Black Truffle Shepherd’s Pie – A comforting British favourite elevated with earthy truffle.

Serves 4.

Ingredients

• 500g minced lamb
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 2 tbsp tomato purée
• 250ml beef stock
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 800g Maris Piper potatoes, mashed with 40g butter and 25g grated black truffle (Fresh Black Winter truffles, or Australian Black Winter truffles will give the most aroma, but Black Autumn or even Black Summer truffles will work as well.)

Method

• Brown the lamb in a large pan, remove and set aside.
• Sauté onion and carrots until softened.
• Stir in tomato purée, Worcestershire sauce, and stock. Return the lamb, simmer until thickened.
• Spread lamb mixture into an ovenproof dish.
• Top with mashed potato mixed with loads of butter and the grated truffle.
• Bake at 200 °C until golden.