French Style Pate Chinois Recipes

SHEPHERD'S PIE QUEBEC-STYLE (PATE CHINOIS)

Steps:

• Brown ground beef.
• Place in casserole dish.
• Pour creamed corn on top.
• Top with mashed potatoes.
• Bake at 350 F for about 30 minutes.

FRENCH STYLE PATE CHINOIS

Steps:

• Peel and cook the potatoes, mash, adding milk and butter (I whip the potatoes for smoother consistency) Set aside.
• Chop onion and cook with the ground beef until done and spread evenly in the baking dish.
• Pour the cream corn evenly over the ground beef, and pour the kernel corn evenly over the cream corn.
• Last but not least, spread the mashed potatoes evenly for the last layer.
• Dot the top with butter, and sprinkle paprika evenly over this.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes.
• As an added variety, shredded cheddar can be sprinkled on as a topping.
• This dish freezes very well.

SHEPHERD'S PIE (PATE CHINOIS)

Steps:

• Boil potatoes.
• Mash potatoes, add a little butter and milk, (a little lumpy and not too creamy) salt and pepper.
• Brown ground beef (drain if necessary), add mushrooms and onion and cook till a bit tender.
• Sprinkle a little soya sauce on ground beef mixture (about 1-2 tblsp), and pepper.
• Put ground beef in bottom of roasting pan.
• Then the cream corn.
• Next the can of kernel corn.
• Finally the mashed potatoes.
• Brush the top with a little melted butter Bake at 375 for about an hour, or until the potatoes are golden brown.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with parsley.
• I like to put a little soya on my serving.