Ripsaw

1/2 cup mushrooms, diced
1/2 cup peas
1 carrot diced
1 medium red onion diced
2 scallions sliced
4 cloves garlic minced
1lb ground beef
1 tube heat and eat biscuits
1 pint reduced lamb stock (substitute any highly flavored broth)
2 tbs flour
2 tbs butter
rosemary

Time: 30 mins
Serves: 3-4

Clean your work surfaces. Slice and dice your veg. Preheat oven to 400F. Brown ground beef with the garlic in a frying pan, season with garlic salt and pepper. Set aside to drain the fat in a colander. Clean the pan. Add vegetables to pan and stir fry over high heat until done. In another clean, dry pan, start a roux. Over medium low heat, add the butter and melt. When the bubbles stop, add the flour and mix to combine. When the color approaches that of peanut butter, add the vegetables to the roux and mix thoroughly. In a large mixing bowl, add the vegetables, beef, and stock, and rosemary mixing to combine. Put the mixture in an ovensafe casserole and top with the biscuits. Garnish with rosemary sprigs and bake for 8 to 10 minutes until the biscuits are done. Serve and enjoy.

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vanblah

I make a mean Shepherd's Pie with diced chicken instead of ground beef. I also use mashed potatoes instead of biscuits.

Everything else is pretty much the same. Just bake until the potatoes start to brown.

maleficent

I've never seen shepards pie with biscuits, I have always made it with, and thought that was what was traditional, to be made with mashed taters....

Sounds like an interesting twist to it... and tasty too...

/me puts this recipe away for when the days get chillier... can't wait!

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shesus

That does sound good. I always heard of Shepard's pie, but was never sure what was actually in it. I will have to store this recipe and use it when it gets cold. Hate the cold weather, but it is more fun to cook then.
I wonder if Bisquick could be substituted for the refrigerated biscuits. I know that when I make chicken pot pie, I mix up the biscuits recipe and plop that on top of the chicken mixture. I think that it would provide a more solid top than the refrigerated biscuits and make it heartier in the winter months.

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doodlebird

yummmmm.

the shepard's pie i know has corn instead of these veggies, but i like the sound of this one. with veggies here, it's pretty much the more the merrier.

and yeah, i'm on the mashed tater train too. biscuits sure could work.

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Grasshopper Green

Mmmmm...shepards pie. If you don't have all the veggies, a large can of Campbells Vegetable beef soup works in a pinch. I always use taters too...and sprinkle a little cheese on top of the taters. Yummy!

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Ripsaw

I was a bit pressed for time, actually. My garlic mashed potatos would have been incredible as a topper for a traditional SP, but it was late, and we were hungry. Never keep a lady waiting for her supper. Those biscuits are done in 10 minutes, my mash would take at least another 20-30 min, plus the browning time in the oven. This recipe really reminded me how important good, richly flavored stocks are. Without the leftover reduction from my lamb stew, this wouldn't have tasted nearly as good. I think i'll put on a big pot of bones this weekend and see what comes out of it.

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BAMF

What are: "scallions"?

I am the most hopeless cook. Everything turns into a disaster. One time I was cracking some eggs to make an omlette, and I hit it too hard, and the egg was rotten. I had black vile liquid all over the wall next to my stove. The smell hit me like a hammer in the face and I almost passed out. I never saw the inside of a rotten egg before, and I did not expect it to be so black.

maleficent

Scallions are also called green onions

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shesus

Are scallions safe now? I remember when there was news that they were contaminated. I was working at a restaurant at the time and we had to throw them all away. When I quit, we still weren't using them, but that was about a year and a half ago. I haven't heard anything since.

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vanblah

I'd say they're as safe as anything else you'd buy in a grocery store. But here's the article from snopes.com.

Keep in mind that this snopes.com article is TRUE ...

http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/onions.asp

As cheesy as it sounds you should always try to buy produce grown locally. There's no telling how the onions in question became contaminated. By purchasing locally you minimize the number of hands the food has touched.

basmoq

I go with the mashed potatoes, but other than that, basically the same recipe, thanks for sharing!

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shesus

Vanblah,
Thanks for the information. I agree that local is better, but sometimes it is difficult to find. We buy our produce from Whole Foods typically. I know that they sometimes have local produce. There is also a farmer's market every Saturday in the summer, but winter is difficult.

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snowy

Sounds like a delicious, quick, and easy dinner to make...once the weather starts getting crispy this will be one to break out.

Thanks for sharing, Ripsaw!

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castex

I really, seriously don't want to sound like a smartarse, but shepherd's pie is made with lamb. You know, shepherd - sheep.
I believe your extremely-tasty-sounding dish might come under the Cottage pie monicker. I think I'll give it a go. Thanks, ripsaw

BTW, when I do a shepherd's pie I like to have lamb, onions frying, then add Heinz baked beans just before the mashed potato goes on and it goes into the oven. Yes, it's radical, but that's how my Granny did it. It was the only thing she could cook!

bernadette

i've never made my own shepherd's pie, but i have bought it before & enjoyed.

i think i'm gonna hafta try to make one of my own soon!

(minus the mushrooms)

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