Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

I promise you, this is the most delicious Shepherd’s pie you will ever taste!!!  I know, its a very bold statement but I have shared this recipe with many people already and they all agree, there’s no going back to their old versions.  In addition, I love this type of dish for its ease and flexibility – you can easily make this one ahead, ready to pop into the oven when you get home, or make a couple at the same time and pop one in the freezer for another day.  It only gets better with time and getting it out of the freezer when you haven’t had to do any work is even more satisfying!!

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Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie

This one comes courtesy of Matt Brereton-Patel of 3D Personal Training

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Courses

Main

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

60 minutes

Servings

-6 MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• Goats butter ghee or coconut oil for frying
• 2 onions chopped
• 2 sticks celery
• 1 lg or 2 sm carrots chopped
• 500 g lamb or beef mince
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 1/2 tbsp freshly ground coriander seeds
• 1 tsp dried chilli flakes optional, or 1/2cayenne pepper
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 small packet cherry tomatoes halved
• 3 sundried tomatoes chopped
• 1 green or yellow pepper diced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 tsp dried thyme
• 4 bay leaves
• 500 ml hot vegetable stock
• 2-4 sweet potatoes peeled and chopped
• knob of goats butter and/or some almond milk
• handful of crumbled feta or grated pecorino cheese optional

Courses Main Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 60 minutes Servings -6 MetricUS Imperial Ingredients Goats butter ghee or coconut oil for frying 2 onions chopped 2 sticks celery 1 lg or 2 sm carrots chopped 500 g lamb or beef mince 2 tsp ground cumin 1 1/2 tbsp freshly ground coriander seeds 1 tsp dried chilli flakes optional, or 1/2cayenne pepper 1 cinnamon stick 1 small packet cherry tomatoes halved 3 sundried tomatoes chopped 1 green or yellow pepper diced 2 cloves garlic minced 2 tsp dried thyme 4 bay leaves 500 ml hot vegetable stock 2-4 sweet potatoes peeled and chopped knob of goats butter and/or some almond milk handful of crumbled feta or grated pecorino cheese optional

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Instructions

1. Gently fry the onions for about 5 minutes before adding the celery and carrots for another 5 minutes
2. Add the lamb mince and stir until browned, then add the cumin, coriander, cinnamon, chilli flakes
3. After a few more minutes, add the tomatoes and sun dried tomatoes, then the peppers, garlic, thyme and bay leaves and then stock
4. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally
5. Meanwhile prepare the mash by steaming the potatoes and then mashing them with some butter and/or milk until you get a nice soft consistency
6. Preheat the oven to 200oC
7. When the meat mixture is firm and reasonably dry, empty it into an oven dish and top with the mashed potato
8. Sprinkle over the cheese and bake for about 25-30 mins until the mixture bubbles and the top starts to brown

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