Shepherd’s Pie
Serves 8
Ingredients:
5 pounds of Potatoes peeled and quartered
2lbs Ground beef
Salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, chili powder
1 cup chicken stock
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups Heavy cream
2 sticks Butter
Peas, corn, carrots ( optional)
Method:
1. Preheat your oven to 350°
2. Peel and quarter potatoes
3. Place peeled potatoes in a pot of salted boiling water
4. While potatoes are cooking heat up a large frying pan and cook ground beef, add in seasonings and mix occasionally
5. Cook ground beef until there are no more pink bits
6. Add 1 cup of stock and 3 tablespoons of flour to your cooked ground beef this will thicken up the mixture and create a gravy
7. Place meat and gravy into desired baking pan add corn, peas and carrots as a second layer
8. Once potatoes are tender strain the liquid and put potatoes back in the pot
9. Add melted cream and butter to strained potatoes
10. Using a hand mixer blend together.
11. Evenly distribute mashed potatoes over meat and veggies
12. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes
