Recipe for Shepherds Pie with Rutabaga Topping-Martha Stewart Livin 
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Yield:
8 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1/2 tsp Unsalted butter, plus more for rutabaga topping
2 lb Boneless beef or lamb for stew
2 med Onions, peeled and chopped
2 tbl All-purpose flour
2 cup Dry red wine
1 cup Beef stock
Bouquet garni, made with 1 celery stalk, 1 sprig each of rosemary and thyme, 2 crumbled bay leaves, and 1 clove garlic tied in cheesecloth
4 x Carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch lengths
3 x Rutabagas (about 3 lb)
4 x Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes (about 1 3/4 lb)
1/2 cup Hot milk, or as needed
Salt & freshly ground pepper
Instructions:
Instructions: 1. Over medium heat, heat a wide, heavy-bottomed lidded pan until hot. Melt butter, and brown meat in two batches. Add onions; cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle flour over meat and cook until well browned, about 5 to 8 minutes, stirring often.

2. Add wine and bring to a boil, scraping bottom of pan to loosen brown bits. Add stock and bouquet garni, bring to a boil, cover, and cook on low heat for 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is tender. Remove lid after 1 hour; add carrots and cook, uncovered, for the last 30 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, peel rutabagas and potatoes and cut into large chunks. Place in separate saucepans and cover amply with cold salted water. Bring each to a boil and simmer until tender, about 30 to 40 minutes for rutabagas and z5 minutes for potatoes. Drain; return to hot saucepans to dry for a few minutes.

4. Put rutabagas and potatoes through a food mill or ricer, or mash by hand. Add butter to taste, and enough hot milk to make a creamy puree.

Season to taste with Salt and pepper; stir in chopped rosemary.

5. Heat oven to 350. Remove bouquet garni, and turn stew into a deep 2-quart baking dish. Top with puree; dot lightly with butter. Bake for 1 hour, or until the top is brown and crusty.

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