Beef Shepherd’s Pie with Sweet Potatoes - I Feel Like Cooking

Ingredients

• 1 ½ lbs. stew meat cut into ¾ inch chunks patted dry and brought to room temperature
• ½ large stalk fennel chopped into ¼ inch chunks
• 1 shallot, about 2 ½ inches long, chopped into large chunks
• 2 T light oil
• 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
• 1 ½ C dark red small heirloom tomatoes cut in half or you can use cherry tomatoes
• ½ C beef broth
• ¼ C fruity red wine
• ½ C smooth tomato sauce, unseasoned
• 1 t good paprika
• 1-2 t of kosher salt and 1 t black pepper (To taste. It will depend upon the seasoning of the beef broth so be sure and taste it!)
• 3 T corn starch dissolved in a little water
• Large stalk of rosemary
• 2-3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2 inch chunks
• ¼ C heavy cream
• 4 T salted butter
• Extra kosher salt for potatoes
• ½ t of a good quality light and complex curry powder
• Handful of chopped Italian leaf parsley for garnish