French Canadian Shepherds Pork Pie With Variations
This is the traditional french canadian version of the familiar shepherd’s pie, a nourishing one dish meal.
Steps
Preheat oven to 350f.
In a saucepan , cook potatoes and mash them.
Season the potatoes to taste with salt and pepper.
Grind your leftover cooked pork and add chopped fried onion.
Season with your favorite spices.
Such as rosemary , thyme , marjoram , parsley , pepper , savory or garlic.
In a small saucepan , heat creamed corn.
In an oven proof dish , alternate layers of mashed potatoes , creamed corn , and ground pork , finishing with a layer of mashed potatoes.
Dot with butter and bake in oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until potatoes are crusty and golden brown.
Variations: replace creamed corn with 2 cups applesauce.
Garnish with thin slices of apple sauted in butter.
Replace creamed corn with 19 oz.
Can asparagus coarsely chopped.
Serves 4.
Whats cooking.
Ingredients
mashed potatoes, creamed corn, ground pork, onion, butter