Vegetarian shepherd's pie
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kaberettFor those as don't know: shepherd's pie is a dish common in the British Isles, of minced-lamb-veg-and-gravy topped with mashed potatoes. This is a veggie variant, which ends up being stodgy brown carbs with carbs and is FANTASTIC, okay. It is trivial easy to veganify also.
Quantities depend on size of dish. I use bay leaves because I get them in vast quantities from my mum's garden; veg stock is also great.
Topping
Floury potatoes
Butter or equivalent
Optional cheese (or equivalent)
Filling
Oil for frying
Garlic
Onion
Celery
Leek
Carrot
Aubergine
Mushrooms (plus optional dried mushrooms)
Red lentils
Bay leaves
Salt
Pepper
Method
Preheat oven to approx 200degC.
Peel potatoes, cut into chunks and put them on to boil. Prod occasionally with a sharp implement; when tender (30-40 minutes) remove from heat, drain, and mash with butter or equivalent.
Meanwhile, if using dried mushrooms, now is a good time to pour hot water over them (stick the bay leaves into the container too, for good measure). Finely chop onion, celery and garlic. Chop leek, carrot, aubergine and mushroom with size according to preference. Saute the lot in a saucepan, adding in approximately the order they're listed, until everything's softened up. Add lentils and stir: there's enough of them when all the bits of veg have a sparse coating. (Add the dried mushrooms & liquid if using.) Add bay leaves enough water to just cover the veg; simmer until lentils have disintegrated, topping up the liquid as needed, then season.
Remove the bay leaves from the vegetable mixture, then slosh it into a deep oven-proof dish. Spread mashed potato over the top of the veg, sprinkle with cheese or equivalent if using, and bake in the oven until it starts to brown.
Quantities depend on size of dish. I use bay leaves because I get them in vast quantities from my mum's garden; veg stock is also great.
Topping
Floury potatoes
Butter or equivalent
Optional cheese (or equivalent)
Filling
Oil for frying
Garlic
Onion
Celery
Leek
Carrot
Aubergine
Mushrooms (plus optional dried mushrooms)
Red lentils
Bay leaves
Salt
Pepper
Method
Preheat oven to approx 200degC.
Peel potatoes, cut into chunks and put them on to boil. Prod occasionally with a sharp implement; when tender (30-40 minutes) remove from heat, drain, and mash with butter or equivalent.
Meanwhile, if using dried mushrooms, now is a good time to pour hot water over them (stick the bay leaves into the container too, for good measure). Finely chop onion, celery and garlic. Chop leek, carrot, aubergine and mushroom with size according to preference. Saute the lot in a saucepan, adding in approximately the order they're listed, until everything's softened up. Add lentils and stir: there's enough of them when all the bits of veg have a sparse coating. (Add the dried mushrooms & liquid if using.) Add bay leaves enough water to just cover the veg; simmer until lentils have disintegrated, topping up the liquid as needed, then season.
Remove the bay leaves from the vegetable mixture, then slosh it into a deep oven-proof dish. Spread mashed potato over the top of the veg, sprinkle with cheese or equivalent if using, and bake in the oven until it starts to brown.
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Date: 2012-01-07 03:41 am (UTC)Also, mutters something derisive about you Brits and your weird adjectives for potatoes. It took me several minutes to remember that "floury potatoes" meant something other than "creepy potato flakes that you can buy if you want to make fake mashed potatoes".
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