Jamaican Jerk Shepard's Pie
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Category
Main Course
Cuisine
Jamaican
Servings
6
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Swicy-spiced sweet potato mash crusted with Smoky Honey Habanero hide a Jamaican Beef Patty inspired filling. Don't worry, eat happy.
Author:Chef Christian Gill
Ingredients
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2lbs Ground Chuck
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1.5 tbsp Jamaican Jerk
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2 tbsp Smoky Honey Habanero
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2 cups White Onion (small dice)
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¼ cup Garlic (minced)
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2 cups peas (fresh or frozen)
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2 cups Beef Stock
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1/8 cup Habanero Pepper (seeded and minced)
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2 cups Celery (small dice)
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2 tsp Worcestershire
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1 tbsp Soy Sauce
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6 cups Sweet Potatoes (chunked)
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½ cup Brown Sugar
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1 can Coconut Milk
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1 tbsp Curry Madras
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1 tbsp Kosher Salt
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2 tbsp sliced into for pads Cold Butter
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large Dutch oven or double-handled skillet, brown ground beef with 1 tbsp of Jamaican Jerk and strain fat off.
Remove from the skillet and sauté garlic, onions, and habanero pepper for 2-3 minutes.
Add celery and cook for another 5 minutes. Add ground beef back to the skillet. Add peas. soy sauce, another tbsp of Jamaican Jerk, and Worcestershire.
Cook over medium high heat. Add in beef stock and bring to a light boil. Reduce heat to medium and let simmer rapidly for ten minutes or until saucy, and liquid is reduced by half. Remove from heat and set aside.
In a medium stock pot add 6 cups of cold water, pinch of kosher salt and chunked sweet potatoes. Bring to a boil and let cook for 8 minutes then remove from heat. Mash or pass through a ricer. Add 1 tbsp of curry madras, 1 can of coconut milk and brown sugar. Mix till smooth while hot.
In small oven-safe crocks, add 1½ cups of Jamaican Beef mix, and top with mashed sweet potatoes. Smooth the tops out, place a pad of butter in the center, and sprinkle liberally with smoky honey habanero.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until filling begins to boil and smoky honey habanero melts and begins to caramelize.
Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
Recipe Video
Recipe Note
Seed the habanero unless you want a kicked up more true to form Jamaican Jerk Patty filling. Some like it hot, others do not. Also, if your sauce won't thicken, add a little corn starch slurry to get it to the desired thickness.
