Cottage Pie

Ingredients

• 4 cups mashed potatoes
• 1 ½ lbs ground beef, 85% lean
• 1 onion, small diced
• 2 carrots, small diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbsp unbleached all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 c beef stock, (we prefer low sodium)
• 2 tsp Worcestershire
• 1 tsp thyme sprigs
• ½ tsp salt (or to taste)