Classic Cookbooks: Shepherd's Pie

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14 Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs all-purpose potatoes, peeled, quartered, and rinsed
• Salt
• 3 Tbsps butter, divided, 2 Tbsps kept chilled
• Freshly ground pepper
• 2 Tbsps vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 1 lb raw ground lamb (for shepherd’s pie) or raw ground beef (for cottage pie) OR 1 lb finely-cho...
• 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup beef or vegetable stock
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme OR 1 tsp dried [I used dried]
• 1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary OR 1 tsp dried [I omitted the rosemary, as I had neither form on hand]
• Pinch ground nutmeg