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