Ultimate Shepherd's Pie

Great old Irish stand-by... Additional Information: You can also make a "bottom crust" of mashed potatoes too (look for recipe).

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  lbs lean ground beef
• 1  cup  diced onion
• 1  cup  diced carrot
• 1  cup  diced celery
• 1 1⁄2 cups corn (fresh or frozen)
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
•  salt and pepper, to taste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 8  ounces beef broth
• 2  tablespoons  melted butter, mixed with
• 2  tablespoons flour (called a roux)
• 2  lbs potatoes, cooked and mashed
•  butter

Directions

1. Cook ground beef in frying pan until brown. Add onion, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
2. Lower heat and cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are wilted. Add beef broth and bring to a boil.
3. Stir in enough of the butter/flour roux to make a thick gravy to bind the filling. Pour into large shallow baking pan and cool. The filling should be about 1-1/2 inches deep.
4. Cover the meat mixture in the pan with the corn and then top with the hot mashed potatoes. Smooth potatoes evenly, brush surface with butter. Bake at 325°F for 35-40 minutes.