Shepherd’s Pie

Name: Shepherd's Pie with Potato Purée and Fiscalini Cheddar
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h
Ingredients: 2 lbs ground lamb; 2 Tbsp B Cellars spice blend 9; 1/4 cup butter; 1/4 cup flour; 2 cups celery, diced; 2 cups carrots, diced; 2 cups onions, diced; 1 Tbsp garlic, minced; 2 Qt stock (beef/lamb); 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 cup red wine (preferably B Cellars Syrah or Blend 25); 1 bay leaf; 4 cups mashed potatoes; 2 cups shredded fiscalini cheddar

with Potato Purée and Fiscalini Cheddar

Shepherd's Pie with Potato Purée and Fiscalini Cheddar

Recipe by Derick Kuntz

5.0 from 1 vote

Servings

6-8

servings

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

1

hour

30

minutes

Enjoy B Cellars Hudson Vineyard Syrah or Blend 25 with this incredible dish. This hearty winter dish is the perfect pairing with a spicy wine on a cold night. The richness of the potatoes helps cut through the tannin structure in these wines. Generous, well-integrated spices help highlight the depth and layered complexity that define B Cellars' wines.

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Ingredients

2 lbs ground lamb
2 Tbsp B Cellars spice blend 9
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups celery, diced
2 cups carrots, diced
2 cups onions, diced
1 Tbsp garlic, minced
2 Qt stock (beef/lamb)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup red wine (preferably B Cellars Syrah or Blend 25)
1 bay leaf
4 cups mashed potatoes
2 cups shredded fiscalini cheddar

Directions

Season ground lamb with spice blend 9
Brown lamb in a large pot on high heat with butter until golden brown
Add carrots, onion, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, and bay leaf
Continue to cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently
Add flour and cook for an additional 2 minutes
Deglaze with red wine and reduce by half
Add stock and simmer on medium-low heat for about an hour
Adjust seasoning to taste and remove bay leaf
Place inside small oven-safe dish and evenly cover with mashed potatoes
Top with fiscalini cheese and place in the oven to melt the cheese

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Pairing Suggestions

Enjoy B Cellars Hudson Vineyard Syrah or Blend 25 with this incredible dish. This hearty winter dish is the perfect pairing with a spicy wine on a cold night. The richness of the potatoes helps cut through the tannin structure in these wines. Generous, well-integrated spices help highlight the depth and layered complexity that define B Cellars’ wines.