Shepherd's pie

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Ingredients for 4 people

Implementation

  • 1½ kilo of potatoes
  • 100 gr. cow butter
  • nutmeg grated on the tip of a spoon
  • 200 gr. grated gruyere
  • 1½ cup of hot milk
  • 1 egg
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 800 gr. ground beef
  • 4 teaspoons cow butter soup
  • 1 diced carrot
  • 1 sprig of thyme
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic chopped
  • 1 teaspoon sweet grated spice
  • 1 teaspoon sweet mixture of spices for meat
  • ½ glass of white wine
  • 1 can of crushed tomatoes, passed through the multi
  • 10 sliced ​​cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tsp. sweet sugar
  • 5-6 sprigs of chopped parsley
  • salt
  • pepper
  • grated cheese
    breadcrumbs
  1. Wash the potatoes well and boil them whole, peel them in plenty of salted water. Then peel them and melt them with a fork.
  2. Put the melted potatoes in a saucepan and on a low heat mix them with a fork with the nutmeg, butter, milk, salt and pepper.
  3. Once the puree is done, add the cheese and the egg and mix well.
  1. In a medium saucepan over high heat, heat the butter and sauté the minced meat with the carrot, allspice and the spice mixture very well.
  2. Add the onion and garlic and stir until they wither. Quench with the wine and allow the alcohol to evaporate.
  3. Then add the crushed tomatoes, the cherry tomatoes, the sugar to the pot and stir. Lower the heat, cover the pot with a lid and cook the minced meat for 20 minutes.
  4. Remove the pan from the heat, add the parsley and stir.
  5. Preheat the oven to 200oC. Butter a pan or fireproof dish and spread a thin layer of puree inside, spread the minced meat evenly on top and cover with the rest of the puree.
  6. Sprinkle with grated cheese and a little toast and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes, until the surface is golden brown.

For the potatoes

For the minced meat

For the crust

For the minced meat