Irish rovers' sheppard pie

12 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 pounds Ground beef
1 cup Chopped onion
1 cup Carrots diced
1 cup Celery diced
1½ cup Corn fresh or canned
2 Garlic cloves minced
Salt & pepper to taste
½ teaspoon Nutmeg
8 ounces Beef broth
2 tablespoons Buttermixed with
2 tablespoons Flour
2 pounds Potatoes cooked and mashed

Directions

Cook beef in frying pan until brown. Add onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt & pepper and nutmeg. Lower heat and cook for ten minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add beef broth and bring to boil.

Stir in enough butter/flour roue to make a thick gravy to bind the filling. Pour into a large shallow baking pan and cool. Cover the meat mixture in the pan with the corn and then the mashed potatoes, smooth potatoes evenly, brush surface with butter. Bake at 325 F for 35 - 40 minutes.

The Irish Rovers' of "Puff the magic dragon" fame own a very successful "Old Country Pub" in Calgary, Alta. and this recipe came direct from Irland about 10 years ago.

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