Since I got a great review of the Cassava and Saltfish Pie recipe by my facebook fans, I decided to do a baked potato pie recipeΒ you all . Now, I have to distinguish between what kind of pie I'm talking about. This is because in Trini, a pie could mean ..
- A fried dough usually filled with meat or potatoes e.g potato or aloo pie
- A pastry that's filled with meat or cheese etc e.g beef pie, cheese pie
- A mixture of a starch (potato, cassava, yam) or pasta (macaroni)Β cheese, butter, egg, milk and seasonings baked in an oven e.g Macaroni Pie or Corn Pie
- Or more internationally known "A baked dish which is usually made of a pastry dough casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweet or savoury ingredients" e.g. Apple pie, Chicken pot pie etc
So you see my predicament and so it is with many other words we have in Trinidad and Tobago many of which is just normal everyday talk. Here's an example of a word that's confused: Saffron. When we say saffron in Trini we actually mean Turmeric or Hardi. I have no idea how this came to be...I don't even have an answer for that one. Is so ah meet it lol!!
On the topic of pies I have a little rant....I just find that some bakeries in Trinidad does real skimp on the filling when making their pastry pies. Sometimes the beef pies just have aΒ beefΒ Β flavoured,Β floury, filling and no meat at all. Like my father in law would say, "like de cow just pass through?" Hahaha lol!!Β When I bite into a savoury and ever flaky beef pie, I want to taste and see some minced beef in there too. So, put some meat in de pies please allyuh! lol!! ....Ok now I feel better. π
Anyhow, not to confuse you anymore, here's Baked Potato Pie.
Enjoy!
Β Potato Pie Recipe
POTATO PIE
Ingredients:
1 Β½ lbs potato
1 cup cheese + extra for topping
Β½ cup chopped celery
Β½ cup whole kernel corn
ΒΌ cup mushrooms, sliced
Β½ medium onion, chopped finely
1 pimento pepper, chopped finely
2 tablespoon butter
1 Β½ cup evaporated milk
2 tablespoon flour
1 red sweet pepper
parsley and paprika for garnish
Direction:
Wash and boil potatoes, then peel and cut into cubes. Set aside.
Make the white sauce:
Melt the butter, add the pimento pepper, onion and flour. Let simmer for 1 minute.
Add the milk and stir until it thickens, then turn off stove
Add the mushrooms and whole kernel corn to the cubed potatoes.
Pour the white sauce over the potatoes and mix.
Add the cheese, celery and sweet pepper and mix evenly
Note: For the cheese I grated 1 cup of Cheddar Cheese to mix and I used grated Parmesan on the top
Place the mixture in a greased dish 12" x 8" x 2".
Top with grated cheese and garnish with parsley and paprika.
Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 30 minutes. Serve cool.
There you have it one delicious, unconfused, baked potato pie waiting to be eaten with glee. π
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Potato Pie (Baked)
Ingredients
- 1 Β½ lbs potato
- 1 cup cheese + extra for topping
- Β½ cup chopped celery
- Β½ cup whole kernel corn
- ΒΌ cup mushrooms sliced
- Β½ medium onion chopped finely
- 1 pimento pepper chopped finely
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 Β½ cup evaporated milk
- 2 tablespoon flour
- 1 red sweet pepper
- Parsley and paprika for garnish
Instructions
- Wash and boil potatoes. Peel and cut into cubes. Set aside.
- MAKE THE WHITE SAUCE: Melt the butter, add the pimento pepper, onion and flour. Let simmer for 1 minute.
- Add the milk and stir until it thickens, then turn off stove. Add the mushrooms and whole kernel corn to the cubed potatoes
- Pour the white sauce over the potatoes and mix. Add the cheese, celery and sweet pepper and mix evenly
- Place in a greased dish 12" x 8" x 2". Top with grated cheese and garnish with parsley and paprika.
- Note: For the cheese I grated 1 cup of Cheddar Cheese to mix and I used grated Parmesan on the top.
- Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 30 minutes. Serve cool.
michelle
This looks so good. This is going to be added to my Thanksgiving menu up hear in Brooklyn, NY. I love the new website!
Felix
Thank you Michelle π
Innocent
Hi.....I don't like cooking but I tried this menu (it was straight to the point) and I love it. This will be replacing my macaroni pie
Felix
You shouldn't replace your Macaroni pie. Just alternate the two so you can enjoy both π
paula
im making this tomorrow, thanks
Vani
Simply and easy to follow, will be trying this very soon. Thanks for posting this ~ π
kareshma
Hi can i use regular milk instead of carnation? thanks
Felix
You can but it will not come out the same as if you used the evaporated milk.
Giselle
This has become my signature dish that I take to family lunches thank you for such precise instructions keep up the great work
Natalie
What is the best thing that you recommend to go with this pie? Of all the Trini and West Indian foods I have grown up with, this is not something I have really had before (surprisingly!). Baked or stewed chicken would go well with this I think... but what do you usually have it with?
Felix
This potato pie was really a side dish we usually made on Sunday. So traditionally, this would go with your usual callaloo, rice, red beans, macaroni pie etc. But this, I believe, can go with anything on your plate like stew lentils and a salad, the stewed chicken you mentioned. But don't overdo it. Still count this as your carb serving on your plate.
Natalie
Thanks for the reply. I did think that it would go with the traditional Sunday lunch and stewed lentils/beans etc. I am sure it can be filling along with macaroni pie so will have to be careful not to overdo it!! Mouth watering as I type!
Thanks π
Rene Davis
Late to the party but I tried this today using sweet potato and almond milk (because of allergies). I also used bread crumbs on top instead of cheese. It's ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS! Thanks for sharing.
Felix
It does sound delicious!