Easiest Way to Prepare Ultimate Family favourite shepherds pie

Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, family favourite shepherds pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook family favourite shepherds pie using 14 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Family favourite shepherds pie:

1. Take 2 tbsp olive oil
2. Get 1 large onion, finely chopped
3. Prepare 1 stick celery, finely chopped
4. Make ready 3 medium carrots, finely chopped1 tbsp olive oil
5. Take 8-10 potatoes, boiled and mashed with a little butter and salt to taste (you could do more if you like lots of mash on top like us!)
6. Take 500 g lean beef mince
7. Take 300 g frozen Quorn mince
8. Prepare 350 ml veg stock - we use bouillon as its vegan and organic
9. Get 1 beef oxo cube (optional if you're using beef mince)
10. Take 1 tbsp plain flour
11. Take 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
12. Prepare 1 level tsp smoked paprika
13. Prepare 1 heaped tsp marmite (it makes all the difference - even if you're a marmite hater!)
14. Take 1 tsp tomato puree

Steps to make Family favourite shepherds pie:

1. Heat the oil in a large pan (oven proof if possible to save on washing up!) Add the veg and cook for 10-15 mins until lovely and soft.
2. Add the beef mince and cook for 5 minutes or so until browned. Now add the Quorn mince and cook for a few minutes.
3. Sprinkle over the Oxo cube and paprika and stir into the mince. Add the balsamic vinegar and stir again. Add a few tbsps of stock and cook for a minute or two to allow the mince to absorb the flavour.
4. Sprinkle over the flour and stir well into the mince mix. Gradually add half of the remaining stock and simmer for a few minutes. The liquid should start to thicken. At this point, add the marmite and the tomato puree and stir again.
5. Add a little more of the stock and keep adding until the "gravy" reaches the desired consistency. You may not need all the stock.
6. Season the mixture with salt and pepper and take off the heat. If you have time, let the mince mixture and the mash cool a little as it's easier to build the pie when its had time to cool down.
7. When ready, pour the mince mix into a large ovenproof dish. Spoon the mashed potato on the top and fluff up with a fork.
8. Cook in a preheated oven at 190˚ for about 25-35 minutes. (If you have left the mixture to cool completely beforehand, reduce the heat of the oven to 180˚ and cook for 40 - 45 minutes.)
9. Serve with some fresh green veg whilst piping hot. Try not to fall out over the crispy bits!

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