Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pies With Porcini Mushrooms

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup dried shiitake mushrooms

  and/or porcini
• 1 medium onion

  peeled and diced
• 1 tablespoon ghee

  or coconut oil, butter can also be used
• 850 g ground beef

  about 2 lbs. grass-fed beef mince
• 2 medium carrots

  peeled and finely diced
• 3 cloves garlic

  finely diced
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 2/3 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 star anise

  optional
• 2 dry bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon mixed dried herbs
• 1 cup chicken stock

  water, vegetable or beef stock is also fine
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon Tamari

  wheat-free soy sauce or coconut aminos, optional
• 2 teaspoons arrowroot

  or tapioca flour for thickening
• 2 medium sweet potatoes

  peeled and cubed
• 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese

  grated, aged (optional)
• 1 tablespoon butter

  or ghee, olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

• 1 Soak the mushrooms in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes.Then chop roughly.
  Reserve the liquid.
• 2 Sauté the onion in a large pan with ghee or coconut oil over medium heat for 7-8
  minutes. In the meantime, prepare the rest of ingredients.
• 3 Add the beef and bring the heat to high. Break the meat apart using a spatula,
  pressing it down and stirring through as it cooks, for about 5 minutes, until
  the colour changes. Add the carrots, garlic, red wine, salt, pepper, star anise,
  bay leaves, herbs and bring back to boil.
• 4 Add the mushrooms and the reserved soaking liquid, extra water or beef stock,
  tomato paste, and Tamari sauce. Stir through and bring to boil. Turn the heat
  down to simmering and cover with a lid. Cook for 35 minutes, stirring
  occasionally.
• 5 Once beef is under way, place sweet potato in a saucepan of water. Bring to boil
  and cook for 10-15 minutes, until soft. Drain and return to the saucepan. Mash
  well, then add the butter, cheese and salt and mash again until well
  incorporated and smooth.
• 6 Preheat the oven to 200 C / 400 F.
• 7 After 35 minutes of cooking, uncover the beef and add the arrowroot flour
  dissolved in 2 tablespoons of water. Mix through for a minute until slightly
  thickened. Remove from heat.
• 8 Spread the beef mixture in a baking tray or small oven pie dishes, leaving some
  space for the mash. Carefully spread the mash evenly over the top. Bake in the
  oven for 10-15 minutes. If you want to brown the top even further, pop the
  dishes under a hot grill for 5 minutes. Prepare a side salad or some steamed
  greens in the meantime.

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