Recipe - Honky Tonk Shepherds Pie

POTATO TOPPING
4 lg Yukon Gold Potatoes, peeled
One fourth cup Whipping cream
2 tablespoon Butter
2 Egg yolks
Generous pinch nutmeg
Salt and pepper

FILLING
3 tablespoon Olive oil
1 teaspoon Butter
1 small Onion, finaly minced
1 Clove garlic, crushed
Pinch chili flakes
1 md Carrot, finely chopped
1 Stalk celery, finely chopped
1 Sprig fresh thyme (1 teaspoon dry)
Salt and pepper
250 g Lean ground beef
250 g Ground lamb
One fourth cup Chicken or beef stock
1 One half tablespoon Tomato paste
One half cup Chopped ass'd wild mushrooms
oyster, portobello or
shiitake
1 md Ripe, cut or sliced up tomato

For topping, place potatoes in large saucepan of cold, salted water. Bring
to boil and simmer partially covered for 20 minutes or until very tender.
Drain. Mash in pot until smooth. Add cream, butter, egg yolks, nutmeg, salt
and pepper to taste. Mash until smooth and fluffy. Keep warm. For filling,
heat 1 tb. oil and butter in large skillet over mediumhigh heat. Add
onion, garlic and chili flakes; cook 2 minutes. Add carrot, celery, thyme,
salt and pepper to taste; cook 3 minutes. Set aside in bowl. Add 1 tb. oil
to skillet and heat over mediumhigh heat. Add beef and lamb; cook,
stirring continuously, until meat is no longer pink. Add salt and pepper to
taste. Discard sprig thyme and any excess fat from pan. Add vegetable
mixture to meat in pan. Stir in stock and tomato paste. Reduce heat and
cook covered on low heat 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Meanwhile, in
separate small frying pan, heat remaining oil over mediumhigh heat. Add
mushrooms; cook 2 minutes until soft. Sprinkle mushrooms on to bottom of
ovenproof casserole dish, about 8 inches square. Pour meat mixture over
top, spreading evenly. Place tomato slices on meat. Either pipe mashed
potatoes over meat mixture using piping bag fitted with star tip or spread
potatoes over mixture. Bake in preheated 375F oven 25 to 30 minutes until
potatoes are golden and meat mixture is hot. If potatoes are not golden,
place under broiler 2 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.