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Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes

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Garlic Mashed Potatoes by Shihmei Barger on FlickrSubmitted by Wally

Ingredients

1 whole head garlic, roasted 1 – 1½ medium potatoes per diner
3 tbsp butter ¼ c. whole milk, half & half, or cream
1/3 c. shredded Parmesan 1 tbsp dried parsley
salt & pepper to taste

Roasted Garlic Directions

  1. Cut the top off of all the individual cloves of the head, keeping the entire head of garlic intact.
  2. Place in a square of aluminum foil that will be large enough to wrap the entire head & enclose it.
  3. Drizzle olive oil over the top & sprinkle with a pinch of kosher salt.
  4. Wrap the garlic in the foil & place in 350°F oven for 1 hour.

Main Directions

  1. Cut potatoes into roughly bite sized pieces, close to the same size. Place potatoes in a large stock pot & cover with enough water to just barely cover the potatoes.
  2. Bring to a boil & reduce heat to medium & simmer for approximately 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.
  3. Remove the potatoes from the water, but place them back into the still warm pot. Add butter & milk, & mash with either potato masher or electric hand mixer until it begins to smooth but is still quite lumpy.
  4. Add Parmesan & continue to mash until you reached the desired consistency. Add parsley on top for garnish & enjoy.

Easy Hamburger Pie

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Submitted by Lorene
Serves 6

Ingredients

1 lb. extra lean ground beef ½ large onion
6 large potatoes 1 can tomato soup
1 can corn, drained 2 tbsp butter
½ c. milk

Directions

  1. Peel your potatoes & put them on to boil. While they’re cooking, dice up the onion & cook it & the hamburger in a deep frying pan. Once the hamburger & onion is completely cooked, add the can of corn & can of tomato soup & mix well. Put the hamburger mixture into a pre-greased casserole dish & set aside. Heat your oven to 425°F.
  2. Once the potatoes are cooked (20 – 30 minutes), mash them up & add however much butter, milk, salt & pepper that you like in your mashed potatoes. You could also add garlic. 
  3. Once your mashed potatoes are done, spoon them evenly over the top of the casserole. 
  4. Dab the potatoes with a bit of melted butter & put your dish in the oven for 20 – 25 minutes until the soup is bubbling up the side.

Guaranteed to Get Laid Meal

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Submitted by RenFestKarla
Servings: 6-8

Ingredients

2 steaks Meat tenderizer
Garlic powder Cracker Barrel Baked Potato Seasoning
½-1 c. dark brown sugar 1-2 16oz containers Breakstone’s Sour Cream
4 potatoes, suitable for baking butter
1 can corn

Directions

  1. Cook the steaks to your personal taste. Use the meat tenderizer, garlic powder, & baked potato seasoning to season to taste. Cut up the steaks in bite sized pieces.
  2. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  3. In a decent sized oven safe bowl, mix 1-2 containers of Breakstone’s sour cream or other premium brand, the brown sugar (may add more to reach a nice caramel color), & a good shaking of garlic powder.
  4. Mix in the steak bites & put into the preheated oven for 45 minutes or until the top is a nice golden brown color.
  5. In the microwave, “bake” the potatoes (usually takes around 6 minutes) then put them into the oven with the steak mix.
  6. About 2 minutes before done, put the corn into a bowl with a decent amount of butter & microwave for 2 minutes.
  7. When finished, put then baked potatoes into small bowls & open them up, softening up the insides. Put a decent amount of corn & butter in, then top off with the steak mixture.
  8. Enjoy heaven in a bowl!
Chef’s Note: I’ve experimented with many brands of sour cream & the cheaper stuff just doesn’t bake as well.

Cottage Pie

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Submitted by Susy
Servings: 6-8

Ingredients

1 lb minced beef 8 oz. tomato puree
4 tbsp tomato ketchup beef browning
1 onion 3 oz. peas
2 carrots (peeled & sliced) 3-4 large potatoes (peeled & thinly sliced)
milk & butter to taste salt & pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Anthony Sedlak's Cottage Pie by nyxie on FlickrBrown off the mince & the onion, boil carrots & peas, add all ingredients together, cook over a low heat for 30 minutes.
  2. About 10 minutes in, start boiling the potatoes & add a small amount of milk, butter, salt, & pepper to taste & mash.
  3. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
  4. Put the beef mix into a dish & top with mashed potatoes. Cook in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes until the top of the potatoes are browned.
  5. Serve with baked beans in tomato sauce.

Chef’s Note: If you want to make Shepherd’s Pie, use lamb mince instead of beef & use 3 tsp lamb gravy instead of the beef browning.

Scouse

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Submitted by Amy82
Servings: 4-6

Ingredients

½ lb. Stewing Steak ½ lb Lambs Breast
Large onion 1 lb. carrots
5 lb. potatoes 2 beef stock cubs
2 tsp. vegetable oil Worcester sauce
salt & pepper water

Directions

  1. Takes 4 hours of slow cooking.
  2. Cut the meat into large cubes & fry in the vegetable oil until lightly browned all over. You may wish to add some Worcester sauce at this point for added flavor.
  3. Transfer the meat to a large saucepan & add the onion that should have been chopped into large chunks. 
  4. Follow this by chopping the carrot into medallions & place this on the meat. Peel & then finely dice 1lb. of the potatoes & place on top of the carrots.
  5. Fill the pan with cold water until it is half full. Break up the beef stock cubes & sprinkle into the water. Add salt & pepper for seasoning. 
  6. Let the pan simmer gently, stirring occasionally. The large pieces of onion will start to break up & the potato will become soft & will make the final sauce thick.
  7. Simmer for a total of 2 hours, then add the remaining potatoes that should have been peeled & roughly chopped, along with a few splashes of Worcester sauce. Then simmer for another two hours.
  8. Serve piping hot with red cabbage, beetroot, pickled onions, & crusty bread. You may add ketchup & HP for flavoring.

Chef’s Note: Scouse was brought to Liverpool by Northern European sailors, it was originally called Labskause. This was finally shortened to Skause & over time the spelling changed to the more Anglicised version we have today, Scouse. The people who ate Scouse were all generally sailors & their families & eventually all sailors within Liverpool were referred to as Scousers. Time has now taken its turn & everyone from the region of Liverpool is known as a Scouser. Scouse holds a place in the heart of most Liverpudlian’s as the taste of their hometown & is still regulary eaten today by a great number of families, including my own. There are records showing that it was also served to the inmates of the Birkenhead workhouse way back in 1864. The recipe was much simpler then than today’s refined version but was predominately the same staple ingredients – meat, vegetables & potatoes. Scouse can be ready made & kept for up to 2 days. Keep it covered in a refrigerator & reheat in a saucepan. Most people prefer the added depth of flavor that reheating adds. Blind scouse was a variation on the above recipe & was eaten by the poorer people as it was cheaper to make because it did not contain meat.