Tuna shepherd pie looks inviting
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Babybird
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The perfect dinner option when your cupboard is bare, but for some frozen mixed veg, canned tuna and a couple of sheets of frozen pastry.
800 gram potatoes, peeled, coarsely chopped
70 gram butter
3/4 cup milk, plus 1 1/2 cups extra
1 large leek, pale section only, halved lengthways, thinly sliced
1/3 cup plain flour
1/2 cup reduced-fat cream
150 gram frozen mixed vegetables
425 gram can tuna in spring water, drained, flaked
2 tablespoon chopped dill, plus extra sprigs, to serve
2 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry, thawed
Place potato in a large saucepan; cover with cold water.
2.
Bring to the boil; boil 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain; return to pan. Place over low heat. Add 30g butter and milk; mash until almost smooth. Season.
3.
Meanwhile, melt remaining butter in a saucepan over moderate heat.
4.
Add leek; cook, stirring, 3 minutes, or until soft. Add flour; cook, stirring, 1 minute, or until bubbling.
5.
Gradually whisk in extra milk until smooth. Gradually whisk in cream until smooth. Cook, whisking, 3 minutes, or until sauce boils and thickens. Stir in frozen vegetables, tuna and dill. Remove from heat. Season; cool.
6.
Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C (160°C fan-forced).
7.
Gently press pastry sheets into a 20cm (base diameter) round pie plate, overlapping slightly at centre; trim edge. Using a fork, decorate edge of pastry and prick base alll over. Bake 10 minutes, or until light golden.
8.
Spoon cooled tuna mixture into pastry shell; top with mashed potato. Bake 25 minutes, or until golden. Stand in pie plate 10 minutes. Serve sprinkled with extra dill.
Ingredients
Tuna shepherd's pie800 gram potatoes, peeled, coarsely chopped
70 gram butter
3/4 cup milk, plus 1 1/2 cups extra
1 large leek, pale section only, halved lengthways, thinly sliced
1/3 cup plain flour
1/2 cup reduced-fat cream
150 gram frozen mixed vegetables
425 gram can tuna in spring water, drained, flaked
2 tablespoon chopped dill, plus extra sprigs, to serve
2 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry, thawed
Method
Tuna shepherd’s pie
1.Place potato in a large saucepan; cover with cold water.
2.
Bring to the boil; boil 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain; return to pan. Place over low heat. Add 30g butter and milk; mash until almost smooth. Season.
3.
Meanwhile, melt remaining butter in a saucepan over moderate heat.
4.
Add leek; cook, stirring, 3 minutes, or until soft. Add flour; cook, stirring, 1 minute, or until bubbling.
5.
Gradually whisk in extra milk until smooth. Gradually whisk in cream until smooth. Cook, whisking, 3 minutes, or until sauce boils and thickens. Stir in frozen vegetables, tuna and dill. Remove from heat. Season; cool.
6.
Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C (160°C fan-forced).
7.
Gently press pastry sheets into a 20cm (base diameter) round pie plate, overlapping slightly at centre; trim edge. Using a fork, decorate edge of pastry and prick base alll over. Bake 10 minutes, or until light golden.
8.
Spoon cooled tuna mixture into pastry shell; top with mashed potato. Bake 25 minutes, or until golden. Stand in pie plate 10 minutes. Serve sprinkled with extra dill.
We used a frozen vegetable mix of com, carrot and broccoli.