Shepherd S Pie Recipe Quebec
I called this recipe shepherd s pie.
Shepherd s pie recipe quebec. A staple in every french canadian household named pate chinois in french which could be translated by chinese pie. Shepherd s pie quebec style pate chinois recipe by barefoot beachcomber. It is said that in the early 18th century there was a lot of chinese people coming to canada to work on the train tracks and the food served on the building sites were mainly made with corn beef and potatoes the main ingredients of the pate chinois.
But i wrote the recipe so that you could use ground beef or ground lamb. Traditionally cooks minced the meat left over from the an evening s meal to make the pies. While the potatoes are cooking prepare the filling for the shepherd s pie.
Once the oil starts to shimmer add the onion carrot celery and sauté until they just start to take on a little colour about 3 4 minutes. Prep time 45 mins cook time 1 hr rest time 1 hr. Both pies include vegetables and are topped with mashed potatoes.
Cook time remains the same prep time 25 mins. Give this great casserole a try and watch everyone flock to the table. 1 4 cup 55 g butter approximately.
Ingredient amounts are approximately it doesn t really matter how much you use it will still turn out fine. Shepherd s pie recipes are traditionally done with lamb but are great with any ground meat turkey and beef being the most popular modern versions. Shepherd s pie is a traditional british dish made from lamb or mutton and mashed potatoes that is similar to french hachis parmentier.
Double the recipe to fill a 9x13 baking dish. Pâté chinois shepherd s pie 4 cups 680 g russet or yukon gold potatoes peeled and cubed. The dish is called shepherd s pie when it is made with lamb or mutton and cottage pie when made with beef.