HACHIS PARMENTIER (FRENCH SHEPHERD'S PIE)
Hachis Parmentier is a classic French shepherd's pie, made with beef in a red wine sauce and the fluffiest mashed potatoes you will ever have.
Provided by Alexandra Shytsman
Categories Main Course
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over high heat and add half of the beef. Break it up with a wooden spatula and cook, stirring frequently, until it is browned - about 4 min. Season with pinches of salt and pepper, stir, and transfer to a bowl.
- Add more olive oil to the skillet and cook the second batch of beef. Once the second batch is browned, add the first batch back into the skillet, along with the onion and garlic. Turn heat down to medium-low and cook until onion softens - about 4 min.
- Add wine and simmer for a few minutes to evaporate most of the alcohol.
- In a small cup/dish, dissolve tomato paste with a bit of vegetable stock and add to skillet, along with remaining stock and thyme. Season again with salt and pepper and stir. Turn heat down to low and cover with a lid. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 25 min. Be sure to taste and re-season the sauce if necessary.
- In the meantime, prepare the potatoes. Rinse them under cold running water and place into a large pot. Cover with water by about 2" and add a generous pinch of salt. Cover with a lid and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, crack the lid, turn heat down to low and simmer until potatoes can be pierced easily with a fork, about 12 min.
- While potatoes are cooking, prepare the cream: pour cream into a small saucepan and add butter. Heat over a low flame until butter is melted - do not boil.
- Drain potatoes and transfer to a food processor. Pour cream mixture over the potatoes and season with a small pinch of salt. Puree until smooth.
- Preheat the oven to 375F. Place beef in a single layer in into a 8x8" baking dish and top with potatoes. Bake for about 15 min, until potatoes are set.
FRENCH STYLE BOEUF BOURGUIGNON COTTAGE-SHEPHERD'S PIE
Technically speaking, a Shepherd's pie is made with leftover lamb and a Cottage pie is made with leftover beef, but what's in a name - especially as this is my version of a French Cottage - Shepherd's pie made with leftover Recipe #176183!! It will work with any hearty beef or lamb stew leftovers and is delicious served with savoy cabbage & carrots. It will also work very well with Recipe #191313 I have adapted this recipe to feed about 4 people, that is based on the mashed potato quantities - but you can change the quantities to suit yourself; one, three or more people! N.B. I have also given an alternative measurement of butter - depending on how buttery and naughty you want your mashed potatoes to be, and, an option of a cheesy topping!
Provided by French Tart
Categories Savory Pies
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 Pie, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 200C/400F or Gas mark 6.
- Lightly grease a large ovenproof dish with some of the butter.
- Put your Boeuf Bourguignon, Beef or Lamb stew leftovers into the greased ovenproof dish. If the pieces of meat are a bit to chunky, break them down a bit - likewise, cut the shallots into half if necessary.
- Boil your potatoes in salted water for about 25 minutes or until very tender.
- Drain the potatoes, add the Dijon mustard, creme fraiche/sour cream, butter & season well with salt & black pepper.
- Mash thoroughly with a potato masher or a hand held blender, mash until there are no discernable lumps & the mash is well mixed.
- Spoon the mashed potatoes over the top of the meat, smoothing it all the time with the back of a spoon.
- Rough up the potato with a fork to give an attractive appearance and place the sliced tomatoes on top.
- Add the grated cheese if using.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 to 35 minutes - or until the pie is well heated through & the top is golden brown and bubbling!
- Garnish with fresh parsley and serve with fresh greens, savoy cabbage, red cabbage or carrots.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 301.8, Fat 13.2, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 35.6, Sodium 681.4, Carbohydrate 42.5, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 3.4, Protein 5.4
BEEF BOURGUIGNON COTTAGE PIE
A hearty meal for all the family, by Gary Rhodes. You can prepare it up to a month in advance
Provided by Gary Rhodes
Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper
Time 3h40m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- (Up to a month ahead) heat the oil in a large pan. Fry the bacon lardons over a high heat for several mins until well coloured. Using a slotted spoon, remove from the pan, drain on kitchen paper and set aside. Season the beef, then fry in the fat left in the pan. Once coloured, add all the remaining ingredients for the beef, except the cornfl our and bacon, and bring to a simmer. Partly cover the pan with a lid and continue to cook for a further 2-2½ hrs or until the beef is tender.
- Once cooked, tip everything into a colander set over another pan so you can catch the sauce. Tip the contents of the colander into a large pie dish, about 28cm x 23cm x 5cm. Re-boil the sauce and check for seasoning. Thicken with the loosened cornfl our, adding a little at a time and stirring until you have the desired coating consistency. Spoon enough sauce over the beef to barely cover and loosen it, then stir. Remaining sauce can be frozen, ready to re-heat and offer separately on the day.
- While the beef is cooling, make the mash. Boil the potatoes until tender, 15-20 mins, depending on size. Drain off the water and replace the lid. Shake the pan to break up the boiled potatoes. Add butter and milk a little at a time while mashing. Season.
- Spoon and spread the mashed potatoes on top of the cooled beef. Once covered, the mash can be marked with a spoon, palette knife or fork for a more interesting fi nish (see Gary's tip, left). When cold, the cottage pie is ready to cover and freeze.
- The day before serving, transfer the pie to the fridge to defrost overnight. (Or reheat from frozen on the day, see below.)
- On the day, reheat the pie. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. If thawed, bake for 50 mins-1 hr, or until heated through, then increase heat to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6 for the fi nal 10 mins for a golden brown topping. If cooking from frozen, cover with foil, then bake for 1¼ hrs; remove foil and bake uncovered for 1¼ hrs more, then increase heat as above for the last 10 mins.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 653 calories, Fat 30 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 36 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 44 grams protein, Sodium 2.26 milligram of sodium
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