Black And Blue Shepherd's Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• salt & pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 6 slices apple-smoked bacon, thick sliced chopped up
• 2 lbs ground sirloin
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 lb button mushroom, quartered
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 cups beef stock
• 3 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons sour cream
• 1/2 lb blue cheese (buy the triangle and crumble by hand)
• 4 tablespoons chives
• 1 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 place potatoes in a pot and cover with cold salted water.
• 2 bring to boil cook 15-20 minutes while cooking meat mixture.
• 3 use a very deep heavy pan/skillet such as cast iron. also must be oven proof. heat pan to a medium high, add oil and bacon cook until done.
• 4 drain bacon on paper towels.
• 5 add sirloin to the pan and cook 5 minutes.
• 6 add in the mushrooms and onions and cook until meat is done and onions and mushrooms are tender.
• 7 season with salt and pepper to taste, and add any seasonings you like at this time.
• 8 while meat cooks heat a small sauce pot over medium heat and melt 4t butter, whisk the flour into butter.
• 9 cook 2 minutes then whisk beef stock into flour, add worcestershire and season to taste. let thicken on low heat until meat is done.
• 10 pour gravy into meat pan and mix thoroughly, taste and season if necessary.
• 11 drain potatoes well and let dry in hot pot they cooked in while you prepare to make them. i prefer using a ricer to eliminate all lumps, but if you don't have one then mash well with what you have (fork masher, etc.).
• 12 stir in the sour cream, 2 tbsp butter until well mixed. taste for seasoning needs.
• 13 then fold in crumbled blue cheese and chives.
• 14 spread potatoes on top of the meat mixture.
• 15 sprinkle top with paprika for color and broil for a few minutes until golden brown on top.
• 16 crumble reserved bacon over top. serve immediately.