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List of ingredients for Shepherd's pie with spicy lamb and pine nuts


* 700g potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
* Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
* 25g butter
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 medium onion, finely chopped
* 1 teaspoon freshly ground cinnamon
* Good pinch freshly grated nutmeg
* Good pinch freshly ground black pepper
* 3 seeds from 3 green cardamom pods, ground to a powder
* 3 freshly ground cloves
* 4cm cinnamon stick ground to a powder
* 250g good quality minced lamb
* 50g pine nuts, dry toasted in a frying pan
* 1 tablespoon tomato puree
* 4 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley
* 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint
* 1 tablespoon lime juice
To garnish
* 1 lime, quartered

===Method===
* Add the butter and olive oil to a pan on a meduim/high heat. Add the onions when the butter begins to froth turn the heat down slightly and cook until caramelised - about 10 minutes
* Add the spices and stir well and cook for a minute
* Add the lamb and cook for about 8 minutes or until browned
* Drain any excess fat at this stage
* De-glaze the pan with the lime juice and 1 tablespoon of water
* Add the pine nuts, tomato puree, mint and parsley and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper
* Meanwhile, in salted water, boil the potatoes until cooked, 30 - 40 minutes, depending on size.
* Mash the potatoes and season with salt and black pepper, set aside and keep warm
* Spoon the mince into the bottom of a large ovenproof dish
* Using a large spoon, layer the mashed potato generously on top of the mince, starting from the outside and working your way into the middle
* Fluff up the mash potato with a fork to make rough peaks
* Cook in the oven for about 20 minutes

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