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Country captain shepherd's pie
Photo: Priscilla Du Preez

Country captain shepherd's pie

24 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes

This fragrant take on a shepherd's pie uses lamb shoulder or leg, slow-cooked, as a beautiful alternative to mince.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

637
Calories
36g
Protein
45g
Fat
26g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 18 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • 50g/2oz fresh root ginger
  • 50g/2oz garlic
  • 2-3 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1.25kg/2lb 12oz cleaned lamb shoulder
  • 2 x 2.5cm/1in pieces cinnamon
  • 3-4 green cardamom
  • 2-3 cloves
  • 3-4 black pepper
  • 2-3 large dried red chilli
  • 3 medium onions
  • 250g/9oz chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tsp salt, plus extra for seasoning
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 heaped tbsp fresh coriander
  • 3-4 large baking
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 2-3 garlic cloves
  • 1 dried red chilli
  • 250g/9oz fresh spinach
  • 2 medium eggs
  • 75ml/3floz double cream

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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