Hello All,
Felicitations for the New
Year. You must have all been wondering why B’s Tamu Delights was
quiet but I had gone to the drawing board to plan for an exciting year of
culinary bliss. This year we shall not only focus on classic Kenyan dishes but
also on well-known international delights with a Kenyan Twist.
To kick off the first recipe of the
year is Shepherd’s Pie. To be honest I first heard of Shepherd's Pie on TV. And
it looked so yummy. So off the top of my head I knew it was made of Lamb Mince,
Mashed Potatoes and Worcestershire Sauce. Lamb Mince is a rarity in Nairobi and
Worcestershire Sauce is almost impossible to get. I tried several supermarkets
and I was unable to get this sauce which is essentially a combination of
barley, malt vinegar, spirit vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies,
tamarind extract, onions and garlic. It really does sound heavenly but
most of those ingredients were out of my reach. So that is why I decided
to remix this recipe and make it Kenyan Style.
Instead of lamb mince I used beef mince
and I used spices and other ingredients to make a tasty mince that would be the
base of my pie. A key point to note is, to make a Shepherd’s Pie an oven is
necessary so that you can brown the top. Though mine didn't come out brown at the
top, I should have lowered the heat to 150 degrees C, instead of 200 degrees C,
I guess I was excited.
Enjoy!
Serves 5
Ingredients
12 medium sized potatoes
1 cup milk
8 cloves garlic pounded
3 table spoons Margarine/Butter
750g minced beef
1 cup mushrooms sliced (optional)
4 tomatoes pureed
1 large onion finely chopped
1 small bunch coriander (dhania) finely chopped
1 medium yellow pepper
1 medium red pepper
½ a cup yellow corn (optional)
3 carrots finely chopped or grated
1 cup peas
1½ teaspoons mixed spices/ food masala
2 beef cubes
A dash of black pepper
Salt to taste 2 tablespoons oil
Method
-Peel and Chop the potatoes into medium sized chunks. Put in a sauce pan with water, add salt to taste, half of the pounded garlic and boil until soft.
-When soft, drain the remaining water. Start mashing the potatoes and fold in the milk and margarine/butter. Mash until soft and set aside.
-In a saucepan put the oil in and add the onions, remaining garlic, coriander, peppers, carrots, mushrooms and food masala. Fry until the onions are translucent.
-Add the tomatoes and let it stew for 3-4 minutes.
-Add the peas and sweetcorn and toss in the mixture.
-Add the mincemeat, crumble in the beef cubes add salt to taste and black pepper.
-Let it stew until the meat is cooked all through.
-Get an oven proof dish and put in the mincemeat mix until level
-Spread the mashed potatoes on the top starting with the edges.
-Once spread. Swirl with a fork or use a fork to make a design.
-Put into a preheated oven at 150 degrees C
-Remove when the mincemeat starts to bubble out of the potatoes or when the potatoes turn brown. (Whichever happens first)
-Before serving let the pie rest for 5-10 minutes or else it shall crumble.
1 cup milk
8 cloves garlic pounded
3 table spoons Margarine/Butter
750g minced beef
1 cup mushrooms sliced (optional)
4 tomatoes pureed
1 large onion finely chopped
1 small bunch coriander (dhania) finely chopped
1 medium yellow pepper
1 medium red pepper
½ a cup yellow corn (optional)
3 carrots finely chopped or grated
1 cup peas
1½ teaspoons mixed spices/ food masala
2 beef cubes
A dash of black pepper
Salt to taste 2 tablespoons oil
Method
-Peel and Chop the potatoes into medium sized chunks. Put in a sauce pan with water, add salt to taste, half of the pounded garlic and boil until soft.
-When soft, drain the remaining water. Start mashing the potatoes and fold in the milk and margarine/butter. Mash until soft and set aside.
-In a saucepan put the oil in and add the onions, remaining garlic, coriander, peppers, carrots, mushrooms and food masala. Fry until the onions are translucent.
-Add the tomatoes and let it stew for 3-4 minutes.
-Add the peas and sweetcorn and toss in the mixture.
-Add the mincemeat, crumble in the beef cubes add salt to taste and black pepper.
-Let it stew until the meat is cooked all through.
-Get an oven proof dish and put in the mincemeat mix until level
-Spread the mashed potatoes on the top starting with the edges.
-Once spread. Swirl with a fork or use a fork to make a design.
-Put into a preheated oven at 150 degrees C
-Remove when the mincemeat starts to bubble out of the potatoes or when the potatoes turn brown. (Whichever happens first)
-Before serving let the pie rest for 5-10 minutes or else it shall crumble.
-Serve hot!
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