French Canadian Shepherd’s Pork Pie With Variations

Ingredients

• 4 cups mashed potatoes
• 1 (19 ounce) can creamed corn (540 mL)
• 1 lb cooked  ground pork, and seasoned to taste
• 1 medium onion, chopped and fried
• 4-5 teaspoons butter

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. 2

   In a saucepan, cook potatoes and mash them. Season the potatoes to taste with salt and pepper.

3. 3

   Grind your leftover cooked pork and add chopped fried onion. Season with your favorite spices. Such as rosemary, thyme, marjoram, parsley, pepper, savory or garlic.

4. 4

   In a small saucepan, heat creamed corn.

5. 5

   In an oven proof dish, alternate layers of mashed potatoes, creamed corn, and ground pork, finishing with a layer of mashed potatoes.

6. 6

   Dot with butter and bake in oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until potatoes are crusty and golden brown.

7. 7

   VARIATIONS: Replace creamed corn with 2 cups applesauce. Garnish with thin slices of apple sautéed in butter.

8. 8

   Replace creamed corn with 19 oz. can asparagus coarsely chopped. Serves 4.

9. 9

   What’s Cooking.