Shepherd's Pie With Garlic Potato Topping

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon savory
• 2 cups beef stock (my original recipe called for consomme)
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup finely diced carrot
• 1/2 cup corn kernel
• 5 -6 medium potatoes
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled & lightly crushed
• 3/4 cup 2% low-fat milk or 3/4 cup buttermilk
• salt & pepper
• 1 egg, slightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef,drain fat.
• 2 add onions& garlic,cook until softened.
• 3 stir in flour,salt,pepper,thyme& savory.
• 4 add stock,worcestershire,bay leaf,& carrots.
• 5 cover loosely and simmer, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes or until quite thick and carrots are tender.
• 6 stir in corn.
• 7 add salt to taste, remove bay leaf.
• 8 spread in 11x7 baking dish,let cool slightly.
• 9 for the topping: in boiling salted water,cook potatoes with garlic until tender.
• 10 drain well and mash,beat in milk,salt& pepper.
• 11 reserve 1 tbsp beaten egg,beat remainder into potatoes.
• 12 spread over meat mixture (easiest if you start from edges).
• 13 brush with reserved egg.(i sometimes sprinkle a little parmesan & parsley over top too).
• 14 bake at 400 for 20 minutes or until filling is bubbling.