King’s Potato Pie

This winter is really dragging for me… 60 inches of snow in one season is a bit much.  In order to enjoy some part of the winter, I have still been cooking some hearty meals before springtime supposedly hits.  This week, I made sheperd’s pie… but obviously couldn’t eat the traditional dough crust on top, so I added my own gluten free twist!  The base is mashed potatoes, the middle is meat and veggies, and the top is crispy potatoes.

King’s Potato Pie

Pieces:

1. 5-6 russet potatoes, peeled and chopped into one inch cubes
2. 3 tbsp. vegan butter
3. one cup coconut milk (I promise it has NO coconut flavor!)
4. 3 tsp. lemon pepper
5. 3 tsp. garlic salt
6. 5 carrots, peeled and sliced into rounds
7. one pound ground beef
8. one cup frozen peas
9. one quarter cup red wine vinegar
10. one extra russet potato, washed but not peeled
11. an olive oil mister
12. 1 tbsp. dried parsley

Process:

1. Peel and chop the 5-6 russet potatoes into one inch cubes.
2. Boil several inches of water in a large pan.  Add the potatoes and boil until fork tender.  Drain.
3. Put the potatoes back into the large pan.  Add the butter, coconut milk, 1 tsp. lemon pepper, 1 tsp. garlic salt.  Mash until desired consistency.
4. In a large sauté pan with a half inch of water, simmer the carrot rounds just until tender. Drain any extra water.
5. Add the ground beef, peas, red wine vinegar, 1 tsp. lemon pepper, 1 tsp. garlic salt.
6. Saute until the beef is cooked through.  Drain any extra liquid.
7. In a large baking dish, spread the mashed potatoes.  Layer the beef mixture on top.
8. On top of the beef mixture, use a mandolin to shave potato slices from the extra russet potato.  Cover the beef mixture evenly with potato slices.
9. Using an olive oil mister, spray the potato slices lightly with oil so they will crisp.
10. Sprinkle 1 tsp. lemon pepper, 1 tsp. garlic salt, and dried parsley on top.
11. Bake at 350 degrees about 20 minutes, until potatoes crisp on top.
12. Serve hot.

Layer 1

Layer 2

Layer 3 and final king’s potato pie!

Happy Allergy Free Eating!