Shepherd's Pie (Pam Sorohan's)

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This is the first recipe (or one of) children used to make when they did cooking classes in high school in Queensland. A mince and mashed potato dish cooked first then layered and browned in the oven.

Author
Pam Sorohan
Prep Time
15
Cook Time
1/2 hr first time then 15 mts browning

Ingredients

  • 500 grms mince
  • 1 lge onion
  • 2 lge herb leaves or pinch dried
  • 4 lge potato chopped
  • 1 lge carrot grated
  • plain flour to thicken
  • 2 tablespoons each sauces (Worcestershire & tomato
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • water
  • Peas or beans may be added.

Instructions

  1. Brown mince, onion and carrot in a deep frying pan.
  2. Add water to cover mixture
  3. Add sauces and salt to taste.
  4. Simmer for 20 minutes.
  5. Thicken with flour and water (needs to be fairly thick).
  6. Put into greased baking tray and let stand until set
  7. While browning and cooking mince, put potato on to boil and mash with milk and butter when very soft.
  8. Cover with layer of potato. (Layer sliced tomato on top of potato, if desired.)
  9. Brown in 200°C oven.

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