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Shepherd's Pie

Monday, 13 October 2008 13:51 by Admin

I made this recipe tonight and it was a hit! Yummy I used ground turkey instead of beef and it was great!

Steakhouse Shepherd's Pie

Prep Time:: 10 min
Inactive Prep Time:: hr min
Cook Time:: 30 min

Level:: Easy

Serves:: 4 to 6 servings

2 pounds Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
Salt
1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 slices good quality bacon or peppered bacon, chopped
2 pounds ground sirloin
1 onion, chopped
1/2 pound button mushrooms, quartered
Black pepper
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups beef stock
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 egg yolk
3 tablespoons sour cream
1/2 pound blue cheese, crumbled (recommended: Maytag)
3 to 4 tablespoons chives
1 teaspoon paprika

Place potatoes in a pot, cover with cold water and bring up to a boil. Season water with salt and boil potatoes until tender, 12 to15 minutes. Heads up: save a ladle of starchy cooking water just before draining.

Heat a skillet with high sides over medium high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, half a turn of the pan and the bacon. Crisp bacon and remove to paper towel lined plate. Add sirloin to the pan and caramelize the meat, 4 to 5 minutes. Add in the mushrooms and onions and cook until tender, 6 to 7 minutes more then season with salt and pepper.

While meat cooks heat a small sauce pot over medium heat and melt butter, whisk the flour into butter, cook 2 minutes then whisk beef stock into flour, add Worcestershire and season sauce with salt and pepper, to taste. Thicken 6 to 7 minutes.

Pour gravy over meat and turn on broiler.

Temper egg yolk by beating it with the starchy potato cooking water. Place drained potatoes back into the pot you cooked them in to dry them out a little. Mash potatoes with egg yolk and sour cream then fold in crumbled blue cheese and chives. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and spread across the top of the meat in an even layer. Garnish the potatoes with paprika and place under broiler to crisp and brown the potatoes, 2 to 3 minutes. Crumble reserved bacon over top. Serve immediately right from the hot skillet.

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French Toast Bake

Saturday, 30 August 2008 14:20 by Admin

This is a great recipe that was given to me many years ago by one of my best girlfriends! Yes, thats you Debbie:)

I have changed it a bit to make it a little healthier! I like to make it a day ahead and let all of the ingredients combine, that way I can pop it into the oven in the morning without any hassels.

I am going to make this so simple, but you will be shocked by how great it taste. I made this recipe yesterday morning for my boys before they went to school. Yes, I said before they went to school, and we leave @ 8am. I usually make this recipe in mass quantity for our Christmas Morning Breakfast, along with all of our other traditions.

1) Kings Hawaiian Bread (Two packs of the rolls)

2) 1 cup of blueberries or any other fruit that is in season

3) 2 cups of egg substitute mixed with a little milk

4) Dash of nutmeg

5) Dash of cinnamon

6) 1 Teaspoon of vanilla

7) Maple syrup (keep the container close by)

Butter a dish (whatever size you would like) I base it on how many people will be eating and then I adjust the ingredients.

Tear apart the rolls and put them in to the dish.

Mix the eggs, a dash of milk, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg together.

Pour it over the bread just till it covers the bread.

Mash it down with a fork so all of the bread is coated.

Pour the blueberries over the top.

Drizzle maple syrup over the top (a lot!)

Cover and refridgerate over night or bake it now.

400 degrees for about 45 minutes.

When the top starts to get really brown I drizzle more maple syrup over the top! Mmmmmm:)

Pull it out when it looks nice and fluffy and brown.

Of course we add whipped cream on the top, but you can make it your own and add whatever you like!

ENJOY!

Let me know what you think....

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