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serves 8
2
tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
2 cloves of garlic,
chopped
2 pounds ground lean beef
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1
tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons brown sauce mix
1 cup
water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup
diced cooked carrots
1 cup blanched peas
8 cups freshly mashed
potatoes
1 cup grated Swiss cheese, for topping
2 tablespoons butter
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Make mashed potatoes.
Heat oil
in a heavy skillet. Add onion, ground beef, and garlic.
Stir and cook over
high heat until meat is brown. Add Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, brown
gravy mix ( such as Knorr brown sauce mix), water salt, pepper, cooked peas and
cooked diced carrots. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes.
Spread mixture
over a large buttered oven-proof casserole dish. Cover with creamy mashed
potatoes.
For a nice presentation, Pipe the mashed potato over meat, using
a pastry bag fitted with a large star tube.
Sprinkle with grated Swiss
cheese. Spoon melted butter over cheese. Baked at 400 degrees until golden
brown.
