VIDEO RECIPE: Make this easy beef rendang shepherd's pie for your Christmas party

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

500g Ground Beef

100ml Ayam Brand Rendang Paste

100ml Ayam Brand Coconut Cream

1 Tumeric Leaf

2 Kaffir Lime Leaves

2 tbsp Gula Melaka

1 can of Coconut Milk

700g Russet Potatoes, (for mashed potato topping)

1 cup Milk, room temperature

1 Bay Leaf, (for mashed potato topping)

2 Cloves, (for mashed potato topping)

2 Red Onions, diced

3 tbsp Butter

Pinch of Fresh Ground Black Pepper, (for mashed potato topping)

Directions

1. For the Rendang mixture: Heat oil up in pan and sweat Onions on medium heat for 3 minutes.

2. Add in ground Beef and cook for 3 minutes on high heat, stirring every 30 seconds.

3. Add in rendang paste, tumeric leaf, kaffir lime leaves, gula melaka, toasted coconut.

4. Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes.

5. Lower heat, remove tumeric and kaffir lime leaves before adding coconut cream

6. For the Mashed Potato topping: Place chopped potatoes into a pot with cool salted water.

7. Bring it up to a boil then simmer for 15-20 minutes until tender but not mushy.

8. Meanwhile, heat milk with bay leaf, cloves and onions in a separate pan, bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.

9. Drain Potatoes, transfer to a bowl and mash mixing in the Butter and Milk mixture.

10. Season with salt and black pepper.

11. To assemble: Preheat oven to 200 degree Celsius.

12. Place Rendang mixture into a tray or oval casserole dish, making sure it is an even layer.

13. Add Mash Potatoes over the rendang mixture.

14. Bake uncovered for around 40 minutes.

15. If necessary change to broil function and brown the Potatoes for a further 5-10 minutes.

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