Irish Rover's Unicorn Pub Shepherd's Pie

* Exported from MasterCook *

IRISH ROVER'S UNICORN PUB SHEPHERD'S PIE

Recipe By : Unicorn Pub
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Casseroles & One Dish Meals Main Course--Beef & Veal

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 pounds lean ground beef
1 cup onion -- diced
1 cup carrots -- diced
1 cup celery -- diced
1 1/2 cups corn -- fresh or frozen
2 cloves garlic -- minced
salt and pepper -- to taste
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
8 ounces beef broth
2 tablespoons butter -- mixed with
2 tablespoons flour
2 pounds potatoes -- cooked and mashed
butter -- extra

Cook ground beef in frying pan until brown. Add onion, carrots, celery,
garlic, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Lower heat and cook for 10 minutes or until
vegetables are wilted. Add beef broth, bring to a boil. Stir in enough of
the butter/flour roux to make a thick gravy to bind the filling. Pour into
large shallow baking pan and cool. The filling should be about 1-1/2" deep.

Cover the meat mixture in the pan with the corn and then top with the hot
mashed potatoes. Smooth potatoes evenly, brush surface with butter. Bake at
325F degrees for 35-40 minutes.

The Irish Rovers, of "Puff the Magic Dragon" and "The Unicorn" fame, own a
very successful "Old Country Pub" in Calgary, Alberta. Their Shepherd's Pie
is justly famous. Vincent Lee, kitchen manager at the Unicorn says the
recipe came directly from Ireland via the Irish Rovers more than 10 years
ago.

Calgary Sun, Monday, October 15, 1990 per Fred Towner