Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

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Serves: 4

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You Will Need (8 things)

  • 2 Large Sweet Potatoes
  • 2 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Onion , roughly chopped
  • 2 Medium Carrot(s) , chopped
  • 450 g Lean minced Beef
  • 4 Sprigs fresh Thyme
  • Fresh Rosemary
  • Rock Salt and black pepper

Steps (6 steps, 35 minutes)

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 170°C/fan 150°C/gas 4.

  2. 2

    
Boil the sweet potato in a pan until soft or just tender. Drain and mash with 2 tablespoons of olive oil or you can use coconut oil. Add a little of the cooking stock from the pan if needed. Season with rock salt and pepper.

  3. 3

    Heat some oil in a pan and sauté the onions until soft.

  4. 4

    Add the minced meat and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the diced carrots and cook again for 5 minutes.

  5. 5

    Pour in some more of the stock from the sweet potatoes, about 120ml, and simmer uncovered for about 5 minutes.
    
Spread the cooked meat in a dish and cover with the mashed sweet potato.

  6. 6

    
Drizzle some more olive oil over the top and a sprinkle of rock salt, and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
    
Remove from the oven and garnish with paprika.