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Purple Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Purple Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie
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A classic British dish made gluten-free and with a purple sweet potato topping turning it into an extra nutrient-dense and show-stopping meal. 

  • Author: Lea Valle
  • Prep Time: 60
  • Cook Time: 30
  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: Paleo
  • Cuisine: British
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Ingredients

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  • 2 pounds grass-fed ground beef
  • 1 1/2 cups diced onion
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley 
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dried rosemary
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 teaspoons onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 cup diced carrot, about 2 medium carrots
  • 2 tablespoons cassava flour
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 cup bone broth
  • 2 medium Stoke’s purple sweet potatoes
  • 4 tablespoons butter or ghee
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit 
  2. Peel and chop sweet potatoes into cubes, cover in water and boil until soft
  3. While the potatoes are cooking, brown the ground beef in a large pot
  4. Into the browned ground beef, add the onions, parsley, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder and cook on medium low until onions are soft, about 5 minutes
  5. Add the carrots and continue cooking another 5 minutes
  6. Add cassava flour and tomato paste and stir well and continue cooking an addition 2 minutes to allow the flour to cook and the mixture to thicken
  7. Add the bone broth, bring to a simmer and cook for about 5 more minutes until hot and thickened.
  8. Adjust seasonings as needed
  9. Add the beef mixture to a 7 x 11 casserole dish
  10. Drain the potatoes, saving some of the deep purple water
  11. Add the butter or ghee, salt and pepper to taste and enough of the reserved liquid to obtain a nice consistency that can be spread easily.
  12. Top the beef mixture with the mashed purple sweet potatoes and spread evenly until smooth and covering the entire top
  13. Place dish onto a heavy cooking sheet (in case of overflow while cooking) and put into the preheated oven
  14. Cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly
  15. Allow to stand for 15 minutes before serving

Notes

The mashed purple sweet potatoes will be easier to spread if you wait until the meat mixture is done before draining and mashing.

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