Shepherd's Pie

Savory meat filling topped with mashed potatoes

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Serves: 6-8
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Ingredients

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Instructions

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  1. Boil potatoes until tender. Mash with 4 tbsp butter and cream. Season.
  2. Brown beef, breaking into pieces. Drain, transfer out.
  3. Cook vegetables in remaining butter until soft, .
  4. Add garlic and tomato paste, cook .
  5. Return beef. Add broth, peas, Worcestershire, thyme. Simmer . Season.
  6. Spread mashed potatoes over filling. Rough up surface with fork.
  7. Broil until golden, .

Notes

  • 'Shepherd's pie' uses lamb; 'cottage pie' uses beef.
  • Roughing up potatoes creates crispy peaks.

Adapted from Serious Eats