A More British Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground beef or lamb
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion sliced
• 1 clove of garlic minced
• 1 jar Heinz beef gravy or one packet beef gravy mix or mix: 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, 1 cup chicken stock and 2 tablespoons tomato paste)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt and fresh black pepper to taste
• 1 carrot (optional)
• Mashed potatoes

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350F 
2. Using a skillet on stove top and medium heat, brown the meat. Break up all clumps until it is evenly crumpled.
3. Drain the grease from the meat and remove meat from skillet to set aside for a few minutes. Wipe out grease from skillet using paper towel. 
4. Pour vegetable oil in skillet and sweat onions (soften but not colored) and add garlic. 
5. Pour ground beef or lamb back into skillet with onions and garlic and combine.
6. Add gravy, carrot, salt and pepper.
7. Raise the heat and bring to a simmer for about 15 minutes (until carrot is softened). 
8. Remove from heat, place meat in 9-inch deep baking dish and top with prepared mashed potatoes. I also sprinkle some Parmesan cheese on top, yum!
9. Bake Shepherd's Pie for approximately 45 minutes (bubbling around edges and mashed potatoes turns a deep yellow almost brown color) 
10. ENJOY!

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