Sorry for not posting the recipe. To simplify things here is a recipe close to the one I do. I am a very much do it sort of cook and am afraid that it seems obvious to me.

Here we go

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddr...-pie-recipe.ht.

Thanks grannybunz, the link does not work.
I'm happy with the dummies version, I'm just a plain old cook not a chef unfortunately.

Try this, the link URL posted was truncated.

Duck-confit 'shepherd's pie' recipe - Telegraph

That worked.
Thanks Exp76