To make this recipe you need to have left over beef fat from something like a brisket that you saved. Or you can make it with butter instead. I made the recipe with very lean ground beef that was ground at home. Before I threw it in the oven I thought the beef mixture looked dry so I added a 1/2 cup of water. Depending on the meat you might not need to add the water. Anyway It came out amazing. My idea of serving size might differ from your idea of serving size. This makes 4 servings to me.

Ingredients for around 4 servings

2 Tablespoons oil

1 large sweet onion – diced

2 carrots – peeled and diced

1 hot pepper – small dice – (I used a guero chili that is also known as a Mexican Yellow)

1 teaspoon sea salt

3 garlic cloves – ground to paste for microplane

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 cup corn kernels

1/2 cup peas

1 pound ground beef

fresh ground sea salt to taste

fresh ground black pepper to taste

1 cup beef stock

2 Tablespoons tomato paste

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

2 teaspoons hoot sauce (I used Frank’s Red Hot)

2 teaspoons dried thyme (fresh would be better)

4 oz leeks – cleaned and trimmed – sliced extra thin on mandolin

1 1/2 lbs poatoes – cleaned, peeled, quartered

4 oz beef fat

1 Tablespoon sea salt (this is for boiling the potatoes)

1 egg – beaten

non stick spray

water – if the meat mixture looks dry add up to 1/2 cup water

Directions

Set oven to 400 degrees F.

Spray a casserole dish with non stick spray and set it to the side.

Get a pot on medium high heat with the oil. When oil is hot add the carrots, onions, hot pepper, black pepper and salt. Cover and stir occasionally. Vegetables should be soft in about 5 minutes. Shut off heat. Add the garlic, corn, peas. Transfer to a big bowl and put to the side. Fry up the beef on medium high. (I used the same pot…..) So I wouldn’t crowd the pot I shaped the meat like 4 burgers so I could brown them easy and then I broke the burgers up. Brown the meat. Put a small amount of salt and pepper on them. Add the beef stock, tomato paste, Worcestershire, hot sauce and thyme. Stir occasionally and let liquid reduce a little. Throw the leeks in at the end. You can combine this mixture with the vegetable mixture you have on the side.

While you are cooking you can make the potatoes. Add potatoes to a pot and cover well with water and salt on medium high heat. Your potatoes will be done in 15-20 minutes. Drain potatoes and hand mash with beef fat. Get it mashed and smooth and then add the beaten egg and mix well.

Assemble.

Put the beef vegetable mixture in the sprayed casserole dish. Top with potatoes.

Put in the pre heated oven till bubbly hot. (about 25 minutes)

ENJOY!