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 6 people, you will need:
- 1
1 litre white haricot beans - 2
50 ml cream - 3
500 ml cooked meat - 4
50 ml grated cheese
How long will 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 1 litre 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 50 ml cream.
Salt, pepper, then check the seasoning.
Set aside.
Salt, pepper, then check the seasoning.
Set aside.
Stage 4 - 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Butter a gratin dish and arrange 500 ml cooked meat in the bottom.
Butter a gratin dish and arrange 500 ml cooked meat in the bottom.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
Spread the bean purée over the meat.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Top with 50 ml 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 |
| 2,920 Kcal or 12,225 Kj | 188 gr | 246 gr | 132 gr |
| 146 % | 72 % | 23 % | 20 % |
| 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 6 people : 9.20 €
- 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: Sausages with baked beans, French style, Paimpol salad, Cassoulet, Cornouaillaise salad, Warm white bean salad with smoked trout, ... All |
 | Cooked meat: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Artichokes with beef, Jerusalem artichoke purée with leeks, Bistro sandwich, Alpine gratin, Hachis parmentier, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Thin summer tart "à la grecque", Lille style chicken, Tartiflette, Caesar salad, Cream sauce with Vin Jaune, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Thin spinach and potato tart, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Smoky potato and potimarron gratin, ... All |
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