Necro Mortis
10-14-2009, 06:11 AM
Ok, so I like to dabble in the kitchen. Now I’m un-employed again I find most of my time in there again because it eats up the time nicely and lets me practise at making tasty food. Recently I was trying my hand at Potatoes Au Gratin (A layer of potato then a filling and another layer of potato and cheese on top) with varied success and today I am making something up on the fly. It’s pretty much a variation on Cottage or Shepherds’ Pie.
First I got some large-ish potatoes, peeled, cut and boiled them in salted water for about 35 minutes so they were cooked right through. Then I set about making the filling. For this I used sausage meat, onions and mushrooms fried in garlic and olive oil with a bit of subbed sage. I just cooked it until the sausage meat and the onions were nicely browned.
When the potatoes were done I set about making my mashed potato top. I love mash because you can add just what you want to it. I used some of the onion, English Mustard, honey, black pepper, milk, butter and cheese which I just threw in while mashing. Tasted preetee good.
I didn’t want the filling to just sit there, I wanted something to carry the flavour so it could all cook together so I quickly made about half a pint of cheese sauce.
Then I just whacked the filling in the bottom of a casserole dish with the sauce and spread it evenly then spooned the potato on top and smoothed it out, topped with some dill and just a sprinkle of paprika.
It’s in the oven now and without sounding boastful it smells goooooood! Just going to cook it until browned. You could put cheese on top but I have plenty in there already.
So now I just need to wait! I hope it tastes at least passable...
First I got some large-ish potatoes, peeled, cut and boiled them in salted water for about 35 minutes so they were cooked right through. Then I set about making the filling. For this I used sausage meat, onions and mushrooms fried in garlic and olive oil with a bit of subbed sage. I just cooked it until the sausage meat and the onions were nicely browned.
When the potatoes were done I set about making my mashed potato top. I love mash because you can add just what you want to it. I used some of the onion, English Mustard, honey, black pepper, milk, butter and cheese which I just threw in while mashing. Tasted preetee good.
I didn’t want the filling to just sit there, I wanted something to carry the flavour so it could all cook together so I quickly made about half a pint of cheese sauce.
Then I just whacked the filling in the bottom of a casserole dish with the sauce and spread it evenly then spooned the potato on top and smoothed it out, topped with some dill and just a sprinkle of paprika.
It’s in the oven now and without sounding boastful it smells goooooood! Just going to cook it until browned. You could put cheese on top but I have plenty in there already.
So now I just need to wait! I hope it tastes at least passable...