Shepherd's Pie

One of the easiest dishes to prepare is Shepherd's Pie.

We had this for our Easter breakfast yesterday. For this you will need:

Ground Pork or beef ( when using pork, I prefer kasim or lomo)
Garlic and Onion
Red & Green pepper
Carrots
Green peas
Corn (optional)
Seasonings (salt, pepper, laurel leaves, oyster sauce)
Potatoes (mashed with butter, cream, cheese, black pepper & salt

Procedure:

Cook the ground meat as you would cook ginisang giniling. Sangkutsahing mabuti para hindi malansa. Add the veggies one at a time, depending on which needs more cooking time. ( A good cook knows that!) Add a little cornstarch before putting it on a baking dish so the meat and veggies will stick together.

Prepare the mashed potatoes. The yukon gold variety is good for mashed potatoes. I tried mashing potatoes in a blender and while the consistency is smooth, it doesn't go well with the meat. So I tried mashing it manually with a potato masher ( courtesy of my son, Poy) with a little help from Mr. Fork and Mrs. Spoon. It was better than the blended one. Spread the cooked ground meat in a baking dish. Distribute the mashed potato evenly on top of the meat. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.Goes well with steamed rice or buns.

That easy!