• Top 10 Ground Beef - 01

    From Dave Drum@1:396/45 to All on Sat Sep 21 16:28:22 2024
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    Title: Easy Shepherd's Pie
    Categories: Beef, Potatoes, Vegetables
    Yield: 4 servings

    1 ts Salt; more to taste
    2 lb Potatoes (3 lg); peeled,
    - quartered
    8 tb Butter; divided
    1 md Onion; chopped
    2 c Mixed vegetables
    1 1/2 lb Ground round beef
    1/2 c Beef broth
    1 ts Worcestershire sauce
    Pepper and/or other
    - seasonings

    Place the peeled and quartered potatoes in medium sized
    pot. Cover with at least an inch of cold water. Add a
    teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer,
    and cook until tender (about 20 minutes).

    Set the oven @ 400ºF/205ºC.

    While the potatoes are cooking, melt 4 tablespoons of
    the butter in a large saute pan on medium heat. Add the
    chopped onions and cook until tender, about 6 to 10
    minutes.

    If you are including vegetables, add them according to
    their cooking time. Carrots should be cooked with the
    onions, because they take as long to cook as the onions
    do.

    If you are including peas or corn, add them toward the
    end of the cooking of the onions, or after the meat
    starts to cook, as they take very little cooking time.

    Add ground beef to the pan with the onions and
    vegetables. Cook until no longer pink. Drain the pan of
    excess fat, if necessary (anything more than 1
    tablespoon). Season with salt and pepper.

    Add the Worcestershire sauce and beef broth. Bring the
    broth to a simmer and reduce heat to low. Cook uncovered
    for 10 minutes, adding more beef broth if necessary to
    keep the meat from drying out.

    Taste the cooked filling and, if needed, add more salt,
    pepper, Worcestershire, or other seasonings of your
    choice.

    When the potatoes are done cooking (a fork can easily
    pierce), remove them from the pot and place them in a
    bowl with the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. Mash
    with a fork or potato masher, taste, and adjust
    seasonings with salt and pepper.

    Spread the cooked filling in an even layer in a large
    baking dish (such as a 9 x 13-inch casserole.

    Spread the mashed potatoes over the top of the ground
    beef. Rough up the surface of the mashed potatoes with a
    fork so there are peaks that will get well browned. You
    can even use a fork to make creative designs in the
    mashed potatoes.

    Place in oven and cook until browned and bubbling, about
    30 minutes. If necessary, broil for the last few minutes
    to help the surface of the mashed potatoes brown.

    (Be careful when broiling using Pyrex or glass dishes,
    they have been known to shatter under the high heat of
    the broiler. It's not a worry if you are using a ceramic
    or metal casserole dish.)

    * In England (and Australia and New Zealand) they would
    call the beef dish a "cottage pie" and the lamb dish
    "shepherd's pie".

    Regardless of what you call it, a shepherd's pie is
    basically a casserole with a layer of cooked meat and
    vegetables, topped with mashed potatoes, and baked in
    the oven until the mashed potatoes are well browned.

    Yield: 4 servings

    Recipe by: Elise Bauer

    RECIPE FROM: http://www.simplyrecipes.com

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