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Easy Peasy Camper Van Pie
Easy Peasy Camper Van Pie
One weekend we were at the beach – as always I hear you say! Anyway, we were at the beach and had been for the whole week. Princess is spoilt with her food (chuckle chuckle- spoilt, Princess!! never) – no curled up sandwiches for her!! So I decided to be a bit of a cheat and bought some of a famous supermarket brand “Finest” burgers. The idea was to have a BBQ on the beach with a bit of music in the back ground. In true UK style it rained and boy did it rain! So sat in the van listening to the music of the rain! I asked Princess " What would you love to eat right now!," to which she replied cottage pie! Well as you know our van has 2 burners and a grill – that’s it – no oven so cottage pie is out of the question – or is it?????
Ingredients
• 6 fresh beef burgers
• ½ onion( go on cheat and buy ready chopped!)
• 8 mushrooms (optional depending on how much you are cheating)
• 2 stock cubes diluted into 1 pint of water
• Gravy thickener ( or B***o)
• 6 potatoes peeled, boiled & mashed
• 2 oz of grated cheese
Method
• Mash the fresh beef burgers into a pulp!
• Lightly fry the onions and add the meat.
• Add the chopped mushrooms if you require them.
• Fry off until meat is brown all over.
• Add the stock
• Cook for approximately 30 minutes
• Add the gravy thickener and stir until nice and juicy thick.
• Place the meat mixture into a container such as a lasagne tray
• Spread the mash over the top of the meat and draw fork lines to spread it out.
• Sprinkle the cheese over the top.
• Next , and this is a great idea for what to do with that creme brulee blow torch you got one Christmas ( or a bargain at the carboot sale!) and though “ what the…………” Lightly brown the top of the potato to melt the cheese. Alternatively you can place under your camping stove grill but I personally like the blow torch method!!
Until you try this recipe do not knock it, it really is the most tasty cottage style pie you will have. I challenge you to do better
Finally another tip, if you don’t have a lasagne tray etc you can simply spoon the mixture onto your plate, place a portion of potato on top and enjoy. The amount of time it takes to make this meal means more time to enjoy the beach and the fantastic scenery in both the UK and Europe!
One weekend we were at the beach – as always I hear you say! Anyway, we were at the beach and had been for the whole week. Princess is spoilt with her food (chuckle chuckle- spoilt, Princess!! never) – no curled up sandwiches for her!! So I decided to be a bit of a cheat and bought some of a famous supermarket brand “Finest” burgers. The idea was to have a BBQ on the beach with a bit of music in the back ground. In true UK style it rained and boy did it rain! So sat in the van listening to the music of the rain! I asked Princess " What would you love to eat right now!," to which she replied cottage pie! Well as you know our van has 2 burners and a grill – that’s it – no oven so cottage pie is out of the question – or is it?????
Ingredients
• 6 fresh beef burgers
• ½ onion( go on cheat and buy ready chopped!)
• 8 mushrooms (optional depending on how much you are cheating)
• 2 stock cubes diluted into 1 pint of water
• Gravy thickener ( or B***o)
• 6 potatoes peeled, boiled & mashed
• 2 oz of grated cheese
Method
• Mash the fresh beef burgers into a pulp!
• Lightly fry the onions and add the meat.
• Add the chopped mushrooms if you require them.
• Fry off until meat is brown all over.
• Add the stock
• Cook for approximately 30 minutes
• Add the gravy thickener and stir until nice and juicy thick.
• Place the meat mixture into a container such as a lasagne tray
• Spread the mash over the top of the meat and draw fork lines to spread it out.
• Sprinkle the cheese over the top.
• Next , and this is a great idea for what to do with that creme brulee blow torch you got one Christmas ( or a bargain at the carboot sale!) and though “ what the…………” Lightly brown the top of the potato to melt the cheese. Alternatively you can place under your camping stove grill but I personally like the blow torch method!!
Until you try this recipe do not knock it, it really is the most tasty cottage style pie you will have. I challenge you to do better
Finally another tip, if you don’t have a lasagne tray etc you can simply spoon the mixture onto your plate, place a portion of potato on top and enjoy. The amount of time it takes to make this meal means more time to enjoy the beach and the fantastic scenery in both the UK and Europe!