What's for dinner~

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=[ No one cares for food?
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Next Food for today's dinner is:

Shepherd's Pie (Also known as Cottage pie) Recipe
It is a savory meaty pie that normally doesn't hold a crust.
The structure of it is a layer meat (usually something ground or minced) , with a layer of (mashed) potato + another layer of other vegetables (like corn).
Like a casserole (I never had one but I know of it).
According to wiki, it is an Irish and British cuisine.

Note: I provide a very basic and simple pie recipe! I did research a few pie recipe and spun one into my own!
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I never made one, I had it once only but I don't remember how I felt about.
Decided something cook something less Asian for my roommate, I am sure he is sick of rice + whatever I make.
And I felt lazy!
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I felt like this was a very simple food and very filling.
Can easily made with simple ingredients. Prep time takes a while though due to making mashed potatoes!

What I used:
Ground beef
Olive Oil
Carrot
Onion
Corn
Garlic [minced]
Salt/Pepper
Worcestershire Sauce (can be omitted)
Tomato
Chicken Stock [Other stock works, preferably meat stock]

Bread crumbs
Butter

Potato
Milk
salt/pepper
egg
Cheese!! (optional)

Sorry, I wish I can provide you the measurement, I usually just mix things together until it seem or taste correct.

As you noticed I use a tomato, I crushed the tomato and add a splash of water (or a little of wine!) and boil it with the cooked beef to give it some yummy flavor along with the vegetables. And then add the broth last.

~~Worcestershire sauce add the flavor of it so well! There is no replacement for that!

I added bread crumbs, I read some recipe sprinkle a little of bread crumb on top but I decided to make a little crust for my pie at the bottom.
Using soften butter or melted on the bread crumbs, mix well and line it to the baking dish. Freeze for about 20-30min or until it is pretty well solid. Then you can place the filling inside (make sure the filling is not hot!). I made a very very very thin layer (like 1cm or smaller layer).

If you never really made mashed potato you should look up simple recipe for it. I usually add a little bit of milk or/and cream and 1 egg to it to make it soft and fluffy.

Cheese was the best part for me! OH gosh, I love cheese so much, I sprinkle a little on top midway cooking and also mixed it with the mashed potato! After that I even sprinkled it more on top when serving.

Next time, I will try to make a Vegetarian version of this someday.

Happy cooking!