Welsh Shepard's Pie

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups left over mashed potatoes
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup butter (divided)
• 1/2 lb bacon, cut in 1 inch pieces
• 3 medium leeks, part halved and thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• salt & pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika

Recipe

• 1 rewarm your mashed potatoes, set aside and keep warm.
• 2 melt half the butter in the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat add bacon and saute until just beginning to crisp and brown.
• 3 remove bacon from pan with a slotted spoon and set aside , keep warm.
• 4 add leek to pan with sugar and salt and pepper.
• 5 preheat boiler while leeks gently saute until soft and caramelized. careful not to burn.
• 6 return bacon to pan and mix evenly.
• 7 pour mixture into pie 9" plate and spread evenly.
• 8 melt remaining butter and add to potatoes, season with salt and pepper and mix well.
• 9 spoon potatoes evenly over leeks and bacon and smooth top.
• 10 sprinkle with paprika.
• 11 place pie under broiler until top is nicely brown. rotate if necessary to brown evenly.
• 12 serve in a wedge with pie server with a side of pickled beets or ligonberry sauce on the plate.