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Shepherd's Pie using Everything Mince



TIME TO MAKE

60 minutes


SERVINGS

4 persons


Ingredients

Everything mince

  • 2 Tbs fat, such as ghee (clarified butter), lard, olive oil or margarine

  • 2 onions

  • 500g of beef or venison mince (or 2 cans brown lentils, drained for vegan alternative)

  • 3 cloves garlic

  • 1 carrot*

  • 1 cup cauliflower, including stems*

  • 1 celery stick*

  • 6 mushrooms*

  • 2 Tbs oregano

  • 6 Tbs tomato paste

  • 3 400g cans tomato, chopped or whole peeled (or 1.2kg of fresh tomato, chopped)

  • 3 Tbs cornflour, mixed with 1/2 cup water (or 1/2 cup starchy pasta water)

  • 4 Tbs sugar

  • 2 Tbs balsamic vinegar

  • Salt and pepper, to taste


Shepherd's pie

  • 4 cups of Everything Mince

  • 1 cup frozen peas

  • 1/4 cup (60ml) Worcestershire sauce

  • 3 cups mashed potatoes



Method

  • Finely dice the garlic and set aside. Dice all vegetables into 1-2 cm pieces, setting aside onion.

  • In a large, heavy-bottom saucepan or frying pan, heat your fat on medium-high. Add onions and cook until lightly browned, around 5-8 minutes. Move to the side of the pan, away from direct heat.

  • Let the pan come back up to temperature, and add the mince, breaking it up and allowing to brown nicely. (If using lentils, skip this step.)

  • When the meat has browned, mix the onions back in, and add garlic and other vegetables and cook for 5 more minutes, stirring constantly until vegetables are tender.

  • Add your oregano and balsamic vinegar and stir until liquid has evaporated.

  • Add in your tomato paste, tomato, sugar, salt and pepper and mix. (If using lentils, add them in at this point). Cover pan and allow to simmer for another 10 - 30 minutes until flavours have blended.

  • To finish, add the cornstarch slurry (or pasta water), bring back to a simmer, and remove from heat.


Assemble the Shepherd's pie

  • Mix in frozen peas and Worcestershire sauce to the mince mix and stir on low heat until peas have warmed up and sauce has evaporated.

  • In a new 3 litre dish (or using the same pan), spread the mince evenly, and top with warm mashed potato. Serve!


Serving Suggestion

Serve topped with cheese and toasted in the oven until golden brown.


*Additional vegetables you could add are zucchini, capsicum, chopped spinach.


Recipe credit to Evelyn June of Every Bite.



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