Saturday, 14 September 2019

The scaled down Shepherdess photo guide



The parrots in the pan, roughly
mashed – you should have texture and see
visible pieces of the parsnip and the carrot


The mushroom and chestnut base


With the layer of parrots - check out that colour!


With the sliced potatoes, then finely grated
Parmesan and a generous pinch of parsley -
ready to bake


Ready to eat


Dig in - yum!

I have deliberately not given any specific weights other than The Shepherdess base. In my home I have carrots and parsnips as staples and you know that I always bake jacket potatoes when my oven is on so they are ready to use at any time. You could, if you wished, freeze the mushroom and chestnut base in ramekins and then add the remaining layers at another time. Personally I prefer to pull the complete dish from the freezer. Defrost and then bake at 180fan/200c/Gas 6 for 20 minutes for an individual portion – check after 15 minutes. Remember that all your ingredients are cooked.

Finally I can confirm that The Shepherdess freezes beautifully. I had two portions. I took my frozen pie out of the freezer and transferred to the fridge overnight. I popped it into a pre-heated oven as above for 30 minutes.

Next up is stuff for the veggie who wants their food to resemble the taste and texture of meat.

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