Moroccan Shepherd's Pie
The smell of this cooking is absolutely incredible and the richness of the flavour is amazing. Moroccan Shepherd's Pie - for 8 or so people 12 spicy beef and lamb sausages 1 kilo minced/ground beef 1 large spanish onion 8 cloves of garlic 3 bay leaves 2 teaspoon hot curry powder 1/2 teaspoon roasted cumin seeds, slightly crushed 2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 large star anise bashed sea salt black pepper 1 teaspoon chili powder 2 teaspoons of brown sugar lots of olive oil 2 large cans of crushed tomatoes 3 large carrots 2 cups chopped celery 8 large potatoes plus milk and butter for mashing cheese of your choice for the top METHOD - Fry the chopped onions until brown in olive oil - Add garlic, cook for 2 mins - Add minced/ground beef - Add Bay leaves, curry powder, cumin, cinnamon, star anise, paprika, chili, salt and pepper - Toss and fry mixing well to ensure all the spices mix in with the mince meat, fry for about 10 mins, it will become rather dryish, but thats ok. - Add tomato sauce a...