Shepherds Pie With Caramelized Onions Recipes

Steps:

• Steam potatoes in a steamer basket over boiling water until they are soft, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix ground beef in a bowl with allspice, salt and pepper to taste.
• Brown seasoned ground beef in a large skillet until it is almost cooked through, but still somewhat pink.
• Transfer to a medium-size bowl with a slotted spoon.
• Add the onions to the fat in the skillet, cover and cook, stirring frequently, until they are a deep golden to dark brown, about 10 minutes.
• The onions should get quite dark brown and caramelized. (Don't cook at too high of a heat, or they will burn).
• Add the water and stir, scraping browned bits from bottom of skillet.
• Add onions and the cooking liquid to the ground beef and stir until combined. Season to taste and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Mash the potatoes until they are completely smooth, adding the milk and cream as you mash them.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. (The potatoes will be quite soft)
• Add corn to the meat mixture.
• Press mixture into a 9-inch glass pie plate or 8x8-inch glass baking pan.
• Spoon or pipe potatoes evenly over the mixture, making sure you completely and evenly cover the meat (don't pile in center).
• Bake until it is hot through, about 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven while you heat broiler.
• Broil about 2 inches from the heat until potatoes are golden brown on top, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• For the potato topping: Peel and cube the potatoes into 1-inch dice. Put in a large pot and add enough cold water to cover the potatoes by 1 inch. Season the water with salt and bring to a boil. Boil the potatoes until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain the potatoes and pass through a ricer. Add the milk, sour cream, melted butter and egg yolks to the potatoes and stir with a wooden spoon until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and reserve.
• For the filling: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a medium saute pan over medium heat, melt the butter with the olive oil. Add the pearl onions and cook, shaking the pan occasionally so the onions brown on all sides, until caramelized, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• In a large ovensafe shallow braising pan, heat the canola oil over medium-high heat. Add the onions and rosemary and cook, stirring often, until the onions are slightly browned and soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the lamb and season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook until the lamb cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the tomato paste, flour and sherry vinegar and cook for 2 more minutes. Add the chicken stock, peas and carrots and pearl onions and bring to a boil. Season with salt and pepper and stir in the parsley.
• For the additional topping: Top the lamb mixture with an even layer of the potato topping. Drizzle with the melted butter and sprinkle with the Parmesan. Transfer to the oven and bake until the topping is lightly browned, about 40 minutes. Garnish with additional parsley.