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Recipes for National Vegetarian Week 1999
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4. Shepherd's Pie
Serves 4 - 6

You can add other chopped vegetables to the mixture, such as courgettes, broccoli or leeks, and vary the dish each time you make it.

750 g/11/2 lb potatoes, peeled
75 g/3 oz margarine
1-2 tablespoons skimmed or soya milk
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, sliced thinly
250 g/8 oz vegetarian mince
2 tablespoons shoyu / light soy sauce
300 ml/1/2 pint vegetable stock
ground mace, grated nutmeg or garam masala (optional)

     

1. Cook the potatoes in boiling water for 20 minutes or until quite soft, then drain well and mash them with 50 g/2 oz of the margarine and enough skimmed or soya milk to make a firm but smooth consistency.
Season to taste.

2. Melt the remaining margarine in a frying pan and add the onion and carrots.
Cover with a lid and cook for about 10 minutes or until soft, stirring occasionally.
Add the vegetarian mince, shoyu/ light soy sauce and vegetable stock.
Bring to the boil and simmer gently, uncovered, for 8-10 minutes.
Season to taste with salt and pepper and any spices of your choice.

3. Put the mince mixture into a baking dish and cover with the mashed potatoes.
Bake at 200(C/400(F/ gas 6 for 30 minutes or until the potato topping is well browned.


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Other recipes in this series:

Soup au Pistou

Warm Spinach Salad

Exotic Vegetable Stir Fry

Polenta with Sicillian Tomato Sauce

Red Enchiladas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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