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Rachael brings the heat to shepherd's pie with chili powder + spicy sausage and uses sweet potatoes in the mashed potato topping.
Rach calls shepherd's pie a "people pleaser," and this one has a lot of delicious "twists and turns" compared to traditional versions. Instead of white potatoes, she uses sweet potatoes—flavored with cinnamon, smoked paprika and chili powder, which gives a nice layer of heat. She adds even more heat by using spicy ground sausage, which is combined with ground, not cubed, beef and beer for brightness. The meat and potato layers are covered with cheddar, which gets melty and browned in the oven. The dish is a showstopper, and Rach "hopes you enjoy shepherding [it] into your bellies!"
Pro Tips from Rach:
- Using ground meats saves a lot of cooking time.
- You can substitute the beer with apple cider, if you'd like.
- When cooking potatoes, you can cover the pot to help the water come to a boil quicker. Just be sure to keep an eye on it and remove the lid as soon as it does; otherwise, the starch in the potatoes, especially white potatoes, can bubble up and go all over your stove.
For more shepherd's pie recipes, check out Royal Shepherd's Pie and Cast-Iron Skillet Buffalo Chicken Shepherd's Pie.
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