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Shepherd's Pie (Cottage Pie)

Ingredients

• Filling: 700 g minced lamb or beef
• 1 onion, 2 carrots, diced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbsp tomato paste, 1 tbsp flour
• 1 cup stock, 1 tbsp Worcestershire
• 1 cup peas, 1 tsp thyme, salt, pepper
• Topping: 1 kg potatoes, ¼ cup butter, splash of milk

Instructions

1. Boil the potatoes until tender; mash with butter, milk, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
2. Brown the meat in a pan; add onion and carrot, cook until soft. Add garlic 1 minute.
3. Stir in tomato paste and flour, then stock, Worcestershire, thyme, and peas. Simmer until thick and glossy. Season.
4. Spread the filling in a baking dish. Top with the mash; spread to the edges and rough up the surface with a fork.
5. Bake at 200 °C for 25–30 minutes until golden and bubbling. Rest 5 minutes before serving.

From HarvestGuide.ca — https://harvestguide.ca/recipes/shepherds-pie-canada/
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