Sweet Potato Shepard's Pie

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Sweet Potato Shepard's Pie

1 pound grass fed beef

1 pound pastured lamb

2-3 slices of farm bacon chopped

2 large white potatoes

2-3 large sweet potatoes 

2 carrots chopped

1 medium onion chopped

1/4 cup frozen organic peas

1/4 cup frozen organic corn

2 cloves of garlic chopped

1 TBS of fresh thyme chopped

2 TBS butter

1/4-1/2 cup milk or cream

Salt and pepper to taste

A pinch of nutmeg (freshly grated is best)

-Cut potatoes in small chunks. Rinse with cold water. You can let them soak for a few hours with water and a TBS of apple cider vinegar, to help make them more digestible, or you can cook them right away. 

- If you soak them, rinse them again, then fill the pot with the potatoes with cool water and a good amount of sea salt. 

-Boil them until tender, about 15-20 min after the water starts to boil.  Drain when cooked through. 

-Meanwhile, brown the beef, bacon and lamb with a little salt and pepper to taste. 

-Remove from the pan, leaving the drippings. 

-In that same pan start sautéing the carrots and onions on medium heat.  Add salt and pepper to taste. You may have to keep adding a little stock or water to the pan and scrape the brown bits off the bottom of the pan. This also helps cook them faster. 

-After about 10 min I cover the pan and turn the heat down to med-low. Let it cook for another 10 min or so. Until the vegetables are tender and lightly browned. 

-Add the chopped garlic, thyme and nutmeg.  I use a micro plane to grate my garlic right in the pan.   Cook 5 min or so. 

-Next add the frozen organic peas and corn, and the meat mixture back into the pan.  Add about another 1/2-1 cup of liquid (stock or water, and scrape up any brown bits). Simmer covered on medium until the liquid is reduced and the frozen vegetables are heated through. 

-Mash the potatoes with 1-2 TBS of butter, and 1/4-1/2 cup of milk or cream and salt and pepper to taste. 

-Serve a scoop of potatoes and the meat and veggie mixture on top. 

-Enjoy!  

*This recipe is gluten free