Spiced parsnip shepherd's pies

Spiced parsnip shepherd's pies

For shepherd's pie - but not as you know it - try cooking up these spicy individual pies

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Freezable

Method

  1. For the sauce, heat the oil in a pan and add the onion. Cook until soft, add the garlic, ginger and curry powder, then cook until aromatic. Turn up the heat, add the mince, fry until browned, then add the tomatoes and simmer for 20 mins until thickened. A few mins before the end, add the peas.
  2. Meanwhile, tip the parsnips and potatoes into a pan of cold water, bring to the boil, then cook for 10 mins. Drain, season and mash with the rest of the ingredients.
  3. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 8. Assemble the pies in individual dishes (or one large one) by placing some meat sauce on the bottom and topping with mash. Ruffle up the tops with a fork, then bake for 20 mins until golden and bubbling.

Per serving

424 kcalories, protein 22g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 8g, sugar 10g, salt 0.53 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2007.

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  • 12 April 2010

    Brian H rated and commented on this recipe

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    My wife and I found this recipe absolutely delicious - really tasty, so wouldn't change a thing in the contents. I will certainly make it again especially as it appears ideal for freezing which is a big plus as far as I'm concerned! Being retired and new to both computing and cooking I find the Good Food newsletter a really useful tool to learn and improve my cooking, although I do sometimes find the descriptive text for the preparation of some of the dishes a bit vague - perhaps it's because I'm a learner? Anyway keep up the good work.

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  • 13 April 2010

    Simon rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely delicious - I followed all the advice on here - namely, added just 1 tbsp of lemon juice, a good glug of worcester sauce to the mince and a touch more curry powder - it was absolutely lovely. Will definitely make again.

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  • 09 July 2010

    BrummyKP rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    These are delicious, will definitely be making more!

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  • 23 September 2010

    Pringles commented on this recipe

    I love this dish...it reaches out & gives you the biggest hug :-)

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  • 06 November 2010

    Wendy rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Disappointed with this one. Full of flavour but the family were in agreement that it would have preferred 'ordinary' shepherds pie with a gravy. The Asian flavours are better suited to more traditional Asian fare in this instance.

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  • 02 January 2011

    hbancroft87 rated and commented on this recipe

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    fantastic to freeze in portion trays- I make a batch to defrost and heat when working late. Nothing better than home cooked food when you get in. Love the green chilli in the mash

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  • 05 February 2011

    Patjila rated and commented on this recipe

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    It's easy to prepare and very tasty, a little less lemon juice works fine. Red chillies instead of green ones. A lovely Winter's day meal and if you don't have frozen peas no problem other veggies works fine too. Definitely a great recipe plus already used more then once!

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  • 09 February 2011

    Caroline rated and commented on this recipe

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    Absolutely lovely! Only used a little splash of lemon in the mash, though. Also used red chilli paste and parsley instead of a green chilli coriander - it worked really well and had the family raving.

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    07 March 2011

    Jen commented on this recipe

    Seemed like an odd bunch of ingredients as I was making it, but have to say the outcome was delicious!

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  • 28 April 2011

    Gwynnie rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really nice, went down well with the rest of the family, used veggie mince, and low fat spread instead of butter, will certainly be one of our favourites.

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  • 27 October 2011

    Pepper rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I used my home made curry powder as I had some left from another recipe. After tasting the cooked mince mixture, I felt it needed more of a kick so added 1/2 tsp of hot chilli powder. I didn't bother with the lemon juice after the other comments. Use a potato ricer to make the mash smooth then you can cut back half of the butter to make it healthier. I would use less turmeric next time as it was a bit overpowering and also add some salt. My husband loved it.

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  • 05 December 2011

    Mrs N rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this for tea - really liked it! Added some cayenne pepper to the meat and left out the butter and the potato from the mash, and only added a splash of lemon juice. Totally delicious! As others have said, maybe a little dry on it's own but served with natural yoghurt mixed with coriander, lemon zest, spring onions and ground cumin - tasted great.

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  • 13 December 2011

    debkuhnen rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made this tonight. I followed another reviewer's suggestion and only used a little lemon juice. Glad I did as I think it would have been overpowering otherwise. We really enjoyed this dinner, in fact our 19 year old said it was one of the best dinners ever. Best part is that he thought he didn't like parsnips before this! :-)

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  • 23 December 2011

    Caroline commented on this recipe

    This has become a firm favorite. Like other people I use less lemon juice (from a bottle) but otherwise I stick to the recipe and it's excellent. I generally serve this with a simple green salad.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr

Freezable

Ingredients

FOR THE MEAT SAUCE

  • 2 tbsp sunflower oil
  • 1 large onion , chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • small knob of ginger , peeled and granted
  • 2 tbsp medium curry powder
  • 500g minced beef or lamb
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 100g frozen peas

FOR THE TOPPING

  • 600g parsnips , peeled and chopped into large chunks
  • large potato , peeled and chopped into large chunks
  • 1 green chilli , deseeded and chopped
  • large bunch coriander , chopped
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 50g butter
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Per serving

424 kcalories, protein 22g, carbohydrate 27g, fat 26 g, saturated fat 11g, fibre 8g, sugar 10g, salt 0.53 g

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