St.Patty's Lamb Pie

Photo: Gina Marie Barone

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds Organic Gold Potatoes, peeled, quartered and rinsed

1 tablespoon Butter

1/4 cup half and half + ¼ cup veggie stock

Kosher Salt & White Pepper, to taste

3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

1 Onion, chopped

1 Carrot, scrubbed, peeled, and chopped

1 Celery Stalk, washed and chopped

Pinch of Herbs de Provence, dried

1 pound Leftover Grilled Leg of Lamb, trimmed of fat, and diced

1 tablespoon All Purpose Flour

3/4 cup Beef Stock, Lamb Jus, Vegetable Broth, or combo

1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme, chopped

1 tablespoon Fresh Rosemary, chopped

1 Pinch Freshly Ground Nutmeg

Kosher Salt & Cracked Pepper, to taste

2 tablespoons Butter, cold and cut into pieces

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Cover potatoes with filtered water and boil until tender, 15 min.

Drain Potatoes well

Rice Potatoes back into warm pot that they boiled in

Add 1 Tbs Butter

Add 1/2 & 1/2 - veggie stock mixture (1/2 cup)

Stir in Kosher Salt and White Pepper to taste

Cover and set aside

Start the Lamb Mixture: (during the time the potatoes are cooking)

Heat Vegetable Oil in a skillet, low to medium heat

Saute Onion, Carrot, and Celery until soft, 15 minutes

Add a pinch of dried Herbs de Provence to above veggies

Turn up the heat to Medium and add the Lamb

Stir and brown evenly, 5 minutes

Add Flour, cook 3 minutes

Add Stock/ Lamb Jus or a combo of any to = 3/4 cup

Add Thyme, Rosemary and Nutmeg

Taste, add more salt and cracked black pepper, if needed

Reduce heat to low, simmer and stir until thickened, 5 min.

Let cool slightly

Add Lamb Mixture to a Casserole Baking Dish

Spread prepared mashed potatoes over the top

Scatter 2 Tbs cold butter, cut into pieces, over the top

Bake "Shepherds Pie" until heated through and potatoes are browned, about 35 minutes

Serve directly out of the baking dish

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About

I used leftover grilled leg of lamb for this recipe. If you purchase a boneless leg about 3.5-4# & enjoy a dinner for 2, you will have roughly 1 1/2# of leftover meat. Just use 1# for the recipe and freeze the rest for another time. I like to serve organic, steamed green peas with butter, s&p, and a sprinkle of freshly chopped mint along side A family favorite! A great way to introduce Lamb to kids. Enjoy.