I noticed Shepherd’s Pie on a menu one blustery night at a cozy neighborhood restaurant and wished there was a dish as warm and filling I could enjoy. Brandade is a good substitute for Shepard’s Pie as far as I’m concerned but clearly prepping and dealing with salt cod aint no recipe for survival in my book.
Contemplating Mother Nature and the impending Hurricane SanDy baring down on us and long days ahead stuck in our cribs, thoughts of recipes 4 survival to share were running rampant in my mind.
My ultimate vision is a baked loaf of a layer of fluffy scrambled eggs, onions & rice, a layer of fava bean puree & asparagus tips, topped with a layer of pomme puree dusted with paprika & a sprinkle of scallions.
What I created was close to my vision described above except I used edamame which are a staple item for me rather than the fava bean puree.
Here’s what I did and the ingredients used:
4 eggs, blanched asparagus tips, mashed potatoes/pomme puree, steamed edamame & rice
First I sweated a small diced onion in olive oil & salt of D Earth, added the rice and scrambled eggs and whipped with a whisk over a medium flame.
Whipped eggs, rice & onions
- Stirring eggs with sweated onions, rice & scrambled eggs
The whipped egg, rice and onion became the base of the Goddess Pie.
The next layer was the steamed edamame & asparagus tips, which I topped with the pomme puree/mashed potatoes, dusted with paprika & scattered scallions.
A trick to making the creamiest mashed potatoes is to rice them, mix with some bur/butter & cream or milk. I don’t use butter or milk, I use olive oil and my mashed potatoes are just Dlicious.
Here’s to a light, vegetarian version of a shepherd’s pie. What do you think about the title of this dish, Goddess Pie, bold?
Dt took no time at all to pull this together and boy was it well worth it.
Warm & cozy, filling and cOMforting. Dig IN!
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