Upside-down Parmentier
Parmentier is a French version of shepherd's pie. This variation has slow-cooked meat on top of the mashed potato (purée), instead of underneath. A red-wine sauce adds the finishing touch.
97K 14 4.1
Last modified on: November 6th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
400 g beef - 2
400 g potato purée - 3
500 ml red wine - 4
sage - 5
1 carrot - 6
1 shallot - 7
1 garlic clove - 8
2 bayleaves - 9
½ teaspoon cornflour - 10
salt - 11
pepper - Total weight: 1,519 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 5 hours 47 min. | 20 min. | 6 hours 7 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 4 hours 45 min.
Cook 400 g beef slowly in red wine.
Stage 2 - 50 min.
Prepare 400 g potato purée.
Stage 3 - 7 min.
Take 4 tablespoons of the cooking juices and pour this over the meat. Mix well and reheat on low heat.
Stage 4 - 20 min.
Reduce the remaining cooking juices by half in a small pan. Check seasoning.
Add ½ teaspoon cornflour while whisking to thicken the sauce.
Add ½ teaspoon cornflour while whisking to thicken the sauce.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Heat the serving plates.
Place two tablespoons of mashed potato in the centre of the plate. Arrange the meat on top and coat with sauce.
Place two tablespoons of mashed potato in the centre of the plate. Arrange the meat on top and coat with sauce.
Remarks
Both the meat and potatoes can be prepared the day before, even a few days in advance.
Keeping
2-3 minutes once assembled.
Source
Nanou.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,216 Kcal or 9,278 Kj | 79 gr | 87 gr | 128 gr |
| 111 % | 30 % | 8 % | 19 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 146 Kcal or 611 Kj | 5 gr | 6 gr | 8 gr |
| 7 % | 2 % | 1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 554 Kcal or 2,319 Kj | 20 gr | 22 gr | 32 gr |
| 28 % | 8 % | 2 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 8.54 €
- Per person : 2.14 €
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)
 | Red wine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, How to slow cook meat, Roscoff loaf, Rabbit civet, Two-stage beef chuck , ... All |
 | Beef : You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, How to cook red meat properly, How to slow cook meat, Roast beef "like they do it in Santa Fe", Beef braised in reduced red wine, ... All |
 | Potato purée: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Oxtail Parmentier, Colcannon, Sausage with duchess potatoes and a Mont d'Or fondue , Potato and two ham gratin, Welsh-style potato purée, ... All |
 | Bayleaf: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Baker's chicken and potato tart, Onion fondue, Roast potatoes "à la provençale", Home-made chilli oil, Spaghetti with mushrooms, ... All |
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