As stated above, it is a variation of Shepherd's Pie. I was taught the recipe by my friend's British mum....but it's absolutely NON-traditional. I use ground beef, onion, a bit of garlic powder, sweet & spicy BBQ sauce, a bit of A-1 (or HP if you use that) . You brown the beef and onion, then add the rest....then dump in and stir cheddar cheese into it (lots). You can also add mushrooms or veggies at this point but we prefer ours on the side. You toss it into a casserole dish and top the whole thing with mashed potatoes. Then you put the whole thing into a 375 degree oven and bake until the mixture starts bubbling up around the edges.

As I said...lovely comfort food. *s*