Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
February 8th 2007 05:32
A hearty dish to be enjoyed in the winter months.
Makes one large casserole dish (3-4 persons)
½ onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, diced
½ capsicum, quartered
5 medium fresh button mushrooms, quartered
1 carrot, sliced into rings
½ broccoli
½ cup fresh shelled green peas
1 can black lentils, washed and drained
4 medium potatoes, boiled and peeled
1 small sweet potato, boiled and peeled
Seasoning:
1 cup organic liquid vegetable stock
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons Tuscan seasoning
1-2 teaspoons paprika (all four of the above should be available in your local supermarket)
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Heat olive oil.
2. Brown onions and garlic.
3. Add all the vegetables except the potatoes and sweet potato and fry for 5 minutes.
4. Add water till about half the vegetables and cover with lid. Steam for 10 minutes.
5. Remove the lid and top up with vegetable stock to cover all the vegetables.
6. Add oregano, basil, Tuscan seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper.
7. Cover and cook for a further 20 minutes, ensuring that there is only a little liquid left at the bottom of the pot.
8. While vegetables are cooking, boil, peel and mash the potatoes and sweet potatoes together.
9. Add butter, salt and pepper to the potato mash. You can add 2 tablespoons of milk to create the right consistency if necessary (You can use any type of milk including rice, oat or soy milk).
10. Transfer all vegetables to large casserole dish. Carefully lay the potato mash on top of the vegetables, as though to create a cover. You should not see any vegetables through the potato mash.
11. Fork the potato mash in a criss-cross pattern. This helps the potato mash crisp a little.
12. Place in a hot oven for 10-25 mins at 180°C.
13. Serve with a side salad.
Makes one large casserole dish (3-4 persons)
½ onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, diced
½ capsicum, quartered
5 medium fresh button mushrooms, quartered
1 carrot, sliced into rings
½ broccoli
½ cup fresh shelled green peas
4 medium potatoes, boiled and peeled
1 small sweet potato, boiled and peeled
Seasoning:
1 cup organic liquid vegetable stock
2 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons dried basil
2 teaspoons Tuscan seasoning
1-2 teaspoons paprika (all four of the above should be available in your local supermarket)
Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Heat olive oil.
2. Brown onions and garlic.
3. Add all the vegetables except the potatoes and sweet potato and fry for 5 minutes.
4. Add water till about half the vegetables and cover with lid. Steam for 10 minutes.
5. Remove the lid and top up with vegetable stock to cover all the vegetables.
6. Add oregano, basil, Tuscan seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper.
7. Cover and cook for a further 20 minutes, ensuring that there is only a little liquid left at the bottom of the pot.
8. While vegetables are cooking, boil, peel and mash the potatoes and sweet potatoes together.
9. Add butter, salt and pepper to the potato mash. You can add 2 tablespoons of milk to create the right consistency if necessary (You can use any type of milk including rice, oat or soy milk).
11. Fork the potato mash in a criss-cross pattern. This helps the potato mash crisp a little.
12. Place in a hot oven for 10-25 mins at 180°C.
13. Serve with a side salad.
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Comment by incognito
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Shepherd's pie looks great.. Never knew one could have vegetarian shepherd's pie, thanks for the recipe.
Comment by Sheetal Shah
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Shepherd's pie is made with a layer of minced beef and lamb with vegetables but I think this version is just as delicious. There is even an Indian variation of this traditional British dish which includes a layer of curried lentils for something more exotic.
Sheetal
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That's what it's called in England, I had to get used to that here in Australia...
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Comment by Sheetal Shah
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Wendi, didn't mean to confuse you, I didn't realise myself that it was called something else in England. I came across a similar situation when I moved to Australia. In Singapore for example, aubergines are called eggplants.
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That's the same as England too, I'm used to calling them aubergines and here they are eggplants
Comment by Wendi
How funny that we need help translating English to... well, English!
I'm really tickled to have found your blog! I'm sure my family will be too once I start making some of these delights!
Comment by Sheetal Shah
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Eggplants are best used for Asian dishes, like fried eggplant with cashew nuts in a sweet sour sauce or Thai green curry.
Aubergines are best used for Western dishes like aubergine au gratin or grilled aubergine with pasta.
Comment by Sheetal Shah
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I'm glad you are enjoying my favourite recipes that are so easy to whip up. I'd love to hear what your family thinks too.
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I'm determined to do this recipe one day....
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