Traditional Quebequois Pâté Chinois
Recipe: #20517
August 08, 2015
Categories: Ground Beef, Cheese, Parmesan, Potatoes, Sunday Dinner, Oven Bake, No Eggs, Wine, Beef Dinner, Ground Beef Dinner, more
"This is a traditional Québécois dish similar to Sheppard's Pie that is true comfort food inside of every French Canadian home. Each has their own version, of course!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (392 g)
- Calories 543.4
- Total Fat - 29.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 13.2 g
- Cholesterol - 89.5 mg
- Sodium - 885.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 45.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.5 g
- Sugars - 13.7 g
- Protein - 25 g
- Calcium - 140.9 mg
- Iron - 3.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 20.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.3 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Brown one pound of extra lean ground beef in a large non stick skillet with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper and the garlic powder; add half of the wine to the bottom of the pan with the beef to de-glaze the pan.
Step 2
Boil the potatoes at the same time, watching carefully to ensure they are cooked properly.
Step 3
Remove beef; in the same pan, sauté onions, mushrooms, zucchini, and red pepper over medium high heat in 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil until the onions are soft and translucent and the mushrooms begin to release their water; season with 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper
Step 4
De-glaze the pan with the remaining wine; simmer until the alcohol has evaporated. Add the ground beef back into to the pan and stir to combine
Step 5
Meanwhile, remove the kernels from four ears of fresh corn, add the tiny leaves from the 3 sprigs of fresh thyme; sauté for 8 minutes in 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat, stirring well.
Step 6
To the corn, add 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of salt with a tablespoon of all purpose flour and continue to sauté another minute. Add the cup of milk over medium heat; stir until thickened.
Step 7
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Step 8
Combine the corn mixture with the meat mixture; add the one cup of ketchup and stir until well combined. Pour into a 9 x 13 greased baking dish
Step 9
Using a potato ricer, rice the cooked potatoes into a bowl. Add the freshly grated Parmesan cheese, 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated pepper and 1/3 cup soft butter; using a wooden spoon, mix until well combined.
Step 10
Spread potatoes evenly over the ground beef and vegetables with an off-set spatula; poke holes into the surface to allow steam to escape.
Step 11
Bake in a 375°F oven for 50 minutes, until bubbly and golden.
Tips
No special items needed.