Cassoulet-style shepherd's pie.

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 6 people, you will need:

• 1 1 kg white haricot beans
• 2 50 g cream
• 3 500 g cooked meat
• 4 50 g grated cheese
• Total weight: 1,600 grams

Times:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
19 min.	35 min.	54 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Pass 1 kg white haricot beans (cooked beforehand or from a tin) through a vegetable mill into a saucepan...
2	...to make a bean purée.
3	Put on medium heat. When hot, stir or whisk in 50 g cream. Salt, pepper, then check the seasoning. Set aside.
4	Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C). Butter a gratin dish and arrange 500 g cooked meat in the bottom.
5	Spread the bean purée over the meat.
6	Top with 50 g grated cheese.
7	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.

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