Grown-up Shepard’s Pie | Real Southern Cooks

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground sirloin (can substitute ground chuck)
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 clove of garlic finely chopped
• 2 stalks celery chopped
• 3 carrots peeled and chopped
• 1 large zucchini chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 1 Tablespoons sugar
• 1 can 14 1/2 oz. fire roasted or stewed chopped tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 3 leeks
• 1 clove of garlic (peeled and chopped)
• 6 to 8 yellow or red potatoes (not baking potatoes)
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• 1 cup grated cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley