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Charlie's Shepherd's Pie

Dina Bayoud Kohl
 
 
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Lunch - Dinner
Cuisine British
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 kg potatoes peeled and quartered
  • 400 ml milk
  • 1- teaspoon salt
  • 30 g butter
  • 60 ml oil
  • 2 medium onions peeled and chopped
  • 1 small chilli chopped
  • 4 small garlic cloves peeled and chopped
  • 500 g minced meat
  • 1- teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1- teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • Worchester sauce
  • 1 jar uncle Ben’s sauce sweet and sour
  • 50 ml hot water
  • Butter to grease the pan
  • 150 g cheddar cheese shredded

Instructions
 

  • Place the potatoes in a large pot, and add enough water to cover. Add ¼ teaspoon salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover loosely and cook for about 20 minutes, or until the potatoes break easily when pierced with a knife. Pour out all of the water, and mash the potatoes in the pot with a potato masher until smooth without any lumps. Add the milk, butter and salt and continue mashing until creamy.
  • Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat and sauté the onions for 5 minutes until wilted. Add the chilli and garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add in the meat, salt, sweet paprika and pepper and cook for about 10 minutes until done, stirring all the time. Mix in a few drops of Worchester sauce. Pour in the uncle Ben’s sauce and water, bring to a boil and cook covered over low heat for few minutes.
  • Pour the meat mixture onto your greased pan, spread evenly with mashed potatoes, and cover with cheese.
  • Preheat oven (200°C-400°F). Bake on second lower rack for about 30 minutes. Remove from oven, let rest for 5 minutes and serve hot with a salad of your choice.

Notes

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