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Shepherds Pie

A meat pie with mash potatoes on top
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: beef, Main Course
Cuisine: irish

Ingredients
  

for mashed potatoes
  • 5-6 Yukon Gold Potatoes
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 4-5 cups Water
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon Thyme

Equipment

  • 1 10 inch fry pan with heavy bottom
  • 1 Cutting board
  • 1 Kitchen knife
  • 1 set of measuring cups
  • 1 Set of measuring spoons
  • 1 cheese grater
  • 1 potato peeler
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 Fork

Method
 

For Mashed Potatoes
  1. In a 2 Quart pot fill with to 3/4 full with water and add 1 teaspoon of salt.
  2. Wash and peel potatoes. Cut potatoes into 1/4 and place into pot with water.
  3. Bring to a boil. And boil Potatoes until tender. About 15 minutes.
  4. Remove from stove and drain off most of the water but leave 1-2 tablespoons in pot.
  5. Mash potatoes with potato masher or fork. Mix in thyme and rosemary and butter. and set aside.
For Meat Mixture
  1. In an oven safe 10 inch fry pan, heat up the pan on medium heat, add salt and meat. Brown the meat.
  2. Remove the meat and set aside. In the pan add the onions and carrots and sauté for about 5 minutes or so. 
  3. Add the browned meat, peas, pepper, rosemary, garlic and parsley.  Stir all and bring up to temperature. Add 8 ounces of the beer.  Bring up to a boil and reduce the liquid by ½ stirring frequently.
  4. After the liquid has been reduced by one-half, add the ketchup and cinnamon and stir thoroughly. Remove from stove.
  5. In a small bowl place the flour and a couple of ounces of beer. Stir to dissolve the flour.
  6. Now add the beer-flour mixture to the meat mixture and stir.  Return the fry pan to the stove and bring to a simmer to cook the flour and create the gravy.
  7. Once the gravy is to your liking,  remove from the heat and spread the mashed potatoes on top and place in a 375 degree oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.