This is shamelessly taken from Gordon Ramsey. No reason to re-invent the wheel when a professional chef has already done it for you; I owe you, Gordon. It’s relatively simple but there are a bunch of steps so make sure you give yourself a good chunk of time to make this. You need a quick dinner hit up Taco Bell, this isn’t the one for you. But if you have time and like a hearty, well balanced dish, you’re in the right place and you’re about to have a good time.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 lb ground beef
• 1 onion
• 2 carrots
• 1 celery stick
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 branch rosemary
• 1 branch of thyme
• 1/2 cup red wine
• Enough beef broth to cover beef
• 5-6 potatoes
• 1/4 cup butter
• Shredded cheese
• 1/2 heavy cream
• 3 egg yolks
• Parmesan cheese

STEPS

• Preheat oven at 400 and start boiling a pot of water
• Dice onion, carrot, celery, set aside
• Dice and peel potatoes, set aside
• Brown meat, adding salt and pepper
• Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic, tomato paste and mix through
• Cook for 5 mins before adding red wine and rosemary & thyme
• Cook for 5 mins before adding enough beef broth to cover the meat
• Simmer until reduced (about 20 mins)
• While reducing get started on the potatoes, add to boiling pot
• Once boiled through drain and add to bowl
• Add butter, shredded cheese, heavy cream, and 3 egg yolks
• Mix until smooth, add salt & pepper to taste
• Add meat to bottom of oven safe 9×13 dish
• Cover meat with mashed potatoes
• Drag fork across top of the mashed potatoes to make it look cool
• Shred parmesan across the top before putting in oven for 15 min until golden brown