shepherd's pie

Stew:

2 -3 lbs lamb or beef, cut into pieces
1 can tomato paste
3 cloves of garlic
Onion, grated
1/2 cup of diced carrot
1/2 of bay leaf
Flour
1 can beef broth
Splash of red wine

In a pan, fry lamb and flour with olive oil until brown. Add salt, pepper, tomato paste, garlic and grated onion. Add beef broth and wine. After 1 and a half hours add carrots. Start to make mashed potatoes. See below. When the meat is tender, add flour to thicken and add peas. Place stew into bowls and top with mashed potatoes. Serve.

Mashed potatoes:
Peel and cut up 5lbs potatoes
Boil water
Cook for 25 minutes, drain
Mash and add salt, pepper, 1 stick of melted butter and 1 cup warm milk