Sweater weather dinner!
"French Onion, Beef, Shepherd's Pie"
This was easy even though I used two crockpots, it was "passive cooking" which is what I love about using my crockpot. It just involves the oven at the end. This was so rich and comforting, and very hearty.
Recipe:
For the beefy onion filling:
Ingredients:
1 to 2 lbs beef roast cubed, and fat removed
1 bag of white or yellow onions sliced (I gave up and used the food processor!)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 bunch of green onions, roughly chopped
4 tablespoons gravy base (yes, this is cheating, this is basically a “brown gravy packet” you can find in your spices aisle)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon granulated onion
1 cup dry wine (any color)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions:
In the crockpot add the olive oil, beef, seasonings, green onion & wine and let that cook on high for two hours.
After the two hours add in the sliced onions and mix them in with the beef mixture.
In about three hours, the onion should be beautifully caramelized and brown. Add in a slurry of 3/4 cup water with 2 tablespoons cornstarch. This should take about 10 minutes to thicken.
For the potatoes:
One bag of white or red potatoes, cleaned and placed in the crockpot with:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon each salt and pepper
Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours until tender.
Then mash the potatoes with:
1/2 stick cream cheese
1 to 2 cups milk (depending on thickness level that you prefer)
Then add more salt and pepper to taste.
In an oven safe casserole combine:
One layer of the meat and onion mixture
You can add some frozen vegetables on top of that if you'd like
Then top that with a generous layer of the mashed potatoes.
Bake at 375° for approximately 45 minutes. (Let it cool as little bit because it's gonna be burning hot!)
Serve and enjoy this really hearty, rich & comforting dish!
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