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Shepherd’s Pie-Classic Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1½ Tbsp olive oil
1½ lbs ground beef or lamb
2 cloves chopped, garlic
1 large chopped, carrot
1½ tsp salt
½ tsp ground pepper
1½ tsp rosemary
1½ tsp thyme
2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
¼ cup all purpose white flour
⅓ cup tomato paste
2 cups beef broth
½ cup red wine or water

Mashed Potatoes
2.2 pounds cubed, peeled and cooked potatoes
⅔ cups half & half
6 tbsp butter
½ tsp salt
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º.
Heat oil and saute garlic and add ground beef and chopped carrot. Cook until browned. Drain excess fat. Put beef and carrot mixture back into skillet.
Add salt, pepper, rosemary, thyme and flour to meat mixture. Then turn up heat to medium and add beef broth, wine, tomato paste, Worcestershire Sauce. Stir well and simmer for 20-30 minutes. This will thicken as it cooks.
Meanwhile cook potatoes in water until fork tender, then drain water and add butter, half & half and salt and mash by hand or with hand mixer. Set aside until meat is simmered.
Place meat mixture into baking dish or leave in iron skillet.
Spread the mashed potatoes over the top of the meat and smooth out. Place into preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or top is golden brown and sauce is bubbling. ENJOY!!

 

 

 

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