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| Lentil Shepherd's Pie with Chive Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans |
| Written by Cassie Young | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday, May 7 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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For the Chive Mashed Potatoes: I simply boiled whole nugget potatoes, drained, then roughly mashed with soy milk, chives, salt and pepper and drizzled in a little olive oil. Earth Balance margarine is great in mashed potatoes, but I'm sticking with the olive oil since I have found I like the margarine a little too much and tend to go overboard with it. There's no right or wrong way to prepare mashed potatoes so use any type of potatoes and flavorings you like.
Lentil Shepherd's Pie This recipe will yield approximately 6 cups of lentil filling. 2-3 teaspoon olive oil 1 large onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1/4 teaspoon dried savory leaves 1 cup dry brown lentils, sorted and rinsed 1 liter veggie broth 1 teaspoon Organic Gourmet Wild Mushroom Seasoning (may substitute with a tiny bit of Marmite) 2 carrots, diced (about 1 cup) 1 tablespoon flour mixed with about 1/4 cup water 1 cup peas mashed potatoes, for topping Heat oil in a pot (about 3 liter capacity) over medium heat. Saute onions and celery until softened then add garlic and saute another minute. Add herbs, lentils, broth and Mushroom Seasoning. Simmer 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally then add carrots and cook another 10-15 minutes, or until lentils and carrots are tender. Make a slurry of flour and water and add a small amount of it to the lentil mixture. Bring to a boil and allow to thicken. Add more of the flour mixture, if needed, to get the desired consistency. (The lentils will thicken a bit more upon standing.) Stir in peas and heat through. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Scoop individual portions of lentil filling into small dishes and top with mashed potatoes.
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Renee
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We just had your yummy beans and rice for dinner and loved it. I'd like to try this lentil pie but we live in the UK and can't get the mushroom seasoning. Any ideas for substitions for this? |
Cassie Young
Hi Renee, Nice to hear you enjoyed the recipe.  For the lentils, I add the mushroom seasoning to add some depth of flavor. Since one of the main ingredients in the mushroom seasoning is nutritional yeast extract, I'm thinking a touch of Marmite would be a good substitute. You could also try a bit of miso, Bragg Liquid Aminos or soy sauce, but just a little. If you're not sure if the substitution would work well, I would remove some of the lentil filling from the pan and experiment in a small bowlful before adding the substitute to the entire pot just to test things out. You might even like using a good mushroom broth instead of veggie broth. Let me know how it goes for you. |
Renee
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Hi Cassie, |
Cassie Young
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Hi Renee, you can try using Puy lentils. As for the savory, you could leave it out, no problem, and add a little extra thyme if you'd like. If you wanted to include something else instead for a different flavor, I would consider a bay leaf, a pinch of sage, or some rosemary. I think any of them could work nicely. Let me know what you end up doing and how it turns out! Now I have a question for you... what is a larder?! |
Renee
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Hi Cassie, |
Cassie Young
Hi Renee! I learn something new everyday! I'd never heard the term "larder" before. Too bad about the hot chili flakes. I've gone overboard with peppers many times myself. We do like spicy food but don't enjoy it so much when it hurts.  I'm sorry your dinner turned out too hot! Have a great week! Cassie |
Vera
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Sainsbury's does the mushroom flavour in their fancy section not sure what they call it? its in with the decent miso paprika powder normally next to the free from range Hope that helps anyone |
Graham Hughes
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I made this with a curry mashed potatoes (regular mashed potatoes with Japanese red curry paste) and it was amaaaaaaaaazing. i love this recipe. Cassie i think i love you. |
CassieYoung
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Graham, your variation with curry mashed potatoes sounds great! Glad to hear you enjoyed it and thanks so much for sharing. |
andy cole
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i find that if you add soya mince and worchesteshire sauce it makes this dish really yummie dish. you can also add baked beans to the dish for a tomatoe taste.. let me know your views andy.... |
CassieYoung
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Hi Andy, I really like hearing how others change things up to make a recipe work for them, just as you did. Wonderful! Thanks for sharing your ideas. |
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