For this one I was looking for something comfort. I’d never made anything like it and Shepard’s Pie came to mind. I spied around at some basic ways to make it and what ingredients and went to work spicing it up. See, I don’t cook bland, my dishes have to have some flavor or there is no point. I’ll keep it short and sweet…. If you want to taste what you make, you gotta spice it up. Flavor the meat and season everything! Remember, this recipe will feed about 10 people so cut it down if you need to.
Ingredients
“Potatoes”
- 3 & 3/4 lbs peeled Potatoes (I used about 12 medium reds)
- 1 tsp Garlic Power
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp salt
“Meat Mix”
- 3 lbs ground beef
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 & 1/2 cups beef broth
- 2 tbsp Worchester sauce
- 1/2 cup flour
- 5 medium carrots (I used about 20 baby carrots)
- 1 & 1/2 cups frozen peas
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 & 1/2 medium onion – finely chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tsp salt
“Optional Season” (these are what I used.. I recommend some heavy seasoning of your choice. You will find I am obsessed with the “Kinder” brand)
- 1 tsp Kinder red jalapeno garlic
- 1 tsp Kinder the blend (salt pepper garlic)
- 1 tsp Kinder smoked onion jalapeno
- 1 tsp Trader Joe everyday seasoning
Directions
Potatoes
- Boil potatoes in water until soft
- Mash potato…. (do the twist)
- Add butter & milk
- Stir
- Add garlic powder, Italian seasoning, & salt
Meat Mix
- Boil carrots in water until tender
- Oil up a frying pan
- Satue that Onion on medium-high
- Add beef and brown it (season meat….always season meat….use whatever suits your fancy)
- Stir in flour (maybe for a minute)
- Dump in ketchup, broth, worchester, & tomato puree
- boil it for a sec, then simmer for a few (5ish min)
- Add peas & carrots (like Forest & Jen-ay)
- Salt Bae the seasons and stir
Now dump that meat mix in a baking dish (I think mine is an 10×14) and spread the taters on the top layer. Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes or until taters are golden brown
