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Mel's Shepherd's Pie Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
FOR POTATOES:
1 1/2 lb potatoes (peeled)
4 tbsp. melted butter
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup Sour Cream
Salt
Pepper

FOR MEAT MIXTURE:
1 tbsp. Extra-virgin olive oil
1 large onion (small diced)
2 carrots (Peeled and small diced)
2 cloves garlic (minced) or 2 tsp. jarred minced garlic
1 tsp. fresh thyme or 1 tsp of 1/2 dried thyme leaves
1 1/2 lb Ground Beef 85/15 (not too lean)
1 cup frozen peas
1 cup frozen corn or 3/4 bag of frozen peas/corn mix - do not thaw all the way
2 tbsp. all purpose flour
2/3 cup low sodium beef broth or stock
1 tbsp. freshly chopped parsley (for garnish)
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400º.

POTATOES

In a large pot, cover potatoes with water and add a generous pinch of salt.
Bring to boil and cook until totally soft about 16 to 18 minutes.
Drain and return to pot.
Use potato masher to mash potatoes until smooth.
Add melted butter, milk and sour cream. Mash together until fully incorporated, then season with salt and pepper. Set Aside.

BEEF MIXTURE

In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil.
Add onion, carrots and garlic and thyme and cook until softened about 5 mintues.
Add ground beef to veggies and cook until no longer pink (5 minutes or more). Drain fat.
Stir in frozen peas and corn to meat and cook until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper
Sprinkle meat mixture with flour and stir to evenly distribute.
Cook one minute more and add beef broth or stock. Bring to a simmer and let mixture thicken slightly to make gravy.
Top beef mixture with an even layer of mashed potatoes and bake until there is very little liquid visible and mashed potatoes are golden or you can broil to brown top of potatoes.

Garnish with parsley before serving
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6-8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
20

 

 

 

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