Shepherd's Pie With Caramelized Onions

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs russet potatoes, peeled
• 2/3 cup milk
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 onions, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cups frozen corn kernels

Recipe

• 1 steam potatoes in a steamer basket over boiling water until they are soft, 20 to 25 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, mix ground beef in a bowl with allspice, salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 brown seasoned ground beef in a large skillet until it is almost cooked through, but still somewhat pink.
• 4 transfer to a medium-size bowl with a slotted spoon.
• 5 add the onions to the fat in the skillet, cover and cook, stirring frequently, until they are a deep golden to dark brown, about 10 minutes.
• 6 the onions should get quite dark brown and caramelized. (don't cook at too high of a heat, or they will burn).
• 7 add the water and stir, scraping browned bits from bottom of skillet.
• 8 add onions and the cooking liquid to the ground beef and stir until combined. season to taste and set aside.
• 9 preheat the oven to 350°f.
• 10 mash the potatoes until they are completely smooth, adding the milk and cream as you mash them.
• 11 season to taste with salt and pepper. (the potatoes will be quite soft)
• 12 add corn to the meat mixture.
• 13 press mixture into a 9-inch glass pie plate or 8x8-inch glass baking pan.
• 14 spoon or pipe potatoes evenly over the mixture, making sure you completely and evenly cover the meat (don't pile in center).
• 15 bake until it is hot through, about 30 minutes.
• 16 remove from oven while you heat broiler.
• 17 broil about 2 inches from the heat until potatoes are golden brown on top, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 18 serve immediately.