Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie.
You may well have come across hachis parmentier, the French version of shepherd's pie. Here's a variation using puréed haricot beans, inspired by another classic French dish: cassoulet.
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Last modified on: June 3rd 2020
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
2 kgs white haricot beans - 2
100 g cream - 3
1 kg cooked meat - 4
100 g grated cheese - Total weight: 3,200 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 19 min. | 35 min. | 54 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Pass 2 kgs white haricot beans (cooked beforehand or from a tin) through a vegetable mill into a saucepan...
Stage 2
...to make a bean purée.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Put on medium heat. When hot, stir or whisk in 100 g cream.
Salt, pepper, then check the seasoning.
Set aside.
Salt, pepper, then check the seasoning.
Set aside.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Spread the bean purée over the meat.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Top with 100 g grated cheese.
Stage 7 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes until nicely browned.
Remarks
For a crustier topping, you can add a little home-made breadcrumb coating and mix this with the grated cheese in stage 6.
For something closer to a real cassoulet, use chunks or slices of sausage instead of the meat.
For something closer to a real cassoulet, use chunks or slices of sausage instead of the meat.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Freezes very well.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 5,839 Kcal or 24,447 Kj | 375 gr | 491 gr | 263 gr |
| 292 % | 144 % | 46 % | 40 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 182 Kcal or 762 Kj | 12 gr | 15 gr | 8 gr |
| 9 % | 5 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 487 Kcal or 2,039 Kj | 31 gr | 41 gr | 22 gr |
| 24 % | 12 % | 4 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 18.40 €
- Per person : 1.53 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | White haricot beans: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: How to prepare white beans, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Warm white bean salad with smoked trout, Cornouaillaise salad, Beans with tomatoes, ... All |
 | Cooked meat: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Gratin of leeks with Morbier cheese, Rustic chicken and mushroom pie, Bistro sandwich, Creamy asparagus and meat timbale, Lentil and cold-meat salad, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette , Chilli chicken and spinach gratin, Croque-monsieur potatoes, Avengers' potatoes, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Potimarron and Parmesan tart, Grapefruit moelleux, Basic cake batter - the French way, Clementine Chantilly, Soft apple cookies, ... All |
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