Polenta parmentier
This recipe is similar to a shepherd's pie, but the meat is accompanied by vegetables, and the mashed potatoes are replaced by a delicious cheese polenta.
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Last modified on: March 20th 2024
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12 tablespoons 
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3 sprigs 
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1 litre 500 ml minced beef
750 mls peeled and chopped tomatoes
900 mls 
300 mls 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 45 min. | 48 min. | 1 hour 33 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
In a large saucepan over high heat, pour in 12 tablespoons olive oil and when hot, add onion, salt and pepper.
Cook for 1 minute, without browning.
Cook for 1 minute, without browning.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Add the carrots and leeks, mix well, season with salt and pepper and cook, uncovered, until the carrots are tender (about 5 minutes).
Transfer to a large plate.
Transfer to a large plate.
Stage 6 - 7 min.
In the same saucepan, still over high heat, pour in 12 tablespoons olive oil and when it's hot add 3 bayleaves, 3 sprigs thyme and 3 cloves garlic.
Stir to flavour the oil, then add 1 litre 500 ml minced beef, salt and pepper.
Cook the meat to your liking, stirring occasionally.
Stir to flavour the oil, then add 1 litre 500 ml minced beef, salt and pepper.
Cook the meat to your liking, stirring occasionally.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Add 750 mls peeled and chopped tomatoes, mix well, bring to the boil, then turn off the heat and remove (and discard) the bay leaf, garlic and thyme.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Pour in the vegetables and mix well, then check the seasoning.
Stage 9 - 2 min.
Preheat your oven to 390°F (200°C) .
Butter a casserole dish, then pour in the meat and vegetable mixture.
Butter a casserole dish, then pour in the meat and vegetable mixture.
Stage 10 - 15 min.
Prepare 900 mls Polenta to which you will mix 300 mls grated cheese (put some aside for the next step).
Stage 11 - 3 min.
Spread the polenta in the dish, leaving a tiny space around the edge for the cooking steam to escape, then sprinkle the top with the remaining grated cheese.
Stage 12 - 30 min.
Bake for about 30 minutes at 200°C (390°F), watching for browning on top.
Stage 13
Your polenta parmentier is ready.
Remarks
For the grated cheese, it's up to you, but I'd recommend a hard cheese: Comté, Cheddar, Parmesan...
The proportions are only indicative, so don't hesitate to adapt them to your taste and the quantities you have on hand.
The proportions are only indicative, so don't hesitate to adapt them to your taste and the quantities you have on hand.
Keeping
A few days in the fridge, protected by cling film or in a closed container.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 9,037 Kcal or 37,836 Kj | 402 gr | 292 gr | 807 gr |
| 335 % | 115 % | 20 % | 91 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 152 Kcal or 636 Kj | 7 gr | 5 gr | 14 gr |
| 6 % | 2 % | <1 % | 2 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 502 Kcal or 2,102 Kj | 22 gr | 16 gr | 45 gr |
| 19 % | 6 % | 1 % | 5 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 18 people : 28.39 $
- Per person : 1.58 $
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)
 | Minced beef: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Meatballs, Hamburgers, Algerian brik rolls, Bolognaise lasagne, Polpete, ... All |
 | Polenta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Taos hotpot, Polenta with spinach and soft-poached egg, Curried polenta, Rata-tart, ... All |
 | Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Veal Marengo, Pissaladière with puff pastry, Chicken "cantina", Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Enchiladas, ... All |
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Spinach and hard-boiled egg gratin, Sausage buckwheat pancakes, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Avengers' potatoes, ... All |
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