Grammy's Kitchen · Shepherd's Pie · Shepherd’s Pie
One of 42 shepherd's pie recipes we measured
from www.thekitchn.com
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 42.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| egg | 7% | 0% |
| dairy | 27% | 5% |
| aromatics | 25% | 28% |
| salt | 3% | 1% |
| liquid | 62% | 42% |
| vegetables and beans | 226% | 145% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 71 g | 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided |
| 1134 g | 2 1/2 pounds russet potatoes (4 to 5 medium) |
| 18 g | 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided, plus more as needed |
| 183 g | 3/4 cup whole or 2% milk |
| 50 g | 1 large egg yolk |
| 183 g | 3 medium carrots |
| 150 g | 1 medium yellow onion |
| 6 g | 2 cloves garlic |
| 680 g | 1 1/2 pounds ground lamb, lean ground beef, or a combination |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon dried thyme |
| 2 g | 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary |
| 15 g | 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon tomato paste |
| 240 g | 1 cup beef broth |
| 32 g | 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce |
| 145 g | 1 cup frozen peas (do not thaw) |
| 77 g | 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels (do not thaw) |
| Chopped fresh parsley leaves, for serving (optional) |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.thekitchn.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
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