Ethan's Spicy Shepherd's Pie

[Ellie H]

I made this for tea tonight and it went down a treat with Ethan and his Daddy! It's made with turkey mince so I shouldn't really call it shepherd's pie but you get the gist!

Ethan's Spicy Shepherd's Pie

Makes 2 (greedy) adult and 3 baby portions
Suitable for freezing

Filling
450g turkey mince
1 large onion - chopped
2 cloves garlic - crushed
400g can chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato puree
2 tbsp mild curry powder
150g frozen peas
200ml water
1 tbsp sunflower oil

Topping
3 large potatoes (approx 600g)
2 parsnips
6 tbsp whole milk
15g butter
1 teaspoon turmeric

Method
Heat the oil an a frying pan and saute the onion and garlic.

When transparent add the curry powder and saute for a further 2 minutes.

Add the turkey mince and brown throughly, separating the mince with a wooden spoon.

Add the canned tomatoes, tomato puree and water and simmer over a medium heat until the sauce has thickened.

Add the frozen peas (and extra water if needed) and cook for a further 5 minutes.

In the meantime, peel and chop the potatoes and parsnips and boil until soft.

Mash these together with the milk, butter and turmeric.

Separate 2 thirds of the filling and put in an oven proof dish.

Top with 2 thirds of the topping.

Separate the remaining third of the filling into 3 ramekin dishes and top with the remaining mash.

Cook the pies in the oven for approx 25mins at 180 degrees until golden brown.



I'm freezing 2 of Ethan's portions so I didn't oven cook them.


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[ladybug]

wow mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

am persuading mr bug to make this as we type.......

I've been lookin for a poultry dish for missus - cheers xxxxx

[monica23535]

I will definitely be cooking this next week, thank you xx

[isabellasmum]

mmm Ellie that sounds fab!

[acad]

what a lovely recipe mmmmmmm

[cathyg]

i used to do something similar to this when i wasn't eating beef (mad cow moooooo!) & used to serve the turkey mixture on pasta - so it was like a turkey bolognese. yum yum