Shepherd’s Pie

Name: Shepherd’s Pie
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 1 tbsp (15 mL) Cooking oil; 1.1 lbs (1/2 kg) Boneless chicken thigh strips,* cut into 2 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm; 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) Water; 1 pc (125 g) Carrot, peeled and diced (about 1 cm); 1 pc (125 g) Potato, peeled and diced (about 1 cm); 1/4 cup (30 g) Green peas; 1 pc (50 g) Red bell pepper, diced; 1 pouch (40 g) Mama Sita's Shepherd's Stew/Pie Seasoning Mix; *can use lamb, beef instead of chicken

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Chicken, carrots, potatoes, peas, and bell pepper simmered with Mama Sita’s Shepherd’s Stew/Pie Seasoning Mix, then baked under pastry or mashed potatoes. Serve warm.

Cooking time: Cook 36 min
Yield: 5
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ingredients: 9 ingredients
Steps: 8 steps

First published December 1, 2020

Watercolor of a cooking pot — One of Mama Sita’s own paintings

Ingredients

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1 tbsp (15 mL)Cooking oil
1.1 lbs (1/2 kg)Boneless chicken thigh strips,* cut into 2 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm
1 1/2 cups (375 mL)Water
1 pc (125 g)Carrot, peeled and diced (about 1 cm)
1 pc (125 g)Potato, peeled and diced (about 1 cm)
1/4 cup (30 g)Green peas
1 pc (50 g)Red bell pepper, diced
1 pouch (40 g)Mama Sita's Shepherd's Stew/Pie Seasoning Mix
*can use lamb, beef instead of chicken

Instructions

In a saucepan, heat oil and pan-fry chicken until the edges turn brown.
Add the water, cover and boil. Stir in Mama Sita’s Shepherd’s Stew/Pie Seasoning Mix and simmer until chicken is tender, adding water if necessary.
Add carrots and potatoes and continue cooking until tender and the sauce thickens.
Add peas and red bell pepper continue simmering for 1 minute more.
Remove from heat and serve.

To make Shepherd’s Pie:

Transfer the contents onto a greased oven-proof dish (size: 23 cm x 16 cm).
Top with either pastry crust, brushed with egg wash, or mashed potatoes, and bake in an oven preheated to 190 C (375 F) for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.
Remove from heat and serve.