Saturday, July 13, 2013

Shephards Pie

Ever since I found a different touch of cauliflower mash online I've wanted to do it with my version of the shephards pie. This is it. I hope you enjoy. Even my oldest kid who repels cauliflower normally liked this recipe.

















Shephard's Pie (4 servings)

1 small turnip, peeled & diced
1 small cauliflowerhead, peeled & diced
seasalt
1 egg
3 tbsps heavy cream
2 tbsps water
1 cup sharp cheese, grated

1 tbsp tallow
1 medium celerystalk, sliced thinly
1 small carrot, peeled & diced
1 small onion, peeled & diced
2 garlic cloves, peeled & minced
300g ground beef
1 tbsp tomato paste
0.5 cup water
seasalt
black pepper

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Preheat oven to 225C/437F.

1. Boil  turnip, cauliflower and salt in water. 5 minutes for turnip, add cauliflower and boil for an additional 10 minutes. Drain and set aside for the while to cool off.
2. Heat  skillet to high heat, lower to medium heat. Melt tallow in pan.
3. Saute onion, garlic, carrot and celery.
4. Add tomatopaste and water. Stir.
5. Add ground beef and stir. Cook  until brown. Season off with seasalt and pepper. Turn plate off and let go on afterheat.
6. Together with turnip and cauliflower, add  egg,  cream and water in a bowl. With a handblender, blend until all  lumps are gone. Fold down cheese.
7. Move over meatsauce to ovendish and top off with  the cauli-turnip mash.
8. Bake on middleshelf for 30 minutes.
9. Let "sit" for 20 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
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Amount Per Serving

Calories 378.1
Total Fat 29.0 g
- Saturated Fat 13.6 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.2 g
-  Monounsaturated Fat  9.8 g
Cholesterol 126.5 mg
Sodium     227.7 mg
Potassium  586.0 mg
Total Carbohydrate 8.6 g
- Dietary Fiber  3.1 g
- Sugars  1.9 g

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