Talk:Tunisian beef pie
Quantity of mashed potato
Summary
- Use 600g of cooked mashed potato
(using 850g of mashed potato)
I making this, I cooked enough mashed potato for four people without measuring the quantity.
When I came to put the recipe together and measured the amount of cooked mash I had made it was 850g!
I measured 350g of mash and mixed it in with the meat, onions and eggs, the potato virtually disappeared. I added the remaining potato and it looked fine, as in the picture.
350 g may be the correct amount but it certainly did not look right to me, nor would it have fed 4 people. I am wondering if it might be the result of Internet Chinese whispers
I would welcome feedback from anyone with experience of an authentic Tunisian beef pie to clear this one up - in the meantime, I would suggest you use more than 350g of potato.
Follow up after tasting - I would now recommend using 600g of mashed potato - 850 g was too much - 600 should be fine.
--Chef 13:23, 31 October 2011 (GMT)