Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb of 85/15 ground beef
• 2 large potatoes
• 2 cups mixed vegetables
• 3 tbls of cornstarch or flour
• ¾ cup of beef broth or stock
• 3 cloves of garlic minced
• ½ cup of diced onion
• salt & pepper
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
• 2 tbls olive oil
• 1 cup shredded cheese
• Sour cream (optional)

Ingredients

1. This is best done with a cast-iron skillet
2. Heat oven to 400 degrees
3. Peel and dice potatoes, cover with 1 inch of water, bring to boil and cook until potatoes are easily mashed with a fork (about 10 min)
4. Mash potatoes and mix with cheese, set aside
5. In an oven safe skillet, sauté onion and garlic until soft
6. Add ground beef and brown, season with salt, pepper and paprika
7. Add veggies and mix, cook for 2 min
8. Sprinkle in cornstarch and mix into beef
9. Pour in beef broth, stir to mix and cook until mixture thickens
10. Remove from heat
11. Flatten beef with a spatula
12. Spread mashed potatoes evenly over beef, make slight spoon indentations in potatoes for presentation
13. Bake in oven for 30 min