Pâté Chinois

Description
Shepherd's Pie

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Ingredients

 * 1 greased casserole dish (use whatever you like for greasing, PAM or butter or margarine) I would not use shortening it gives the recipe too strong a taste and we can do without the extra fat.
 * 1½ lbs of a combination of beef, pork, and veal ground meat
 * 2 celery sticks finely chopped
 * 3 carrots chopped very small
 * 2 tablespoons of tomato purée
 * 1 garlic clove very finely chopped
 * 1 yellow onion medium sized very finely chopped
 * salt and pepper to taste. I like to use the beef broth powder as my seasoning, as it already has salt in it.
 * 3 tablespoons of canola oil or vegetable oil
 * 6 potatoes (+ milk and butter to mash them)
 * 1 or 2 cans of corn
 * 1 or 2 cans of peas
 * paprika

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350 °F.
 * 2) First cook potatoes with a little salt.
 * 3) Mash the potatoes, do not use milk or butter. Just the potatoes.
 * 4) Have this ready before cooking the meat mixture.
 * 5) Depending on the size of your casserole dish, use 1 or 2 cans of corn or 1 small package of frozen corn, you can also use fresh corn if it is available.
 * 6) Use enough to form one layer of corn in the casserole dish after you add the meat mixture.
 * 7) 1 or 2 cans of peas, but frozen peas keep their shape better or one small package of frozen peas.
 * 8) Mashed potatoes.
 * 9) Paprika.
 * 10) Begin by browning the meats with the oil.
 * 11) Add the vegetables, that is, the celery, carrots, garlic and onion until tender.
 * 12) Add the tomato purée and the seasoning.
 * 13) When the meat mixture is ready, meaning the meat is no longer red and the vegetables are almost tender, pour this into a greased casserole dish in one layer.
 * 14) Add the corn and layer on top of the meat.
 * 15) Add the peas and layer on top of the corn.
 * 16) Add the mashed potatoes and layer on top of the peas.
 * 17) Sprinkle a couple of pinches of paprika.
 * 18) Place it in the oven for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes begin to brown.