Shepherd's pie

Who doesn't love a good, well-rounded dish like shepherd's pie? Technically ground lamb should be used but I used ground beef. I've heard it called "cattle herd's pie" if ground beef was used. Anyway, I love mashed potatoes and the added bonus of veggies and beef make this meal a one dish dinner. Typically Worcestershire sauce is used, but I never have it around so I just tried to substitute it with a mixture of soy sauce and balsamic vinegar.

Who doesn't love frying up onion and garlic in a pan?

Mmmmmmm mashed potatoes

Ground beef and veggies added to the onion and garlic

Foundation of ground beef and veggies topped off with mashed potatoes

Shepherd's pie served up with a sprinkle of shredded cheese on top

Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• ~ 8 oz frozen mixed vegetables (make sure mix has carrots and peas in it)
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 tsp of dried rosemary
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• garlic salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 4 large red potatoes peeled and cut into 1.5 inch cubes
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 of a large onion, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Procedure

1. Cook the garlic and onion in the olive oil in a large pan. Preheat oven to 400F
2. While garlic and onion is cooking, boil potatoes in a large pot of water. When potatoes are mashable, drain water and mash potatoes. Season potatoes with butter, garlic salt, and pepper. Add milk to make the potatoes creamier.
3. When the garlic and onion start to turn golden, add the frozen veggies to the pan. When most of the frozen veggies seemed defrosted add soy sauce, vinegar, rosemary and ground beef. Add some pepper to taste. 
4. Cook ground beef until the beef is no longer red.
5. Pour the ground beef and vegetable mixture into a 9x9 inch baking dish. Then smoother over the mashed potatoes on top of the beef and vegetable mixture.
6. Bake the shepherd's pie at 400F for about 20 min or until mashed potato layer becomes slightly golden brown and crusty.