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Bison and Red Wine Shepherd's Pie

This bison and red wine shepherd’s pie is a sophisticated, high-protein take on the ultimate British comfort food. By swapping traditional lamb for lean, flavourful bison and using a rich Syrah-based gravy, the dish is transformed into an elegant winter warmer. Deeply savoury notes from the bacon and fresh sage provide a wonderful complexity, while the inclusion of baby turnips and parsnips adds a seasonal sweetness that perfectly complements the dark meat.

Ideal for a weekend family gathering or a robust dinner party main, this recipe replaces the standard mash with a decadent, Parmesan-crusted topping. The filling can be prepared a day in advance, allowing the flavours to develop further before topping and baking. Serve it alongside some buttered greens for a wholesome, homemade meal that is certain to become a new cold-weather favourite.

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Ingredients for Bison and Red Wine Shepherd's Pie

  • 40g plain flour

  • 1 tablespoon Hungarian sweet paprika

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt

  • 1 tesked nymalen svartpeppar

  • 1.6kg bison or beef short ribs or 1.1kg boneless chuck, cut into 2-inch cubes

  • 150g rindless slab bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick slices

  • 2 tablespoons (or more) olive oil

  • 240ml chopped onion

  • 50g peeled chopped carrot

  • 50g chopped celery

  • 3 vitlöksklyftor, hackade

  • 475ml dry red wine (such as Syrah)

  • 650ml low-salt chicken broth

  • 1 cup canned crushed tomatoes

  • 2 lagerblad

  • 1 tesked hackad färsk timjan

  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage

  • 275g pearl onions

  • 240g 3/4-inch cubes peeled parsnips

  • 12 baby turnips, trimmed, peeled

  • 2 to 1.0kg russet potatoes, peeled, quartered

  • 180ml whole milk

  • 120 ml (1 st) osaltat smör

  • 80 ml vispgrädde

  • 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt

  • 1/2 teskedar nymalen svartpeppar

  • 1 stort ägg, vispat till blandning

  • 1 stort ägg

  • 1 matsked vatten

  • 240ml finely grated Parmesan cheese

Whisk first 4 ingredients in large bowl. Add bison; toss. Heat large pot over medium heat. Add bacon; cook until crisp. Transfer to paper towels. Add 2 tablespoons oil to pot; increase heat to medium-high. Working in batches, cook bison until browned, adding more oil by tablespoonfuls as needed. Return to same bowl. Add chopped onion, carrot, celery, and garlic to pot; cover and cook until vegetables soften, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add wine; bring to boil, scraping up any browned bits. Add broth, tomatoes, bay leaves, thyme, sage, reserved bacon, and bison. Reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer until bison is tender, stirring occasionally, about 2 hours (beef may take 1 1/2 hours).

Meanwhile, cook pearl onions in large saucepan of boiling salted water 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl of ice water; trim and peel.

Transfer bison to rimmed baking sheet. Cut meat off bones; cut meat into 3/4-inch cubes. Add parsnips and turnips to pot with bison sauce. Simmer until tender, stirring occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes. Add pearl onions; cook 5 minutes. Return meat to pot. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling lightly salted water until tender, 18 to 20 minutes. Drain. Heat milk, butter, and cream in medium saucepan until almost boiling. Rice potatoes into large mixing bowl; add milk mixture, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, and 1/2 teaspoons pepper and whisk until smooth and slightly cooled, about 2 minutes. Whisk in egg.

Preheat oven to 204°C. Spoon bison filling into 3-quart (13x9x2-inch) baking dish. Spoon mashed potatoes over; smooth top to cover completely.

Beat egg and 1 tablespoon water to blend. Brush over potatoes, then sprinkle cheese all over. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

Bake pie until top is browned and filling is heated through, 30 to 40 minutes (50 to 60 minutes if chilled). Let rest 10 minutes.

Try a full-bodied red, like the 2007 Auguste Bessac Crozes-Hermitage (France, $20), with the shepherd's pie.

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  • 28 jan 2026 | Ursprungligen publicerad

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