Chinese Pie
No, this is not Chinese, not even close, this is a French Canadian dish very much like a Shepherd's Pie. The French name for this is Pâté chinois.
Ingredients
- 500 grams ground beef, or ground pork, (1 lb)
- 1 can whole kernel corn, small can, (8.5 oz / 240 g)
- 1 can creamed corn, small can, (8.5 oz / 240 g)
- mashed potatoes, as needed
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180 C (350 F), get out a 8x8 casserole dish.
- Brown the ground beef in a non stick pan, drain the fat, then place beef on the bottom of the baking dish and spread out evenly.
- Open the kernel corn and drain the water, sprinkle corn over the beef.
- Open the creamed corn and spread that out on the kernel corn.
- Prepare mashed potatoes, instant or fresh, your choice, although instant would be perfect for this. Spread mashed potatoes over the corn.
- Cover the dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Variants: 1. Add some diced onion to the beef when browning it. 2. Add some sauteed mushrooms to the beef mixture in the casserole dish. 3. Sprinkle the mashed potatoes with Cheddar cheese for the last 5 minutes of baking.
Adapted from an internet recipe.
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