Shepherd's Pie Recipe (or is it Cowboy's Pie?)

INGREDIENTS

For the potatoes:

2 lb

red skinned (or russet) potatoes, peeled and diced

1/4 cup

heavy cream (or ½ and ½)

6 tbsp

salted butter

1/2 tsp

kosher salt

1/4 tsp

ground black pepper

egg yolk, beaten

For the meat filling:

2 lb

ground beef (or ground lamb if you wanna be really Irish about it all)

3 tbsp

canola oil

medium-large onion, chopped (about 1¼ cup)

carrots, peeled and diced

gloves garlic, minced

1 tsp

kosher salt

1/2 tsp

ground black pepper

2 tbsp

+ 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

3 tsp

tomato paste

1 1/2 cups

chicken broth

2 tsp

Worcestershire sauce

2 tsp

fresh rosemary leaves, chopped

1 tsp

fresh thyme leaves

3/4 cup

fresh or frozen corn kernels

1/2 cup

fresh or frozen English peas