Shepherd's Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 cup diced carrot
• 1 cup diced celery
• 1 1/2 cups corn (fresh or frozen)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 8 ounces beef broth
• 2 tablespoons melted butter, mixed with
• 2 tablespoons flour (called a roux)
• 2 lbs potatoes, cooked and mashed
• butter

Recipe

• 1 cook ground beef in frying pan until brown. add onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• 2 lower heat and cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are wilted. add beef broth and bring to a boil.
• 3 stir in enough of the butter/flour roux to make a thick gravy to bind the filling. pour into large shallow baking pan and cool. the filling should be about 1-1/2 inches deep.
• 4 cover the meat mixture in the pan with the corn and then top with the hot mashed potatoes. smooth potatoes evenly, brush surface with butter. bake at 325°f for 35-40 minutes.