Recipe: Shepherds Pie

Ingredients

Mashed Potatoes
5 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
5 cloves garlic
1 tbsp butter
salt and pepper, to taste

Ground Beef
1 tsp butter or oil
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp Montreal steak spice
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt

2 (15oz) cans whole kernel corn
3/4 cup grated Mozzarella cheese (optional)

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Instructions

1. In a medium pot, boil the potatoes and garlic. They're done when a knife stuck into the potatoes slides in easily, and the potato slides off the knife.
   
2. Drain the potatoes, reserving the cooking water. Mash the potatoes and garlic with about 1/8 to 1/4 of a cup of the cooking water. Add more water if needed. Stir in the butter, salt and pepper.
   
3. Preheat the oven to 400F.
   
4. While the potatoes are cooking, heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the onions until they're translucent. Add the garlic, and cook for another minute or so.
   
5. Add the ground beef to the skillet, along with the Montreal steak spice, Worcestershire sauce, and salt, and cook the beef until it's browned.
   
6. In a large baking dish — I like to use an extra large bread pan — layer the ground beef, corn, and mashed potatoes, in that order. Top with the grated cheese.
   
7. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes, until the cheese is melted and starting to brown, or until the mashed potatoes are starting to brown.