Mom's recipe
Ingredients
- Medium Onion
- 1.5 lbs ground beef
- 1.5 lbs potatoes (yukon gold or russet)
- 2 carrots
- Tomatoes (for slices on top)
- 4 tablespoons butter + extra for the top
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 small can tomato paste (3 oz)
- 2 bullion cubes
- 1 tsp Nutmeg
- Salt, pepper
Instructions
Potatoes
- Cut potatoes in half if they're bigger than 2 inches
- Cover potatoes in cold water and bring to boil
- Simmer potatoes for 25 mins until very soft
- Drain potatoes
- Put them back in the pot, turn on high heat for 30 seconds to dry them
- Mash potatoes a bit on their own
- Add 1/2 cup milk and 2 tblsp butter, mix until combined
- Whisk in salt & pepper to taste
Beef
- Dice 1 onion and 2 carrots
- Cook the onion in 2 tblsp butter on medium until soft
- Add 1.5 lbs beef to onions, cook completely
- Skim off fat
- Add 3 oz (1/2 can ) tomato paste, 2 beef cubes, 1/2 cup water, 2 carrots, 1 tsp nutmeg
- Salt & pepper to taste
- Simmer slowly for 10 mins
Assembly
- Butter an oven proof dish
- Layer beef
- Then add mashed potatoes (spead with offset spatula)
- Top with tomato slices and butter dots
- Cook in the oven at 350 degrees for 25-30 mins (longer if starting from the fridge)