The weekend has
started rainy. There would be a lovely Christmas market nearby, but
maybe it's better to leave it for tomorrow, in case the weather
improves. I need to buy a couple of Christmas presents for the
children in the family, so I might just be brave and head for the
shops. I know it will be crowded, but it probably doesn't get any
better towards the holidays.
I haven't made a
vegan shepherd's pie for quite a while, but somehow it belongs to
this season. I might make one for the Christmas table too, but
haven't decided that yet. The only twist here from my usual lentil
shepherd's pie was using portobello mushrooms. They added a really
nice earthiness to the dish and I can only recommend this
combination. The filling really doesn't look too appetising, but I
promise you, it was tasty. So here comes my recipe.
Mushroom and lentil shepherd's pie
Ingredients
700 g potatoes
2 large onions
3 garlic cloves
3 portobello
mushrooms
2 carrots
½ cup green
lentils
½ cup red lentils
2 tbsp vegetable
oil
2 tbsp vegetable
stock powder
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp yeast
flakes
Salt to taste
Ground black
pepper to taste
Method
Peel and cook the
potatoes. Mash them, add some vegan butter and salt and set to side.
Cook the green
lentils separately in water until they are done. Towards the end, add
also the red lentils to the mix. Drain and set to side.
In the meanwhile,
chop the onion, garlic, carrots and mushrooms. Start slowcooking the
onion in vegetable oil in a pan under lid until it becomes soft and
slightly browned. Stir occasionally. Then add the minced garlic and
carrots to the pan and cook a while more. Then also add the chopped
mushrooms and cook until they are done.
Add the lentils to
the mix and season. Place the mushroom and lentil mix in an oven dish
and cover it with the potato mash. Make some fork markings on top and
bake at 180 for about 1 hour.
When the mash is
nicely golden brown and crispy at places, serve the pie with a side
salad and enjoy!
Have a great
weekend!
Your VegHog
Some of the best recipes are not the prettiest - I love a shepherd's pie - hope the weather cheered up for you - we are facing 41 C on Friday so I will swap a bit of of cold weather for some heat :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is true, sometimes pretty looking food can taste quite disappointing too, so I don't really care what food looks like as long as the taste is good. +41C would definitely be too much for me, but this cold rain isn't so great either. It certainly does cool one down.
Delete