Jamaican Jerk Shepard's Pie

Name: Jamaican Jerk Shepard's Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 2lbs Ground Chuck; 1.5 tbsp Jamaican Jerk; 2 tbsp Smoky Honey Habanero; 2 cups White Onion (small dice); ¼ cup Garlic (minced); 2 cups peas (fresh or frozen); 2 cups Beef Stock; 1/8 cup Habanero Pepper (seeded and minced); 2 cups Celery (small dice); 2 tsp Worcestershire; 1 tbsp Soy Sauce; 6 cups Sweet Potatoes (chunked); ½ cup Brown Sugar; 1 can Coconut Milk; 1 tbsp Curry Madras; 1 tbsp Kosher Salt; 2 tbsp sliced into for pads Cold Butter

Chef Christian Gill

Servings

6

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Cuisine

Jamaican

Ingredients

2lbs Ground Chuck
1.5 tbsp Jamaican Jerk
2 tbsp Smoky Honey Habanero
2 cups White Onion (small dice)
¼ cup Garlic (minced)
2 cups peas (fresh or frozen)
2 cups Beef Stock
1/8 cup Habanero Pepper (seeded and minced)
2 cups Celery (small dice)
2 tsp Worcestershire
1 tbsp Soy Sauce
6 cups Sweet Potatoes (chunked)
½ cup Brown Sugar
1 can Coconut Milk
1 tbsp Curry Madras
1 tbsp Kosher Salt
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.