Teetotal Vegetarianism - Day 20 May 24th 2009

'Mustard's no good without roast beef' - Chico Marx


Another Sunday and off to the fish and chips shop….no, that’s a lie. No chips or battered mushroom today. The meat-eaters of the house played a cruel card on me today. They were going to have Shepherd’s Pie; second only to a roast as the finest meal a man can eat on a Sunday. So I stepped up to the plate and created something beautiful;

Duke ShawZy’s Gardener’s Pie
(It can’t be called Shepherd’s pie as they raise animals to kill, so I thought a gardener is like the shepherd of the vegetarian….)

I had the mince base thanks to Quorn. But I needed a gravy-like substance. Then it dawned on me. Vegetable soup! Ok, it didn’t dawn on me. That was the only thing I could find in the cupboard that was even close to being able to do what I wanted. But boy did it work out well!

So to make a Duke ShawZy’s Gardener’s Pie you need;

1 Tin of Heniz Vegetable Soup

Half a bag of Quorn Mince

One chopped onion

One large chopped carrot

Enough mashed potatoes to cover the dish you’re using

A mix of grated Red Leicester and Mature Cheddar; enough to cover the mash.

To make a Duke ShawZy’s Gardener’s Pie you have to;

Add the mince, soup, onion and carrot to a pan and heat for about 20 minutes.

Pour the mix into a casserole dish.

Top with mash and then top that with grated cheese.

Pop under a grill until cheese in melted and crisp.

Serve.

Done!

The only problem is what gravy to serve it with. I didn’t have any Onion gravy in so what was I to do? Then I noticed it; a small V on side of a carton of Bisto gravy granules. Suitable for Vegetarians! Who would have thought it! The search was over.