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Title: Easy Shepherd's Pie
Categories: Beef, Potatoes, Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings

1 ts Salt; more to taste
2 lb Potatoes (3 lg); peeled,
- quartered
8 tb Butter; divided
1 md Onion; chopped
2 c Mixed vegetables
1 1/2 lb Ground round beef
1/2 c Beef broth
1 ts Worcestershire sauce
Pepper and/or other
- seasonings

Place the peeled and quartered potatoes in medium sized
pot. Cover with at least an inch of cold water. Add a
teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer,
and cook until tender (about 20 minutes).

Set the oven @ 400ºF/205ºC.

While the potatoes are cooking, melt 4 tablespoons of
the butter in a large saute pan on medium heat. Add the
chopped onions and cook until tender, about 6 to 10
minutes.

If you are including vegetables, add them according to
their cooking time. Carrots should be cooked with the
onions, because they take as long to cook as the onions
do.

If you are including peas or corn, add them toward the
end of the cooking of the onions, or after the meat
starts to cook, as they take very little cooking time.

Add ground beef to the pan with the onions and
vegetables. Cook until no longer pink. Drain the pan of
excess fat, if necessary (anything more than 1
tablespoon). Season with salt and pepper.

Add the Worcestershire sauce and beef broth. Bring the
broth to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Cook uncovered
for 10 minutes, adding more beef broth if necessary to
keep the meat from drying out.

Taste the cooked filling and, if needed, add more salt,
pepper, Worcestershire, or other seasonings of your
choice.

When the potatoes are done cooking (a fork can easily
pierce), remove them from the pot and place them in a
bowl with the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. Mash
with a fork or potato masher, taste, and adjust
seasonings with salt and pepper.

Spread the cooked filling in an even layer in a large
baking dish (such as a 9 x 13-inch casserole.

Spread the mashed potatoes over the top of the ground
beef. Rough up the surface of the mashed potatoes with a
fork so there are peaks that will get well browned. You
can even use a fork to make creative designs in the
mashed potatoes.

Place in oven and cook until browned and bubbling, about
30 minutes. If necessary, broil for the last few minutes
to help the surface of the mashed potatoes brown.

(Be careful when broiling using Pyrex or glass dishes,
they have been known to shatter under the high heat of
the broiler. It's not a worry if you are using a ceramic
or metal casserole dish.)

* In England (and Australia and New Zealand) they would
call the beef dish a "cottage pie" and the lamb dish
"shepherd's pie".

Regardless of what you call it, a shepherd's pie is
basically a casserole with a layer of cooked meat and
vegetables, topped with mashed potatoes, and baked in
the oven until the mashed potatoes are well browned.

Yield: 4 servings

Recipe by: Elise Bauer

RECIPE FROM: http://www.simplyrecipes.com

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