Tunisian Meat Pie

Submitted by Annacia

"Every country has it's meat pie! I like this one, no crust."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 lb lean ground lamb (beef chuck will do)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups mashed potatoes
• 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a skillet, brown onion and meat in oil; remove from heat.
2. Mix in potatoes, chopped eggs, parsley, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Stir in beaten eggs; blend well.
3. Place mixture into a lightly greased 9-inch round pan or an ovenproof casserole.
4. Bake for 45 minutes.
5. Serve in wedges.

Reviews

[JackieOhNo!]

This was a tasty and unique dish, but I made a few adjustments. I used ground lamb, but found the onion and meat mixture needed to be drained before mixing in the potatoes, etc. Even so, the mixture seemed rather loose, so I ended up adding about 2-1/2 cups of mashed potatoes to thicken it up. I also added a teaspoon of harissa for a little pop. I baked it in an 11x7-inch pan for 45 minutes, which worked out very well. Made for ZWT9 by a Tasty Tester.

 

[katew]

We loved this - very easy to do - I added fresh thyme as I had no parsley and it was a terrific success-made for ZWT3 and will be made again - also a good way to use up left over mashed potato - in fact any veg mash could be substituted eg swede, pumpkin,sweet potato so thanks to Annacia

 

[Jamilahs_Kitchen]

I tagged this because we like Shepherds pie. Although most people I know make it bland so a NA version is nice. I added some Harissa and Allspice to the meat mix and then layered potatoes meat then potatoes. I skipped the wet egg just because we are going to be eating many eggs this month. Thank You Made for Ramadan Tag 2011.

 

[Nasseh]

I made this using ground turkey instead of lamb. I also added in a cup of shredded cheese before baking. The kids ate it without complaint so it must have been good. Made for NA*ME Tag

 

[mersaydees]

This is an incredibly simple and delicious dish! I used ground lamb and instant mashed potatoes which worked quite well. Thanks, Annacia! Made for Photo Tag.