Cottage Pie – m. c. de marco

Ingredients

• 3 large russet potatoes (about 2 lbs)
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, diced
• 1 egg (optional)
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 T. olive oil (in addition to oil for frying)
• 1 ½ lbs. ground beef
• up to 1 ½ c. peas or pea/carrot/corn mix
• 2 T. olive oil
• 4 T. tomato sauce, or 1 chopped tomato, or 2 T. tomato sauce plus 2 T. tomato paste
• ¼ c. matzah meal, breadcrumbs, or other thickener (optional)
• 1 T Worcestershire sauce (optional)
• 1 tsp salt or to taste
• 2 tsp mustard powder (or 2 T prepared mustard)
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 tsp oregano
• ¼ tsp pepper
• ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1 tsp paprika