Shepherd’s Pie

Ingredients

Mashed Potato
• 5 large Yukon Gold potatoes (about 600 gr) (or any type of potato)
• 1/2 cup 35% cream
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup butter
• Salt and white pepper to taste
Filling
• 2 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion minced
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 2 medium carrots diced
• 3 celery stalks finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. Wash, peel and cut potatoes into 1inch cubes. Put the potato cubes in a pot, add some salt and 1+1/2 cups of cold water and place pot over high heat. Bring to rapid boil then reduce heat to medium and cook the potato for 20 minutes or until its cooked. Place a colander in the kitchen's sink, empty and strain the potato.
2. Put the potato in a potato ricer or use a masher and fully mash the potato.
3. Return the pot to the stove, place it over medium heat, put the butter, milk and cream in the pot and warm it up until the butter melts.
4. Add the mashed potatoes and stir well to mix it with the liquids, season with some salt and pepper, stir until it gets incorporated and fluffy. Remove from heat cover the pot and set aside.
5. Place a large deep pan over medium high heat, pour vegetable oil, add minced onion and cook for 2 minutes, add ground beef and cook while stirring for 5 minutes. Add celery and carrots and continue cooking for 3 more minute.
6. Now add flour, spices, thyme and tomato paste stir and cook for 2 more minutes. Reduce heat to medium, add tomato sauce and cook for 5 minutes or until the filling is think and not much sauce is left. Add the frozen peas and corns give it a stir cook it for 2 minutes then season with salt and pepper and turn off heat.
7. Preheat oven to 350 F. use a deep, 10inch round oven safe pie dish, carefully pour the filling in it, cover the filling with the prepared mashed potato. Sprinkle the surface with Parmesan cheese. Place the pie dish on an oven sheet, then place it on the oven's middle rack and bake it for 30 minutes.
8. Take out of oven let it rest for 5 minutes then garnish and serve.