Honky tonk shepherd's pie
Yield: 4 Servings MMM
Ingredients:
- 4 lg Yukon Gold Potatoes peeled
- 1/4 c Whipping cream
- 2 tb Butter
- 2 Egg yolks Generous pinch nutmeg Salt and pepper MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
- 3 tb Olive oil
- 1 ts Butter
- 1 sm Onion finaly diced
- 1 Clove garlic crushed Pinch chili flakes
- 1 md Carrot finely chopped
- 1 Stalk celery finely chopped
- 1 Sprig fresh thyme (1 ts dry) Salt and pepper
- 250 g Lean ground beef
- 250 g Ground lamb
- 1/4 c Chicken or beef stock
- 1 1/2 tb Tomato paste
- 1/2 c Chopped ass'd wild mushrooms -oyster portobello or -shiitake
- 1 md Ripe
Instructions:
sliced tomato For topping place potatoes in large saucepan of cold salted water. Bring to boil and simmer partially covered for 20 minutes or until very tender. Drain. Mash in pot until smooth. Add cream butter egg yolks nutmeg salt and pepper to taste. Mash until smooth and fluffy. Keep warm. For filling heat 1 tb. oil and butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion garlic and chili flakes; cook 2 minutes. Add carrot celery thyme salt and pepper to taste; cook 3 minutes. Set aside in bowl. Add 1 tb. oil to skillet and heat over medium-high heat. Add beef and lamb; cook stirring continuously until meat is no longer pink. Add salt and pepper to taste. Discard sprig thyme and any excess fat from pan. Add vegetable mixture to meat in pan. Stir in stock and tomato paste. Reduce heat and cook covered on low heat 15 minutes stirring frequently. Meanwhile in separate small frying pan heat remaining oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; cook 2 minutes until soft. Sprinkle mushrooms on to bottom of ovenproof casserole dish about 8 inches square. Pour meat mixture over top spreading evenly. Place tomato slices on meat. Either pipe mashed potatoes over meat mixture using piping bag fitted with star tip or spread potatoes over mixture. Bake in preheated 375F oven 25 to 30 minutes until potatoes are golden and meat mixture is hot. If potatoes are not golden place under broiler 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
