veggie-shepherds-pie.cson

name: "Veggie Shepherd’s Pie"
url: "veggie-shepherds-pie"
ingredients: [
  # The filling
  name: "Onions"
  quantity: "1"
  prep: "Diced"
,
  name: "Carrots"
  quantity: "4"
  prep: "Diced"
,
  name: "Celery"
  quantity: "1 head"
  prep: "Chopped"
  notes: "Optional"
,
  name: "Garlic"
  quantity: "4 Cloves"
  prep: "Finely chopped"
,
  name: "Chestnut mushrooms"
  quantity: "200g"
  prep: "sliced"
,
  name: "Green Lentils"
  quantity: "500g"
  notes: "Dried"
,
  name: "Butter"
,
  name: "Bay Leaf"
  quantity: "2"
  notes: "Optional"
,
  name: "Thyme"
  quantity: "1 tbsp"
,
  name: "Red wine"
  quantity: "100ml"
  notes: "Optional"
,
  name: "Stock cube"
  quantity: "1"
,
  name: "Tomato Purée"
  quantity: "3 tbsp"
,
  # The topping
  name: "King Edwards Potatoes"
  quantity: "2kg"
  notes: "Other floury potatoes will do"
,
  name: "Butter"
  quantity: "85g"
,
  name: "Milk"
  quantity: "100ml"
,
  name: "Cheddar"
  quantity: "50g"
  prep: "Grated"
]
method: [
  "To make the sauce, heat the butter in a pan, then gently fry the onions, carrots, celery and garlic for 15 mins until soft and golden."
  "Turn up the heat, add the mushrooms, then cook for 4 mins more."
  "Add the herbs, lentils, wine and stock. It’s important that you do not season with salt at this stage."
  "Simmer for 40-50 mins until the lentils are very soft."
  "Take off the heat and stir in the tomato purée. Season to taste."
  "While the lentils are cooking, tip the potatoes into a pan of water, then boil for about 15 mins until tender."
  "Drain the potatoes well, then mash with the butter and milk."
  "Pour the lentil mixture into a casserole dish and top with the mash potatoes."
  "Use a fork to rake the surface of the mash potatoes. This will help golden the dish."
  "Scatter with grated cheddar then bake in a 190C/fan 170C oven for 30 minutes, until golden."
]