St. Partick's Day, and the Promised Recipe

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!
 


As promised, here's the recipe (its amazing):

Shepard's Pie

Makes 4 Servings

6 medium potatoes, peeled, quartered1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon butter
Generous pinch nutmeg
Salt & Pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions chopped
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
1 teaspoon each dried thyme and sage
1 pound lean ground beef
1/4 cup water
2 medium carrots, finely chopped
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 beef bouillon cube
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ketchup, dijon mustard, worcestshire sauce
Salt & pepper
For topping, place potatoes in large saucepan of cold, salted water. Bring to a boil then simmer partially covered 20 min or until  very tended. Drain. Add milk, butter, nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. Mash potatoes until smooth and fluffy. Keep warm.
For filling, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, parsley, thyme and sage. 

Cook 5 min or until onions have softened slightly. Add beef and water to pan stirring frequently to break up meat, cook until no longer pink. Stir in carrots, cover, reduce heat and cook 15 min stirring occasionally.
Stirring continuously add flour, bouillon cube, sugar, ketchup, mustard, worcestshire sauce, salt and pepper to taste. Cook 5 min skim and discard fat.
Place meat mixture in buttered ovenproof casserole dish about 9 inches square. Spread potato mixture on top. Score topping using the prongs of fork.
Bake in preheated 350oF oven 30-40 min until potatoes are golden brown and filling is hot.