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In small bowl, mix broth and flour with whisk. Add broth mixture to beef mixture. Heat to boiling; cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until thick. Spoon beef mixture into baking dish. Spread mashed potatoes over beef mixture; fluff with fork. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. Traditionally, shepherd鈥檚 pie is made with lamb (hence the name).

Heat to boiling; cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until thick. Spoon beef mixture into baking dish. Spread mashed potatoes over beef mixture; fluff with fork. Bake 20 minutes or until golden brown. Traditionally, shepherd鈥檚 pie is made with lamb (hence the name).

It is a savory pie with ground red meat (usually either ground lamb or ground beef) in a vegetable gravy sauce, topped with a layer of mashed potatoes. The potatoes seal in the saucy gravy filling and develop a golden crust as the pie bakes in the oven.

The difference between Shepherd鈥檚 Pie and Cottage Pie is the meat. Cottage Pie uses ground beef, while Shepherd鈥檚 Pie uses ground lamb. I called this recipe Shepherd鈥檚 Pie. But, I wrote the recipe so that you could use ground beef or ground lamb.