Sausage Shepherd's Pie
Creamy mashed potatoes with Italian flavors. Bangers and mash meets Italy.
Ingredients
- 6 potatoes
- 5 Toscana sausages
- 4 Italian tomatoes
- 1 onion half chopped, half grated
- 1 green chili chopped
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tbsp oil
- 7 oz mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 1/4 cup green onion chopped
- 3 tspn salt
- 1 tspn pepper
Instructions
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Peel the potatoes and put in a large pan with water along with the sausages. Cook until the potatoes are tender enough to be mashed.
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Drain and mash the potatoes. Set aside. Chop the sausages and set aside.
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In a large pan, add the butter, ½ grated onion, mashed potatoes, and milk. Mix until it becomes a puree. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
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In a large pan, put the oil, chopped onion, green chili and mix until the onion is transparent.
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Add the chopped sausage, tomatoes, and salt. Cook until the tomatoes are soft and become a sauce. Sprinkle in the parsley and green onions. Mix gently. Set aside.
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Preheat the oven to 200ºC (400ºF).
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In a large, oven-safe casserole dish, smooth a layer of half the potato puree, a layer sausage sauce, mozzarella, then the remaining potato puree.
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Sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese and chopped parsley.
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Bake for 35 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the top layer is turning it is golden.