Shepherds Pie Recipe

• By: mtsgsd
• Cuisine: Irish

From an Internet show (now gone) called Food Mob. This stuff is really, really good!
I use garlic mashed potatoes instead of the original plain, and added mushrooms and peas to the meat.
I'd suggest starting the potatoes while you're cooking the meat.

• 2 Lb ground 93% lean (Ordinarily wouldn't use super lean, but do it here so you don't have to drain it.)
• 2 Onions
• 8oz. Sliced Baby Portabellas, coarsely chopped.
• 4 Cloves Garlic
• approx. 3 lb. Potatoes (I just cook up a 5lb. bag of Yukon gold, and store whatever mashed potatoes are left over)
• 1 Tin Chopped tomatoes
• 2 Carrots
• 1 Cup Peas
• 2 Cups grated cheddar cheese
• 1 Sprig Thyme
• 2 Tsp Tomato puree
• 1 stick softened butter
• Half and Half
• Garlic Powder & Garlic Salt
• 6 tsp Gravy mix

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Sweat the Mushrooms, over a medium heat until most of the water is gone, then add the onions, garlic and carrots. Cook till veggies begin to soften.
• Add the hamburger to the onions and brown off.
• Add the chopped tomatoes, gravy mix, Thyme, and the puree to the meat and cook out until the right consistency (about 20 minutes) then stir in the Peas.
• Add the the meat mixture to an oven proof casserole dish. (I use a dutch oven, with double the meat, and more potatoes so there's plenty of left overs!)
• Boil the potatoes in water with a pinch of salt until soft.
• Once the potatoes are soft drain and mash with the butter and half&half. Add liquid in batches after the butter to see what you need. Add Garlic Salt and Garlic Powder to taste.
• Add the potatoes and grated cheese and bake in the oven for 20 minutes until golden brown.