Grammy's Kitchen · Shepherd's Pie · Cottage Pie
One of 42 shepherd's pie recipes we measured
from www.tasteofhome.com
11 cooks on www.tasteofhome.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 42.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| dairy | 23% | 5% |
| aromatics | 31% | 28% |
| sweetener | 1% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 1% |
| liquid | 95% | 42% |
| vegetables and beans | 162% | 145% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound ground beef or lamb |
| 122 g | 2 medium carrots, finely chopped |
| 150 g | 1 medium onion, finely chopped |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 12 g | 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon pepper |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon tomato paste |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon brown sugar |
| 360 g | 1-1/2 cups reduced-sodium beef broth |
| 30 g | 2 tablespoons dry red wine or additional reduced-sodium beef broth |
| 72 g | 1/2 cup frozen peas |
| TOPPING: | |
| 680 g | 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed |
| 122 g | 1/2 cup 2% milk |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter, cubed |
| 85 g | 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided |
| 2 g | 1/4 teaspoon salt |
| 0 g | 1/8 teaspoon pepper |
Method: 6 steps, published by www.tasteofhome.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.