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Hachis Parmentier

Hachis Parmentier

Hachis Parmentier is composed of a potato purée base, with meat and onions in between. It comes in different versions. Our is egg and ham free!
Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine French, Lebanese
Servings 4 people
Calories 251 kcal

Equipment

  • Medium Pot
  • Small Pan
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Pyrex plate

Ingredients
  

  • 540 grams Potatoes Cut in quarters
  • 100 grams Beef
  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Large Kaak Fingers or Bread Toasts
  • 20 grams Emmental/Kashkaval Cheese Shredded
  • 3 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Sweet Pepper
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper
  • tsp Nutmeg Ground
  • 1 tbsp Milk Powder Full Cream
  • 15 grams Butter

Instructions
 

Meat Fill In

  • Cut your onion into small pieces
  • In a pan on medium heat, start cooking the onion for a few minutes until golden
  • Add the beef and make sure to divide it into small pieces with the wooden spoon
  • Add 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of pepper and keep stirring until cooked
  • Turn off heat and cover with aluminum foil

Potato purée

  • Add your cut potato quarters in a pot and fill it with water until they are covered
  • Add 1 tsp of salt and turn on the heat from under the pot
  • Once water starts boiling, reduce to low heat, cover with a lid and let your potatoes cook for 40 mins until soft
  • As soon as your potatoes are cooked, place them in a bowl making sure you do not add any water in
  • Using a fork, start crushing your potatoes to make a purée
  • While doing so, add the butter and mix, followed by the milk powder and mix again.
  • Next, add 1 tsp of salt, 1 tsp of sweet pepper, the black pepper, the nutmeg and mix very well

Plate design and cooking

  • In a square Pyrex, add half of the potatoes at the bottom, spreading them smoothly
  • Add the cooked beef and onion and spread it evenly over the first mashed potatoes layer
  • Add the second layer of mashed potatoes
  • Sprinkle the top with your shredded cheese
  • Crush the kaak/bread toasts to get small crumbs and sprinkle them all over the top
  • Preheat your oven at 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit)
  • Place your Pyrex plate in the oven for 20 minutes with convection on and you're done!
    Hachis Parmentier

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Notes

Our Cooking Hints

  • You can add pines with the beef and onions for an even better taste
  • Feel free to also add herbs in the beef/onion mixture for a more distinguished taste
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