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Shepherd's Pie

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Shepherd's Pie #86 · dinner · british Host: BBC Good Food — Shepherd's pie → Pinterest → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 1.5 lb ground lamb (or beef for cottage pie) Onion, carrot, celery, garlic; peas Tomato paste, Worcestershire, stock, thyme Mashed potatoes (butter, milk, salt); optional cheese on top Steps Brown meat and vegetables; add tomato paste, Worcestershire, stock, and thyme; simmer until thick; stir in peas. Spread in a baking dish; cover with mashed potatoes; rough up the top. Bake at 400°F until golden and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Source: BBC Good Food — Shepherd's pie tags: lamb,potato,carrot,pea · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes	Shepherd's pie Book: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931) crumb: savory meat under mashed potato British/American minced-meat pie under mashed potato. Differences: Dish identity is shepherd's pie (lamb under mash). Southern meat-potato casserole was a forced genre link; Joy documents the classic.

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Shepherd's Pie
#86 · dinner · british
Host: BBC Good Food — Shepherd's pie → Pinterest → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

1.5 lb ground lamb (or beef for cottage pie)
Onion, carrot, celery, garlic; peas
Tomato paste, Worcestershire, stock, thyme
Mashed potatoes (butter, milk, salt); optional cheese on top

Steps

Brown meat and vegetables; add tomato paste, Worcestershire, stock, and thyme; simmer until thick; stir in peas.
Spread in a baking dish; cover with mashed potatoes; rough up the top.
Bake at 400°F until golden and bubbling, about 25 minutes.

Source: BBC Good Food — Shepherd's pie

tags: lamb,potato,carrot,pea · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes

Shepherd's pie
Book: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931)

crumb: savory meat under mashed potato

British/American minced-meat pie under mashed potato.

Differences: Dish identity is shepherd's pie (lamb under mash). Southern meat-potato casserole was a forced genre link; Joy documents the classic.

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Shepherd's Pie

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 1.5 lb ground lamb (or beef for cottage pie)
- Onion, carrot, celery, garlic; peas
- Tomato paste, Worcestershire, stock, thyme
- Mashed potatoes (butter, milk, salt); optional cheese on top

Steps
1. Brown meat and vegetables; add tomato paste, Worcestershire, stock, and thyme; simmer until thick; stir in peas.
2. Spread in a baking dish; cover with mashed potatoes; rough up the top.
3. Bake at 400°F until golden and bubbling, about 25 minutes.

Citations
- BBC Good Food — Shepherd's pie: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/shepherds-pie
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Shepherd%27s+Pie
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Shepherd%27s+Pie+recipe

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Dish: Shepherd's Pie
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Ancestor: Shepherd's pie
Source: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931)
Differences: Dish identity is shepherd's pie (lamb under mash). Southern meat-potato casserole was a forced genre link; Joy documents the classic.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: BBC Good Food — Shepherd's pie (https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/shepherds-pie)
Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Shepherd%27s+Pie)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Shepherd%27s+Pie+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

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Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931).
The American household cooking encyclopedia covering baking, roasting, canning, and everyday family dishes across a century of editions.

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