I constitute out lately that my married adult man is a large fan of shepherd's pie. I suppose the plain of study never actually came upward earlier because when I met him, I was a long fourth dimension vegetarian. The occasion for the conversation was a take-out repast from a vegan eatery that had a version of shepherd's pie on the menu. Traditionally, shepherd's pie is neither vegetarian nor vegan. Technically non a pie equally in that place is no pastry involved, it's to a greater extent than similar a casserole. The commons components are a the world meat base, such equally beef or lamb, with vegetables in addition to a topping of mashed potatoes. It's cheap to brand in addition to ane that many shout upward from their childhood equally classic comfort food.
There are endless ways to develop shepherd's pie, in addition to subsequently trying the vegan version from the restaurant, I decided I was going to come upward up with a vegetarian variation of this classic that also happens to move vegan. The ane nosotros ordered was simply also bland for my liking. For extra flavor in addition to flair, in addition to to accommodate my tastes, I decided to curry it upward in addition to decided upon Puy lentils, carrots, parsnips, Lycopersicon esculentum in addition to spinach equally the base of operations of the dish. I topped it with mashed white patato in addition to sugariness potato. Because I conduct maintain never made shepherd's pie before, I wasn't certain how it would plow out but I'm delighted to study it was fifty-fifty ameliorate than expected. The consistency of the base of operations was simply correct — succulent in addition to moist without also much of a liquid component, with around pleasant spicing — all tucked nether a nicely browned white patato crust. Served with a garam masala spiced portobello sauce thickened to the consistency of a gravy, this repast was pure comfort indeed, specially amongst around homemade biscuits.
And my husband's verdict? It was the tastiest shepherd's pie he'd always eaten!
Notes: If I wasn't serving the casserole with mushroom sauce, I would conduct maintain included around mushrooms equally business office of the bottom layer for the meaty texture they contribute. This pie tin move spiced upward or seasoned inwards whatever lay out of ways. It's a fun dish to experiment with.
 Curried Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie with Portobello Mushroom Sauce |
Recipe yesteryear Lisa Turner
Published on December 10, 2014
A vegetarian accept on the classic shepherd's pie comfort nutrient made with lentils, vegetables, spinach in addition to a lite handful of curry seasonings topped with a lite fluffy golden brownish white patato in addition to sugariness white patato mash, all served with a savory portobello mushroom gravy
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Topping:
- 3 large potatoes (3 lbs or 1.35 kg)
- 1 large sugariness potato
- 2/3 loving cup kokosnoot milk + to a greater extent than equally needed
Pie:
- 6 sun-dried tomatoes, soaked inwards hot H2O for xxx minutes in addition to chopped
- 3/4 loving cup French (Puy) or brownish lentils
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, diced
- 2 medium parsnips, diced
- 2 teaspoons the world cumin
- 1/2 tablespoon the world coriander
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
- 2 to three light-green or carmine chilies, seeded in addition to finely chopped
- 1/3 loving cup carmine wine, vegetable stock or water
- 2 medium tomatoes, diced
- 1 bunch fresh spinach, trimmed in addition to roughly chopped
- 2/3 loving cup fresh or frozen light-green peas (optional)
- 1 teaspoon body of body of water salt, or to taste
- fresh the world dark pepper
Sauce:
- 1/2 oz (14 g) dried porcini mushrooms
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 large shallots or 1 medium onion, minced
- 2 light-green or carmine chilies, seeded in addition to finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons chickpea flour (besan) or white flour
- 2 large portobello mushrooms, chopped
- 2/3 loving cup kokosnoot milk
- 1 1/4 cups H2O or vegetable stock
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon amchoor pulverization (optional)
- pinch of cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon body of body of water salt, or to taste
- 2 teaspoons dried fenugreek (methi) leaves
Instructions:
Generation Engelmundus Pierce the potatoes in addition to sugariness white patato with a fork in addition to bake inwards a 425° oven for 45 minutes or until fork tender. Set aside to cool, take the skins, in addition to transfer to a large bowl. (Alternately, you lot tin peel in addition to chop the potatoes in addition to sugariness white patato in addition to boil until fork tender.) Mash with the kokosnoot milk in addition to common salt in addition to pepper. Whip the potatoes with an electrical beater, adding to a greater extent than milk equally necessary, until lite in addition to fluffy. Set aside. Generation Engelmundus Meanwhile, soak the sun-dried tomatoes inwards hot H2O for xxx minutes. Separately, soak the dried mushrooms inwards 1 loving cup of hot H2O for xxx minutes. Drain the sun-dried tomatoes, chop, in addition to laid aside. Drain the mushrooms in addition to reserve the soaking water. Generation Engelmundus Rinse the lentils in addition to transfer to a medium saucepan in addition to add together 2 cups of water, the turmeric in addition to bay leaf. Bring to a boil, cut down the oestrus to low, cover, in addition to simmer until the lentils are soft in addition to the H2O is to a greater extent than ofttimes than non evaporated. Add to a greater extent than H2O during the cooking procedure if necessary. Generation Engelmundus Meanwhile develop the sauce. Heat the crude inwards medium saucepan over medium heat. When hot, add together the shallots or onion in addition to sauté for iv to v minutes until soft. Stir inwards the chilies in addition to flour in addition to gear upward for around other few minutes, stirring constantly. Add the dried in addition to fresh mushrooms to the pan, along with the kokosnoot milk, reserved mushroom soaking liquid, water, spices in addition to salt. Bring to a gentle boil, cut down the oestrus to medium-low in addition to simmer, uncovered, until thickened — virtually xv minutes. Stir inwards the fenugreek leaves in addition to simmer for around other few minutes. Generation Engelmundus Now brand the pie. Heat the crude inwards a large saucepan over medium heat. When hot, add together the onion to the pan in addition to sauté until soften - virtually v minutes. Stir inwards the carrots in addition to parsnip in addition to gear upward for around other 8 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Add the the world spices in addition to chilies to the pan, stir for a minute, in addition to and thence add together the carmine wine, stock or H2O to deglaze. Stir until the liquid has evaporated. Add the tomatoes to the pan in addition to simmer for around other few minutes. Add the spinach a few handfuls at a fourth dimension until wilted. If using peas, stir them inwards directly in addition to simmer for around other few minutes, stirring often. Stir inwards the lentils in addition to simmer for around other few minutes until thickened but non dry. Season with around common salt in addition to pepper. Generation Engelmundus Transfer the vegetable in addition to lentil mixture to a lightly greased casserole dish. Spread the mashed potatoes evenly over top. Bake inwards a 400° oven for xx to xxx minutes until the hand begins to brown. Place nether the broiler for a few minutes to farther brownish the potatoes. Let correspond 10 minutes. Generation Engelmundus Serve hot or warm with a ladle or ii of mushroom sauce.
Makes 6 servings |
More comforting potatoes dishes:
Saag Aloo (Spinach in addition to Potato Curry) Samosa Potpie Scalloped Potatoes with Best-Ever Mushroom Sauce Parmesan Potato Puff On the hand of the reading stack:
The Complete Coconut Cookbook: 200 Gluten-free, Grain-free in addition to Nut-free Vegan Recipes Using Coconut Flour, Oil, Sugar in addition to More
yesteryear Camilla V. Saulsbury
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