.45 ($2.81 per serve)
Equipment
- 1 Mincer hand crank or mixer attachment
- 1 Casserole dish 20 x 30 cm
- 1 Saucepan large
- 1 Potato masher
Ingredients
For Sweet Potato Mash Topping
- 3 Potatoes large, cubed
- 1 Sweet potato small, cubed
- 1/2 cup Pumpkin cubed
- Salt
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 1 tablespoon Milk
- Pepper
For Meat Filling
- 750 grams Leftover roast lamb
- 1 Onion medium
- 1 Carrot large (or 2 medium)
- 1 cup Frozen peas
- 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup Tomato sauce
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Paprika for garnish (optional)
- 1 cup Cheese grated (optional)
Instructions
To Make Sweet Potato Mash Topping
- Preheat your oven to 180 Celsius.
- Peel and dice potatoes, sweet potatoes & pumpkin.
- Place into a saucepan, cover with water & add 1 tablespoon of salt.
- Boil on medium high heat until all vegetables soft.
To Make Meat Filling
- Meanwhile, using a mincer (either hand cranked or a mixer attachment) process the leftover roast lamb meat straight into the casserole dish you will be cooking the dish in.
- Peel and quarter the onion and feed this through the mincer along with the carrot/s at the same time as the meat.
- Once all meat, onions & carrots minced into the casserole dish, add Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, salt, pepper and frozen peas. Mix well.
- You can add in extra sauce/liquid here if you feel the mix is too dry. This could be more of each of the sauces, some beef broth, brown gravy or just water. Whichever taste you would prefer.
- Once the potatoes, sweet potatoes & pumpkin have fully cooked, drain and mash them with butter, milk & pepper until smooth and all lumps are gone.
- Spoon the mash on top of the meat mixture and spread out evenly.
- I like to leave the top of the mash rough to create peaks that will get a little darker and crustier when baking.
- Sprinkle the top with paprika or grated cheese & then place in the oven for 30-40 minutes.
- Once bubbling, remove from the oven & serve.
- We generally serve it on its own in a bowl, but you can serve with steamed greens on the side.
Notes
Leftover Roast Lamb - I utilise this recipe the day after having roast lamb so that any leftover meat doesn't go to waste. If you don't have leftover roast lamb, you could use minced lamb or beef for a similar result.
Sweet Potato Mash - if you have someone in your family who isn't a fan of "orange mash" then you can do all white potatoes if that is preferred.
Vegetables - we keep the vegetables in ours fairly simple, but if your family likes a range of vegetables you could add in whichever vegetables you like to the meat mixture. Think small broccoli or cauliflower florets, sliced green beans or mushrooms.