Sheperd's Pie

You need:

1 lb ground beef

small onion

1 carrot (cubed)

1 cup peas

1 cup beef broth

2 tbsp flour

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp worcestershire sauce

6 potatoes

1 cup cream

1 egg

pepper

salt

cheese

parsley

You will:

1. Peel and cut potato, fill pot with water and salt, boil until soft. 

2.While boiling potato, brown beef in a pan and drain excess oil from meat. 

3. Drop in onions and carrot until soft. 

4. In a sauce pan, combine olive oil and flour and mix well, add in beef broth and worcestershire sauce mix until mixture form a thick gravy. 

5. Combine gravy to meat and stir well. 

6. Drop in peas and mix well. 

7. Drain water from potato, combine egg and cream. 

8. Mush potato until soft. In a dish, pour meat mixture and top with mash potato. 

9. Cover with cheese. Set oven to low broil until cheese melts and browned. 10. Chopped parsley and sprinkle on top. Enjoy!

Kare Kare (Beef in Peanut sauce)

Ingredients:

1 lb beans

1/2 napa cabbage

1 eggplant

3 lb beef

1 packet peanut sauce mix

1 tbsp chunky peanut butter

2 tbsp paprika

1/2 cup olive oil

1/2 tbsp soy sauce

4 cups water

salt 

ground pepper

1. Wash and cut veggies and set aside.

2. Season beef with salt, pepper, and oil. Brown in a pan and simmer for an hour until soft. Empty peanut sauce mix in a bowl with paprika, add 1 cup water, stir in soy, peanut butter, and  in to the pot. Adjust seasoning and let it simmer in a low heat until it thickens.

3. Saute veggies until half done, and set aside.

4. Add in half done veggies to the pot and mix well to coat veggies with sauce.

5. Stir gently, cover, and simmer in a low heat for 20 minutes.

Note: Cook veggies separately to avoid over cooking. Paprika will add color to the sauce. It's good with rice and shrimp paste as condiment.