shepherd's pie

How To Make shepherd's pie

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  Step 1
  Prep Work: Dice the garlic. Separate the herbs from the stems. Separate the egg yolks. Peel and slice the potatoes into even pieces. Open wine. Open the tomato paste.
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  Step 2
  Cooking the Potatoes: This part is easy as pie (no pun intended). Just boil some water, throw some salt and potatoes in, and set a timer for 15 minutes. Start on the filling while the potatoes are boiling.
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  Step 3
  Cooking the Filling: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Pour olive oil into a hot, rather large pan, and then add meat. Stir meat as if your life depends on it for a few minutes so it’s nice and brown, and broken into very small pieces.
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  Step 4
  Add rosemary, thyme, and garlic. Then stir.
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  Step 5
  Quickly add carrot and onion. Stir a little longer. The idea at this point is to get everything to a minced consistency.
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  Step 6
  Add Worcestershire sauce; stir. Add tomato puree; stir. Add red wine; stir.
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  Step 7
  Let it sweat down a minute or two.
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  Step 8
  Upon the timer going off for the potatoes, take the potatoes out and strain the water off. Put potatoes back into the pan, or into a medium mixing bowl. Mash the potatoes with the heavy cream, butter, salt, pepper, and egg yolks.
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  Step 9
  To Assemble: Scoop the meat mixture into a deep casserole or other oven-safe dish.
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  Step 10
  Then spoon the mash over the top. Spread the mash over the top of the mix with the bottom of a spoon. Then sprinkle a generous portion of Parmesan cheese over the top. Poke the top with a fork several times to give it a peaked look.
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  Step 11
  Stick it in the oven at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes to brown the potatoes and set the pie.
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