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Cajun Shepherd's Pie Paul Prudhomme

Category: Cajun

Author: The Savvybearcat

Date: 1/1/2007

Rating:

(2.0) by 2 users

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb Ground beef
1/2 lb Ground pork
2 Eggs lightly beaten
1/2 cup Very fine dry breadcrumbs
1/4 lb +3 tb butter in all
3/4 cup Finely chopped onion
3/4 cup Finely chopped celery
1/2 cup Finely chopped gree pepper
1 tbsp +1 ts minced garlic
1 tbsp Worcestershire
1/2 tsp Tabasco
MEAT SEASONING MIX
2 tsp Ground cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tsp Ea salt and black pepper
1 1/4 tsp Ground white pepper
3/4 tsp Ea ground cumin &dried thyme
3/4 cup Evaporated milk in all
2 lb White potatoes peeled &1/4'd
1 tsp Ea salt & white pepper
1 1/2 cup Julienned carrots
1 cup Julieened onions
VEGETABLE SEASONING MIX:
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Ea white pepper,onion powder
Garlic powder,cayenne pepper
1 1/2 cup Julienned zucchini
1 cup Julienned yellow squash

Instructions:

In a 13x9" ungreased baking pan combine the beef & pork.Mix in the
eggs and breadcrumbs by hand until mixed thoroughly, reserve. In a 1
qt saucepan combine 3 tb butter with the onions,celery,green pepper,
worcestershire ,tabasco and meat seasoning mix. Saute over high heat
for 5 minutes,stirring frequently and scraping the bottom well.
Remove from heat and let cool. Add mixture and 1/4 c milk to the meat
mixture and mix well by hand. Form into a 12X8 loaf and center in the
pan.Bake in a 450 oven for 30 minutes,remove from oven and pour off
drippings,reserving 2 1/2 tb drippings.Set meat and drippings aside.
Boil the potatoes until fork tender,drain reserving 1 c potato
water.Place the potatoes while hot in a large mixing bowl. Add
remaining butter,1/2 c milk salt & white pepper.
Stir with wooden spoon until broken up then beat with a whisk or
hand held mixer.If potatoes are not creamy enough beat in some of the
reserved water.
In a large skillet combine the reserved drippings with the
carrots,onions and veg. seasoning mix. Saute over high heat for 1 1/2
minutes stirring frequently. Add zucchini and yellow squash and
continue saute until noticably bright in color,about 3-4 minutes
stirring once in a while. Remove from heat. Mound the cooked
vegetables on top of the meat loaf,keeping away from edges. Layer the
mashed potatoes evenly over top of of the vegetable layer and top
edges of meat,using all of the potatoes.
Bake at 525 until brown on top about 8-10 minutes. Serve immediately.