Potato and Mushroom Pie
By Denise Phillips
Published on 09 September 2021
Potato and mushroom pie is simple to prepare and can be made in advance and reheated. Delicious sautéed mushrooms are surrounded with creamy mashed potato. Try using a mixture of mushrooms for a deeper mushroom flavour – like oyster, brown cap, shiitake and button. When you begin frying the mushrooms they’ll suddenly release lots of liquid – just continue to cook them until all the liquid is absorbed. This pie is best served with a green salad, topped with toasted almonds.Time and servings
1 hr 10 minsTotal time
20 minsPrep time
50 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 3 eggs
- 10 spring onions, trimmed and chopped
- 200 ml of milk
- 2 tablespoons of parmesan, optional
- 1.25 kg of potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
- 750 g of mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
- 1 pinch of nutmeg
Method
Step 1
Pre-heat the oven to 200 C/ 400 F/ Gas mark 6.Step 2
Cook the potatoes in boiling water until very soft.Step 3
Drain and mash using a ricer or fork. Stir in 50ml milk, 1 egg, salt and pepper and mix well. Spoon the mixture around the sides of a 23 cm/ 9 inch flat pie dish.Step 4
Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan. Sauté all the mushrooms and spring onions until soft and all the mushroom liquid has been absorbed.Step 5
Spoon the mushroom mixture into the centre of the potatoes.Step 6
Mix the remaining milk (150ml), 2 eggs, nutmeg, and salt and pepper together. Pour this batter over the mushrooms. Sprinkle over the grated Parmesan cheese – if using.Step 7
Bake the pie in the pre-heated oven for 40 minutes or until the mushroom mixture has set in the centre.