H&E!'s Sweet Potato Shepherds Pie

Name: H&E!'s Sweet Potato Shepherds Pie
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 500 grams ground beef; 3 strips Bacon - finely diced; 1/2 cup Carrots - finely diced; 1/2 cup Onion - finely diced; 1/2 cup Celery - finely diced; 4 cloves Garlic - finely minced; 3 medium Sweet Potatoes - 3 inch pieces; 1/2 tsp paprika; 3/4 cup chicken stock

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Ingredients

4 servings

500 gramsground beef
3 stripsBacon - finely diced
1/2 cupCarrots - finely diced
1/2 cupOnion - finely diced
1/2 cupCelery - finely diced
4 clovesGarlic - finely minced
3medium Sweet Potatoes - 3 inch pieces
1/2 tsppaprika
3/4 cupchicken stock

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Steps

1

Cook sweet potatoes, either boiled or in an instant pot. Skin them, and mash them.
2

Preheat the oven to 350F / 175C.
3

In a large skillet, cook the minced bacon until just golden brown.
4

In the bacon grease make a mirepoix, by adding the carrot, celery and onion. Cook until fragrant and translucent.
5

Add garlic and cook for ~4m.
6

Add ground beef and cook until browned.
7

Drain off excess grease.
8

Add paprika.
9

Add chicken stock, and simmer until reduced by 60%.
Until not too soupy or thin.
10

In a baking dish, line the bottom with the beef & mirepoix mix.
11

Top the baking disk with the masked sweet potato.
12

Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
13

Once complete remove from the oven and let stand for 5 minutes, then serve.