This 1700s St. Patrick's Day Staple Is the ULTIMATE Comfort Food | Ancient Recipes With Sohla

Sohla recreates a Saint Patrick’s Day staple - Shepherd's Pie. This old school Shepherd's Pie recipe encompasses the very root of the Irish culture.

THE RECIPE

- 2 pounds Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
- kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground lamb
- 1 medium yellow onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 cup finely chopped carrots
- ½ cup fresh shelled peas
- 4 garlic cloves, smashed, peeled, & finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
- Freshly ground black pepper
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsalted cultured butter, room temperature
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons whole milk, warm and divided
- 6 ounces Irish cheddar, grated
- 1 egg yolk

1. Put the potatoes into a medium saucepan and cover with water. Season generously with salt and gently simmer until tender.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil and butter in a medium dutch oven over medium-high heat until foamy.
3. Add the ground lamb and break up with a wooden spoon.
4. Sprinkle over 2 teaspoons kosher salt and cook undisturbed until browned underneath. Reduce heat to medium.
5. Add onions and carrots. Cook, stirring occasionally until the onions and carrots are tender.
6. Add the peas, garlic, rosemary, pepper, and flour and stir to combine. Break up the meat even more.
7. Cook, stirring constantly, until the flour begins to smell nutty, about 2 minutes.
8. Add 1 ½ cups water, scrape up any fond.
9. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes.
10. Drain the potatoes.
11. In a large bowl, mash the potatoes with butter, ½ cup milk, black pepper, and kosher salt. Add cheese and mix well to combine.
12. Beat egg yolk with remaining 2 tablespoons milk and mix into mash.
13. Spread half the mashed potatoes into the dish. Top with lamb mixture.
14. Then finish top with remaining mashed potatoes.
15. Bake at 425F until browned and bubbly, about 15 to 20 minutes.

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