[Sca-cooks] Shepherd's Pie

[Patrick Levesque]

On 27/01/04 00:15, "ranvaig at columbus.rr.com" <ranvaig at columbus.rr.com>
wrote:

>> Actually, my Mom used to make Pate Chinois, which is the french name (
>> although why Shepherd's pie got translated to Chinese pie is beyond me.)
> 
> Looking around on the net, I find this called a French-Canadian recipe, which
> still doesn't explain why they think its Chinese.
> 
> Do you put the corn under the potatoes (like other versions of this recipe)
> or over them, like your directions seem to call for?
> 

Traditionally, French-Canadian pâté chinois is made with one layer of ground
beef, one layer of corn above, and topped with one layer of mashed potatoes.
Some people cover it with cheese as well.

Never developped much o liking for the meal, however :-)

Petru