11/13/14

Modified from Chef Johns recipe here: http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2012/03/st-patricks-dayspecial-irish-shepherds.html

Recipe Title: Shepherds Pie
Category: Comfort Food
Serving Size: 24
Ingredients:
For ground beef mixture:
1.7 lb diced onion
1.125 lb Frozen peas
1.125 lb Diced carrots
6 lb lean ground beef
4.2 oz AP flour
1.5 tsp Salt
1.5 Pepper
3 tsp paprika
1/3 tsp cinnamon
6 tsp ground rosemary
6 tbsp chopped garlic-in-water
3 tbsp ketchup
7.5 cups water
To prepare ground beef mixture:
Saut diced onion and carrots until tender, add ground beef and brown; add flour and cook for a few
minutes, stir in spices and liquid. Cook ~10 minutes or until thick. Mix in peas. Transfer mixture to 6-inch
half hotel pan to cool. Use ladle or scoop to divide ~11 oz into boat.
For the potato topping:
9 lb idaho potatoes
3 tbsp butter
1/3 tsp of cayenne
4.8 oz (3/4 cup) cream cheese
0.75 lb shredded cheddar cheese
6 tbsp milk
To prepare potatoes:
Boil potatoes in salted water until tender; drain and mix in stand mixer with butter, cayenne, cream
cheese, milk and cheddar. Transfer to 4-inch half hotel pan. Using blue scoop, take a heaping scoop and
flatten over beef mixture. Use small spatula to evenly cover surface. Add a pinch of paprika over top.
Bake in 375 oven for 20 minutes or until slightly golden brown and mixture reaches 165 F. Keep in
warmer until ready to serve.
Garnish with a pinch of parsley.