Gardener's Pie

Submitted by PinkCherryBlossom

"No sheep here! This can be frozen before cooking and defrosted before cooking."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 900 g potatoes, halved
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 250 g broccoli, cut into florets
• 250 g leeks, thickly sliced
• 50 g green beans, trimmed and halved
• 75 g butter
• 350 ml skim milk
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 25 g plain flour
• 150 ml dry cider
• 2 teaspoons coarse grain mustard
• 1⁄4 teaspoon paprika (pinch)

directions

1. Cook the potatoes in lightly salted boiling water until tender. (about 15 mins).
2. Halfway through cooking steam the carrots above the potatoes for 3 minutes Add the broccoli and cook for a further 2 minutes finally add the leeks and green beans for another 2 minutes. If you don't have a steamer pan, cook the veggies until tender but not soft.
3. Drain the potatoes and mash with the 25g of the butter, garlic and 4 tbsp of the milk.
4. In a new pan heat half the remaining butter and stir in the flour. Gradually whisk in the milk until smooth. Whisk in the cider and mustard.
5. Place the vegetables in a large ovenproof dish and pour on the sauce. Top with the mash and dot with the last of the butter and paprika.
6. Cook for 35 minutes at 200°C/400°F.