Shepherd's pie with green peas

Serves : 4

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time : 40 minutes

Ingredients

Meat

• 1 kg (5 lb) ground beef
• 60 ml (4 tbsp) fat of your choice (butter, oil or Mycryo cocoa butter)
• 15 ml (1 tbsp) soy sauce
• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) tomato paste
• 1 pinch dried thyme
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 5 ml (1 tsp.) sweet paprika
• Salt and pepper to taste

Mashed potatoes

• 800 g (27 oz) Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 60 ml (4 tbsp.) butter
• 250 ml (1 cup) hot milk
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• Salt and pepper to taste

Peas

• 1 l (4 cups) frozen peas
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 5 ml (1 teaspoon) honey
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

1. Preheat oven, rack in center, to 190°C (375°F).
2. In a frying pan, brown the meat in the fat of your choice for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
3. Add the soy sauce, tomato paste, thyme, onion, garlic and paprika and cook for a further 10 minutes over medium heat, checking the seasoning.
4. Meanwhile, cook the potato cubes in a pan of salted water.
5. Drain and mash the potatoes very finely. Add the butter, hot milk and nutmeg. Check seasoning.
6. In a pot of boiling, salted water, cook the peas, onion and garlic for 4 minutes. Drain and cool in a bowl of iced water.
7. Mix drained vegetables and honey in a bowl. Check seasoning.
8. In a casserole dish or small individual dishes, place the meat, then the green peas and finally the mashed potatoes, and bake for 20 minutes.