Shepherd's pie# delightful baking

Name: Shepherd's pie# delightful baking
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 250 g minced meat; 2 sausages optional; 1 onion; 1 teaspoon tomato paste; 1 cup ready peas; 1 large carrot; Bunch Herbs of choice I used rosemary; 1 tablespoon flour; Oil for frying; 1 bunch spring onion for garnish optional; 500 g potatoes; 100 g cheddar cheese grated optional; 1 egg yolk; 4 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon butter or margarine; to taste Salt n black pepper

Nyambura Mukururi @cook_9946662

Nairobi

In the UK when shepherd's used to go to graze their animals their wives packed this filling dish for them to eat.i love this dish because it uses ingredients I already have in my kitchen.im allergic to beef so I couldn't eat it but my family loved it

Nyambura Mukururi @cook_9946662

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Ingredients

250 gminced meat
2sausages optional
1onion
1 teaspoontomato paste
1 cupready peas
1large carrot
BunchHerbs of choice I used rosemary
1 tablespoonflour
Oil for frying
1 bunchspring onion for garnish optional
For the mash potatoes
500 gpotatoes
100 gcheddar cheese grated optional
1egg yolk
4 tablespoonsmilk
1 teaspoonbutter or margarine
to tasteSalt n black pepper

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Steps

1

Put all your ingredients together.peel and dice the potatoes.boil them in water seasoned with salt.When the potatoes are ready drain the water, add the egg yolk,milk,butter and cheese.then mash.taste and check seasoning you can add salt and pepper to your liking
2

In the meantime preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius
3

Now let's work on the filling.dice all your vegetables.sautee the onions in oil,when brown add the carrots,peas and tomato paste cook for 2 minutes
4

Add some water or stock and stir
5

Add the flour to thicken the sauce,cook till the carrots are ready
6

In the meantime remove the sausage from its wrap and add to the mince meat and mix
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Sautee the meat with oil in a separate pan.this will retain its crunchy ness
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Then add to the peas stew and stir.check seasoning and add salt if needed.you can also add rosemary
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Put the stew in an oven safe dish
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Now put the mash potatoes on top of the stew and stuff it evenly.tidy it up
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Now take a fork and make. Vertical lines design with it.
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Bake in a preheated oven for 25 minutes.serve when ready you can garnish with spring onion