Classic but Easy Shepherd's Pie Recipe: Yum!

Ingredients

• recipes Mashed Faux-Tatoes (or 4 pounds sweet potatoes or Yukon Gold potatoes, which is about 7 medium-sized potatoes — peeled and cut into 1″ cubes)2
• if you make the potatoes, add these: ¼ cup grass-fed butter ¼ cup minced chives 3 cloves roasted garlic, chopped ½ teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon black pepper
• grass-fed butter¼ cup
• minced chives¼ cup
• cloves roasted garlic, chopped3
• sea salt½ teaspoon
• black pepper½ teaspoon
• ground grass-fed beef or lamb1 pound
• large carrots, sliced thin2
• yellow onion, diced1
• green frozen peas, cooked according to package directions1½ cups
• beef or lamb stock2 cups
• cauliflower, chopped1 cup
• onion, chopped1
• sea salt½ teaspoon
• fresh ground pepper½
• minced fresh thyme2 teaspoons
• minced fresh rosemary2 teaspoons
• cloves garlic, pressed or minced3
• Worcestershire sauce1½ teaspoons
• butter4 tablespoons
• arrowroot starch½ cup

Method

1. First make the mashed cauliflower. (You can also go with mashed sweet potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes, if you absolutely need that potato taste!)
2. If you go with potatoes for the topping, put the cubed potatoes in a pot of salted boiling water. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the potatoes are tender about 10 minutes.
3. Drain the potatoes by pouring them into a strainer, then put the potatoes back in the pot. Toss in the cauliflower, chives, garlic, butter, sea salt and pepper. Mash until well blended.
4. For the filling, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add meat, carrots, and onions and cook, stirring often, until meat is browned and vegetables have begun to soften, 10-15 minutes.
5. Remove from heat and drain filling mixture to remove excess fat. Add the peas, stirring to combine. Pour filling in the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish and set aside.
6. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
7. For the gravy, in a medium pot, combine the stock, cauliflower, onion, salt and pepper. Heat, uncovered, over medium-high heat until simmering. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add thyme, rosemary, garlic and remove from heat.
8. In a high-powered blender, place Worcestershire and butter and pour stock mixture over top. Purée together until smooth. Add arrowroot starch and purée until smooth.
9. Pour gravy evenly over filling in dish. Spread mashed faux-tatoes or mashed potatoes on top.
10. Bake at 400 F for 35 minutes, or until the topping begins to brown and the gravy is bubbling. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.