Rustic Shepherd’s Pie With The Cheesy Mashed Potatoes - Global Animal Partnership

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled
• 3 tablespoons softened butter
• 4 oz. each softened cream cheese and shredded Irish cheddar
• 1 egg yolk
• 3/4 cup room temperature half and half or milk
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 lb. ground lamb or beef
• 3 cups mirepoix (equal parts chopped onion, carrots, celery)
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsp. each tomato paste and cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp. each ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg
• 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• Fresh herbs (a few sprigs rosemary, thyme, and a bay leaf)
• 1 1 /4 cups low sodium beef stock
• 1 1/4 cup frozen peas, thawed and drained