Pâté chinois (beef, corn and potato bake)
Québec's answer to cottage pie: savoury beef, a layer of sweet corn and buttery mash.
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Ingredients
- Beef mince500 g
- Brown onions150 g
- Sweetcorn (tin)2 tins
- White potatoes1 kg
- Butter40 g
- Semi-skimmed milk100 ml
Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, paprika. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.
Usually contains: Milk.
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Estimated from typical ingredient values, counting a teaspoon of cooking oil for each portion. Children's portions are smaller.
Method
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- Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Peel the potatoes, cut into chunks and boil in salted water for 15 to 18 minutes until tender.1 kg white potatoes
- Chop the onion and fry with the beef mince in a teaspoon of oil for 8 minutes, breaking it up, until well browned. Season well and spread over the base of a baking dish.500 g beef mince150 g brown onions
- Drain the sweetcorn and spread it in an even layer over the beef.2 tins sweetcorn
- Drain the potatoes and mash with the butter and milk. Spread the mash over the corn, rough up the top with a fork and dust with a little paprika.40 g butter100 ml semi-skimmed milk
- Bake for 25 minutes until golden on top.
Brown the beef well and season it generously. The corn and mash are mild, so the beef carries the flavour.
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