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  • Veggie Sherpherd's Pie

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    Veggie Sherpherd's Pie
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    Servings: 3
    by Gill Harvey
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    A vegetarian version of a British classic

    Ingredients

    • 1 x cup of orange lentils (little tiny ones that don’t need soaking)
    • 1 x teaspoon Marmite
    • 1 x punnet chopped mushrooms
    • 1 x leek, washed and chopped (check for sand between layers)
    • Half a bunch fresh parsley
    • 1 x bouquet garni (dried mixed herbs in little bags)
    • 2 ordinary onions, chopped
    • 1 x can sweetcorn
    • 1 x tablespoon tomato puree
    • Olive oil for frying
    • 2 x vegetable or chicken stock cube (Knorr)
    • Half a pint boiling water
    • Black pepper
    • Mashed potato (either home-cooked or Smash)

    Directions

    1. Put the olive oil in a large cooking pot and heat gently. Put in the onions and fry for 5 minutes.
    2. Add the leeks (and mushrooms if you are using) and stir, then add the lentils and tomato puree.
    3. Dissolve the stock cubes in the boiling water and add half to the pan, together with the bouquet garni, stir and then cover and cook for a further 5 minutes.
    4. Add the chick peas, sweetcorn and parsley, stir and then cook uncovered on a gentle heat for 10 minutes, stirring from time to time to make sure it doesn’t stick.
    5. If the mixture is too dry, add some more of the stock. Remove the bouquet garni.
    6. Finally, add the teaspoon of Marmite and stir through gently. When the mixture has a thick consistency, it’s ready. It should resemble mince.
    7. Add freshly milled black pepper, to taste.
    8. Turn on the oven to about 200 – 220 degrees.
    9. Make or prepare the mashed potato, adding a knob of butter, salt and pepper.
    10. Pour the vegetable mixture from the pan into a lasagne dish or 2” baking tin. Leave to cool for 5 minutes and then use a fork to smooth the mash over the top. This is easier if you use a small amount at a time. Try to make sure it is sealed to the edge so that none of the mixture bubbles through – but it still might!
    11. rail the fork over the top to leave forkmarks on top.
    12. Put the Shepherds Pie in the top of the oven and bake for about 15 minutes, until the top is golden and the mixture bubbling underneath. Serve.

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