I have a soft spot for Caribbean food, add some jerk paste into anything and it becomes 100 times better in my opinion. I had the idea of making a Caribbean inspired Shepherd's Pie after having a few sweet potatoes and some jerk paste hanging around. This recipe is a mixture from The Telegraph and Levi Roots. I really just made it up as I went along but it came out amazingly well. It's definitely something i'd make again as it's perfect for a cold winters night. It's really good for you too as it uses lean turkey mince and sweat potato - who says healthy has to be boring?
Serves 4 - 6 depending on how many vegetable sides and how hungry you are!
Ingredients:
500g of lean turkey breast mince
2 large sweet potatoes
1 chopped red pepper
1 finely diced onion
1 can of chopped tomatoes
Up to 4 teaspoons of jerk paste depending on how you like your spice
Vegetables of your choice to serve - I had spinach and green beans
001. Peel the potatoes and chop into small pieces and boil for around 25-30 minutes until they're soft.
002. Pop the mince, onion and pepper into a large wok and cook for around 20 minutes until the mince is cooked throughout. Add the jerk paste and stir thoroughly.
003. Add the chopped tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes.
004. Once the potatoes are cooked, drain the water and mash them until they're nice and smooth. Pop the mince mixture in the bottom of a rectangular deep dish and layer with the mash on top. Fluff up the top of the mash with a fork.
005. Pop into the oven for about 10-15 until you're happy with the crispy top. It won't go too crispy, just a word of warning!
006. Cut into equal slices and serve with the veg!
Please do let me know if you try it out as i'd love to see some pictures!
2 large sweet potatoes
1 chopped red pepper
1 finely diced onion
1 can of chopped tomatoes
Up to 4 teaspoons of jerk paste depending on how you like your spice
Vegetables of your choice to serve - I had spinach and green beans
001. Peel the potatoes and chop into small pieces and boil for around 25-30 minutes until they're soft.
002. Pop the mince, onion and pepper into a large wok and cook for around 20 minutes until the mince is cooked throughout. Add the jerk paste and stir thoroughly.
003. Add the chopped tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes.
004. Once the potatoes are cooked, drain the water and mash them until they're nice and smooth. Pop the mince mixture in the bottom of a rectangular deep dish and layer with the mash on top. Fluff up the top of the mash with a fork.
005. Pop into the oven for about 10-15 until you're happy with the crispy top. It won't go too crispy, just a word of warning!
006. Cut into equal slices and serve with the veg!
Please do let me know if you try it out as i'd love to see some pictures!
Yummm, this looks so good Sophie!
ReplyDeleteyummy! I always use sweet potato for shepherds/cottage pie. So much better for you and tastes so good too!
ReplyDeleteKatie <3
This sounds amazing! I love Caribbean food! I'll have to give this a go one day :) xx
ReplyDeleteThis looks and sounds so good! I'll have to give this a try :) x
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Yummy
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