Shepherd's Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons oil, divided
• 12 ounces brown button mushrooms, sliced
• 8 ounces red , divided
• 1/2 cup carrot, diced
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb ground lamb or 1 lb beef
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup beef stock
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 6 cups mashed potatoes (6 medium yellow potatoes, 4 tbsp butter, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup grated cheddar )
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 400°f butter a large casserole dish.
• 2 meanwhile in a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat.  add carrots, mushrooms and garlic and sauté mushrooms until tender.  add 2 oz red to the hot pan, stirring and scraping the pan.  remove to a plate.
• 3 add the remaining 1 tbsp of oil, heat to add onion.
• 4 add onions sauté for 2 minutes.
• 5 add ground meat and brown, breaking meat into chunks.
• 6 when meat is browned, season with salt, pepper and thyme.  add mushrooms & carrots mixture, peas and 1 tbsp butter.
• 7 sprinkle mixture with flour and stir.  then add tomato paste, worcestershire, and remaining 6 oz .
• 8 cook and stir mixture for several minutes.  add stock and simmer until sauce is thick and somewhat reduced.
• 9 remove from heat and season to taste.
• 10 pour meat mixture into the prepared casserole.
• 11 drain and mash potatoes with butter, sour cream, and cheese, salt & pepper as needed.
• 12 spoon mashed potatoes over meat and spread over and make small peaks. (at this point you can refrigerate or freeze the dish as desired.).
• 13 brush potatoes with a beaten egg and sprinkle with parmesan & paprika.
• 14 bake casserole 20-30 minutes or until hot and bubbling and potatoes are browned.  cook time will be longer for a cold dish.