Grandma Liem’s Pastel Tutup (Indonesian Cottage Pie) Recipe
Grandma Liem’s Pastel Tutup (Indonesian Cottage Pie) Recipe

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, grandma liem’s pastel tutup (indonesian cottage pie) recipe. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pastel tutup is what they call this shepeherd's pie it in Indonesia. This is quite different from the pastel ayam (Indonesian Empanadas). Pastel tutup has a stir-fried filling usually consists of ground meat, veggies, bean thread noodles It bears a lot of similarities with Shepherd's Pie or Cottage Pie.

Grandma Liem’s Pastel Tutup (Indonesian Cottage Pie) Recipe is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Grandma Liem’s Pastel Tutup (Indonesian Cottage Pie) Recipe is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook grandma liem’s pastel tutup (indonesian cottage pie) recipe using 16 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Grandma Liem’s Pastel Tutup (Indonesian Cottage Pie) Recipe:
  1. Take 600-700 gr potatoes (any variety that is good for mash) or mixed with celeriac for lighter choice
  2. Make ready 1 medium shallot, chopped
  3. Get 1/2 onion, chopped
  4. Make ready 2 medium carrot, cubed approx. 0.5cm
  5. Take 250-300 gr cubed (05.cm) meat of your choice (chicken/pork/beef/cooked prawn/sausage/tinned spam) or vegetarian meat substitute or tofu
  6. Make ready 1 handful thinly sliced wood ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae aka jelly ear or Jew's ear or black fungus. In Indonesian known as jamur kuping)
  7. Take 1 handful glass noodle (soaked in hot water for no longer than 2 minutes then drain)
  8. Get 1/2 cup peas (frozen or fresh or tin)
  9. Get 100-150 ml stock (chicken or vegetable or beef stock)
  10. Make ready Milk or corn flour (optional)
  11. Prepare Parsley and/or chives, chopped
  12. Take 4 Boiled eggs (optional), cut into quarters
  13. Prepare 1 egg
  14. Take 1/2 cup grated cheese (cheddar or any type you like)
  15. Make ready 1 pinch Salt, Pepper
  16. Get 1 pinch ground nutmeg (optional)

Traditionally Pastel Tutup is made using ground chicken but since I'm vegan, I'm using tempeh for this recipe. I also use coconut milk instead of dairy milk and my trusted vegan butter. Pastel Tutup (Indonesian Cottage Pie) Recipe from Grandma Liem. This is my grandma's recipe, provided kindly by my Aunty Bwee.

Steps to make Grandma Liem’s Pastel Tutup (Indonesian Cottage Pie) Recipe:
  1. Steam or boil the potatoes (and/or celeriac if you like) then mash it with a touch of butter. If you like creamier mash add milk as you like.
  2. Stir fry the chopped onion and shallots until soft. Add the cubbed carrot, meat (or vegetarian substitute), peas (if use tinned pea, add this last), mushroom. Add the glass noodle and season with salt, pepper and nutmeg (if using). Pour stock. If you want it creamy, add a few spoonful of milk or corn flour mixed with water. Add the chopped herbs (parsley/chives)
  3. Transfer the filling into an oven proof dish. If using boiled egg, arrange the quartered eggs on top.
  4. Cover with mash potato. Brush with egg and sprinkle some grated cheese.
  5. Bake in the oven 190-200C for 30-40 minutes (until the top is golden brown).
  6. Serve with salad (if you like), mayonnaise and (if you have Indonesian taste) chilli sauce (Sambal ABC or sriracha).

The measurements and timing are all my approximation. Because as all good Indonesian food recipes, there is no such thing as exact measurement! Pastel Tutup kalo di lihat namanya ini kue bukan nya pstel terus di tutup inii hanya sekedar nama biar keren, kue ini sangat cocok kita bikin dan kita hidangin pas lebaran nah bentar lagi lebaran kan Cómo preparar el famoso pastel de carne inglés o Cottage Pie. Una receta que gusta a grandes y peques, puré de patatas, un Una receta muy popular desde el siglo XVIII en Inglaterra. Con este pastel la gente más humilde aprovechaba los restos de carne, acompañándolos de un puré de patatas.

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