Shepherd's Pie

Made Shepherd's Pie for dinner last night. It was fabulous.
=)

Here's the ingredients to the fab dish.

Ingredients
· 1 tblsp vegetable oil
· 2 brown onions, finely chopped
· 1 medium carrot, finely chopped
· 1 clove garlic, crushed
· 750g beef mince
· 2 tblsps plain flour
· 1 tblsp chopped rosemary
· 400g can chopped tomatoes
· 1 tblsp Worcestershire sauce
· 2 cups beef stock
· 4 medium tomatoes, cut into 5mm slices
· Fresh herbs, to garnish

Potato Topping
· 1kg boiling potatoes, chopped
· 50g butter, chopped
· 1/4 cup milk
· 2 tblsps finely chopped parsley
· Salt and pepper, to taste

Method
1. Heat oil in a pan. Add onions, carrot and garlic. Cook, stirring, until onions are soft. Remove from pan.
2. Add mince, in batches, to pan. Stir until browned. Sprinkle in flour and rosemary, and stir for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes, sauce and stock. Bring to boil, then simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally for 15 minutes.
3. Spoon mince mixture into a shallow, ovenproof dish. Arrange tomato slices over top.
4. To make potato topping, boil potatoes until tender. Drain, then place in a bowl. Mash until smooth. Stir in butter, milk and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Spoon potato topping over mince mixture, then spread to cover.
6. Cook, uncovered, in a moderate oven (180C) for about 1 hour.


Was really happy because this is the first time I've eaten Shepherd's Pie, let alone managed to cook it. (I know, how can I have lived this long and have not even tried shepherd's pie?) So the hubby was really happy and I was so happy watching him enjoying it.

This weekend, am going to bake Apple Crumble! =) Woot!!!