Shepherd's Pie

Ingredients:

• ½ cup diced onion
• ½ cup diced red pepper
• 2 Tbs oil
• 2½ Tbs butter (37g)
• ¼ cup flour
• ½ cup red wine
• 1½ cup vegetable broth
• 1 cup frozen peas, heated
• 1 cup frozen corn, heated
• 500 g (16 ounces) crumbles
• 8 or 10 dashes of green Tabasco sauce
• 2 tsp parsley, or to taste
• ¼ tsp ground pepper, or to taste
• 1 vegetarian pie shell, prepared
• 250g hushållost, grated (or Havarti, Jack, Cheddar…)
• 4-6 cups leftover mashed potatoes, warm
• 100 g additional hushållost, grated

Steps:

1: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).   
2: Prepare frozen veggies according to package directions.   
3: Sauté the onion and peppers in the oil.   
4: Remove the onion and peppers and set aside.   
5: Melt the butter in the same skillet, and whisk in the flour.   
6: Whisk in the red wine, and then the vegetable broth, until well blended.   
7: Mix in corn, peas, and crumbles.   
8: Stir in Tabasco, parsley, and pepper.   
9: Line pie plate with the crust. Cover crust edges with foil.    
10: Bake crust 3-5 minutes.   
11: Remove foil.   
12: Fill crust with vegetable/gravy mix.   
13: Cover with a layer of 250g of grated cheese.   
14: Cover with the mashed potatoes. Rake the surface with a fork to produce ridges, for browning.   
15: Bake for about 10 minutes.   
16: Tent with foil to prevent more browning of crust and potatoes.   
17: Bake for another 5-7 minutes.   
18: Sprinkle with the remainder of the cheese, and tent with the foil.   
19: Let stand 15-30 minutes for the cheese to melt and the filling to set some.   

Pretty much all quantities approximate. :-)


Comments:

Cobbled together from a hodgepodge of online recipes.