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