Method

Prep

• Finely dice the onion and peppers
• Mince garlic
• Wash potatoes
• Prepare pot to boil potatoes

Make the Beef Layer

• In a large skillet, cook the meat, breaking it up into small chunks
• Keep cooking until water comes out and boils off and in starts frying
• Add onion, cook until the onion starts to soften
• Add garlic and peppers and cook until the peppers start to soften
• Add the flour and cook for a few minutes
• Add water to deglaze
• Add beef btb, worchester sauce, soy sauce, and seasonings
• Cook until it thickens and adjust with water
• Add peas and carrots and remove from the heat
• Taste and adjust seasoning

Make the Potato Layer

• Boil potatoes until fork tender, which depends on how you cut them but around 20ish minutes
• Drain water and add butter, sour cream, cheddar, and mash together
• Optionally mix in an egg
• Taste for salt

Assemble and Bake

• Put the beef mixture in a flat layer in a casserole dish
• Top with potatoes and even it out
• Make craggles with a fork
• Bake at 400F for ~30 mins, until the gravy is boiling up around the edges
• Broil for a minute or two to get color on the potatoes
• Ideally let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving