| This special recipe has taken the best of | | | | Methods to make the mash potatoes: |
| both worlds, by adding some Eastern | | | | |
| ingredients to this Western recipe. By using | | | | Boil potatoes and mash (without skin of |
| chillies, oyster sauce and chicken stock, | | | | course). Add milk and butter; salt and |
| mixed with the traditional pie sauces, the | | | | pepper. Ensure they are well mixed. (I |
| result is a delicious and moist meat base | | | | always end up with just a bit more milk and |
| with just a tad of kick from the chillies. | | | | butter). |
| For more or less of the ingredients, its | | | | |
| entirely up to the individual, but I would | | | | For baking: |
| use the following estimates to suit my | | | | |
| tastebud. I have baked this on many | | | | Place minced meat mixture in a baking tin, |
| occassions and it never fails to get people | | | | level it. Place the mashed potatoes on top |
| asking for the recipe. | | | | and level it. Use a fork to make some |
| | | | designs on top, when its brown, makes it |
| Ingredients: | | | | look pretty. Then sprinkle grated cheese |
| | | | on top, how much you desire , it's up to you. |
| 500g minced meat; 1-1.5kg potatoes; 3-4 tbsp | | | | Bake in pre-heated oven at 210C for |
| ketchup; 3-4 oyster sauce; 2-3 tbsp | | | | estimated 30-40minutes, check in once in a |
| worchester sauce; 3 medium onions; 6 garlic ; | | | | while, as long as the top is brown, you are |
| 3-4 cups of mixed vegetables (green peas, | | | | done. |
| corn, carrot); 4-6 tbsp milk; 4-6 tbsp | | | | |
| buttter; 2 chicken cubes; 4-5 chilli padi | | | | Some tips: |
| (small chillies and hotter than the usual | | | | |
| ones, if not available, normal chillis can | | | | I used to mash potatoes by first boiling them |
| still be used); sliced button mushrooms ; | | | | with the skins, and then peel them and mash |
| grated cheese; salt and pepper. | | | | them, which was usually very hard work. Till |
| | | | I was taught by a chef, who peeled the |
| Methods to make the meat filling : | | | | potatoes before boiling and cut them up into |
| | | | cubes, add salt. They cook faster and so |
| Saute/fry onions for a while, add the minced | | | | easy to mash, and does not shortchange the |
| meat, stir till its almost cooked. Add the | | | | taste. For the westerners, if you do not |
| sauces, chicken cubes, oyster sauce, ketchup. | | | | wish to use chillis, use lots of pepper. For |
| Then add mixed veges, mushrooms, chillis. | | | | the Asians with fiery tongue, use chilli |
| Salt and pepper. If you wish, you can remove | | | | padis for that kick, more if you wish but |
| the chillies from the mixture once cooked. | | | | don't get burned! |
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