Irish Shepherd's Pie

One of the most famous Irish dishes, Shepherd's Pie is traditionally made from leftover mutton, minced and topped with mashed potato. However, pre-cooked minced (or ground) beef can be used.



Ingredients

 * 450 g minced beef
 * 1 tablespoon olive oil
 * 2 medium onions, chopped
 * 75 g carrots, chopped
 * 1 teaspoon thyme
 * 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
 * 1 tablespoon flour
 * 275 ml beef stock
 * 1 tablespoon tomato puree
 * salt and pepper to taste
 * 900 g potatoes, peeled
 * 50 g butter

Directions
In a frying pan, heat oil and fry onions for 5 minutes. Add carrots. Fry for another 5 minutes. Remove vegetables from pan. In the same pan, fry and cook the beef. Add salt and pepper. Put vegetables back in pan. Add thyme and parsely. Add flour and stir. Gradually add beef stock to the mixture. Add potato puree and reduce heat to low. Let mixture cook for 30 minutes. In a saucepan, boil potatoes for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with salt. When potatoes are cooked, drain water. Add butter and mash potatoes. In a baking pan, pour meat and vegetable mixture. Spread mashed potato on top. Bake for 25 minutes until golden on top.