Hachis Parmentier
France's answer to cottage pie, named after Antoine Parmentier, who championed the potato — a savoury beef and onion layer under buttery mash, finished with Gruyère and baked until golden.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1.2 kg floury potatoes, peeled
- 600 g minced beef
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 150 ml beef stock
- 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 60 g butter
- 200 ml whole milk
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 80 g Gruyère, grated
- to taste salt
- to taste black pepper
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 3450 kcal · P 194.5g · C 252.6g · F 190.3g
Estimated from 14 of 16 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Cut the potatoes into even chunks and boil them in salted water for 20 minutes, until completely tender.
- 2Meanwhile heat the oil in a wide pan and cook the onions and carrot over medium heat for 8 minutes until soft, then add the garlic for 1 minute.
- 3Add the beef, raise the heat and cook for 8–10 minutes, breaking it up, until browned and any liquid has gone.
- 4Stir in the tomato purée, thyme and stock, season with salt and pepper and simmer for 10 minutes until moist but not wet. Stir in the parsley and spread in a 20 × 30 cm baking dish.
- 5Heat the oven to 200°C. Drain the potatoes and mash them with the butter and the milk, heated, until smooth; season with salt, pepper and the nutmeg.
- 6Spread the mash over the meat, rough up the surface with a fork and scatter with the Gruyère.
- 7Bake for 25 minutes, until golden and bubbling at the edges. Rest for 5 minutes before serving.
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Questions and answers
How long does Hachis Parmentier take to make?
About 85 minutes: 25 min prep and 60 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Hachis Parmentier?
16 ingredients: floury potatoes, minced beef, olive oil, onions, carrot, garlic cloves, tomato purée, fresh thyme leaves, beef stock, flat-leaf parsley, butter, whole milk and 4 more.
How many servings does this Hachis Parmentier recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Hachis Parmentier?
About 575 kcal, with 32.4 g protein, 42.1 g carbohydrate and 31.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Hachis Parmentier?
Hachis Parmentier comes from French cuisine.
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