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- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- From: sehender@romulus.reed.edu (S. E. Henderson)
- Subject: Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie
- Message-ID: <m0pHfpt-0004nIC@reed.edu>
- Organization: Taronga Park BBS
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 1994 13:30:04 -0800
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- from _Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant_
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- TOFU LAYER
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- 1 cake tofu, frozen, thawed, shredded(freezing adds texture)
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 Tbsp. oil
- 1/4 tsp. thyme
- 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
- pinch of black pepper
- 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1-2 Tbsp. soy sauce, to taste
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- POTATO LAYER
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- 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup milk
- salt to taste
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- MUSHROOM GRAVY
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- 2 Tbsp. oil
- 1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
- 3 Tbsp. soy sauce
- pich of black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups hot potato water
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in 1/2 cup water
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- (Optional--1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese)
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- TOFU LAYER: Saute onion in oil with thyme, coriander, and black pepper
- until onions are clear. Add walnuts and tofu. When heated through, add
- lemon juice and soy sauce. Remove from heat.
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- POTATO LAYER: Put cubed potato in sauce pan and cover with lightly salted
- water. Bring to boil, and simmer til soft. Drain, but save potato water
- for gravy. Mash potato with butter and milk. Salt to taste.
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- GRAVY: Heat oil in skillet, add mushrooms, soy sauce, and pepper. Cook
- until mushrooms are tender. Add 1 1/2 cups potato water and bring to boil.
- Slowly stir in dissolved cornstarch and simmer until clear and thick.
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- Oil a 9 inch square casserole dish(I use a round Corningware dish.) Put in
- the layer of tofu mixture, then gravy, and top with potato layer. Dot with
- butter or margarine.(I put shredded cheddar cheese instead.) Bake at 400
- degrees (F) for 15-20 minutes until top is golden.
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