Friday, November 10, 2017

Shepherds pie-instant pot

I scoured the internet last night looking for a great shepherd's pie recipe I could cook in the IP.  The consensus was that the last and potato mixture was too dense to cook it in there and it never came to pressure.  So instead, I decided to d9 my prep ork in the IP and bake it.  I really like the new recipe I came up with.  I took a few recipes that looked yummy and made them my own.

1 lb.  Ground turkey, thawed
Olive oil
1/2 onion diced
1 can 6oz tomato paste
1 packet onion soup mix
1 1/2 c. Beef broth or water and bullion
Salt and pepper
1/8 ish c. of worcestershire sauce.

Potatoes:
4-6 potatoes peeled and cubed
Cube of butter
Salt and pepper

2 cans green beans (they got a little mushy)

Preheat oven to 400°.
My meat wasn't defrosted, so while I was defrosting that, I turned the IP on for the mashed potatoes.  8 minutes manual with 1 cup water.  They came out a bit...gooey, but made perfect mashed potatoes.
Since I needed the IP insert, I drained them and then dumped them into my kitchen aid.  Add the butter, s&p, and whipped them up.  To be honest, I didn't even add milk to it!

I cleaned the insert and hit saute.   I added a little olive oil, turned it up and got the meat cooking.  After it browned, i added onions and got them cooked as well.

After they were done, I added the broth, the tomato paste and the packet of onion soup.  Brought that to a simmer and let it cook down a little, since there was a bit of juice.  Add the green beans to the mix and quickly warm them.

This fit in a smaller pan, 8x11 (?) and I layered the meat part then the potatoes, then cheddar cheese.
Bake at 400°.  I didn'  watch the clock, I watched the cheese melt.  About 20-25 minutes.  This tasted pretty good.

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