Who doesn't love a warm serving of beef shepherd's pie? I recently created a recipe and you can learn to whip up a sweet potato beef shepherd's pie in this simple guide.
¼cupall purpose flour (plain flour Australia and UK)
2 ¼cupsbeef stock (beef broth or beef bouillon)
oregano - fresh
thyme - fresh
1cupcorn - frozen is fine
1cuppeas - frozen is fine
2poundssweet potato - peeled and cubed
3tablespoonmargarine
1tablespoonbeef stock (beef broth or beef bouillon) - splash is what your after
1pinchwhite pepper
1pinchsalt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Peel and cube the sweet potatoes. Then, place them in a pan of cool water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn the heat down and cook until the potatoes are tender.
Drain the water and mash the potatoes.
Add the margarine, white pepper, and salt & pepper to taste. Mix in a splash of beef broth, so the potatoes are nice and smooth and not too thick.
Meanwhile, put the oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat, add the onions and carrots, and a large pinch of salt. Sauté until the veggies are soft.
Add the ground beef to the pan and cook until there is no more pink meat visible.
Add the garlic and stir it in. Let it cook for 1 minute, and then add the tomato paste. Stir until that is thoroughly combined, then mix in the flour. Make sure all the flour is absorbed before adding the beef broth and the herbs. Let that cook for a minute or two, and it should thicken up quickly.
Last, turn the heat down and add in the frozen corn and peas. Let that cook just another minute or two while you finish up with the potatoes (if you haven’t already).
Put the meat and vegetable mixture at the bottom of a wide shallow baking dish. Something like a lasagna pan might be a perfect size.
Scoop small spoonsful of the potatoes over the top to create an even layer. Smooth out the top with a spatula. If your baking dish is nearly full to the top, you may want to place it on top of a baking sheet to catch anything that may drip.
Place in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
Let it cool for 5 minutes or so before digging in if you can wait that long.