Shepherd's pie with sweet potato mash
serves
5
Phoebe Wood's classic Shepherd's pie recipe makes for the perfect mid week dinner!
Ingredients (17)
- 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, finely chopped
- 3 celery stalks, finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 500g lamb mince
- 100g tomato paste
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp dried thyme
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup (120g) frozen peas
- Steamed green beans, to serve
Sweet potato mash
- 1kg sweet potato, peeled, cut into 3cm pieces
- 30g hot melted unsalted butter
- 140g cheddar, coarsely grated
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Preheat oven to 200°C.
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2.Heat oil in a large non-stick frypan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and a pinch of salt flakes. Cook, stirring, for 5-6 minutes until softened. Add lamb mince and cook, breaking up with a wooden spoon, for 6-8 minutes or until browned all over. Add tomato paste, spices, and thyme and cook for 3-4 minutes until caramelised. Add chopped tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and 200ml water and simmer for 15 minutes until thickened and reduced.
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3.Stir through the peas and season to taste.
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4.Meanwhile, place sweet potato in a microwave safe bowl and cover. Microwave on high for 10-12 minutes until very tender.
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5.Mash or pass through a ricer, then mix in the hot butter, half the cheddar and season to taste.
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6.Spoon lamb mixture into a 1.5L-capacity oven-proof dish and top with mash.
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7.Scatter over remaining 70g cheddar.
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8.Place on a tray and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and bubbling. Serve with steamed beans.
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