"Recipes from the Chef's Kitchen"

The Shepherds Pie Filling
Ingredients:
1)   2 to 3 lb. Ground Beef
2)   1 Carrot
3)   1 Parsnip
4)   1 Onion
5)   1 Leek
6)   2 to 3 oz. Irish Whiskey
7)   1 1/2 to 2 cups Demi Glace
8)   Salt, Black Pepper and Nutmeg to taste

Preparation:
1)   Cook ground beef in a pan until meat is done.  Then remove the beef from the
       pan and strain out excess fat.  Hold off to the side.
2)   Sweat the vegetables in the same pan you cooked the meat in.  When the
       vegetables become soft and translucent, deglaze with Irish Whiskey and add
       the meat back into the pan.
3)   Mix in well and add demi glace.
4)   Cook for a several minutes and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

The Mash Potatoes
Ingredients:
1)   3 to 4 Potatoes
2)   1/4 lb. Butter
3)   1 pint Heavy Cream
4)   Salt and Pepper to taste

Preparation:
1)   Cook the potatoes and a bit of added salt in water until tender.
2)   Heat up the cream and butter.
3)   Strain the water.
4)   Mash the potatoes with a whisk, fork, potato masher or a ricer.
5)   Add hot cream and butter to the potatoes a little bit at a times until the
       desired consistency.
6)   Season with salt and pepper.

The Final Assembly
Ingredients:
1)   The Shepherds Pie Filling
2)   Green Peas
3)   The Mash Potatoes

Preparation:
1)   Place the shepherds pie filling in a casserole dish.
2)   Top with green peas and cover with mash potatoes.
3)   Bake in an oven until potatoes become golden brown.

Ingredients:
1)   2 hollowed Out Potatoes
2)   Shepherd Pie Filling (see recipe above)
3)   Mash Potatoes (see recipe above)
4)   Irish Cheddar Cheese
5)   Cooked diced Bacon
6)   A small mixed Green Salad

Preparation:
1)   Fill skins up with shepherds pie mix.
2)   Top with mash potatoes and cover with cheese.
3)   Bake in an oven until cheese turns golden brown.
4)   Garnish with bacon bits, sour cream and chives or green onions.
5)   Serve with a small mixed green salad.

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