Having a French Canadian mom that loved mashed potatoes meant we had Pate Chinois weekly in winter! For a really quick meal I'll double it use the frozen mashed potatoes (no peeling required) and make an extra for the freezer.
I've been eating this dish since I was born-Wonderful stapel. I crush potato chips on the top before I bake it with a little butter-Nice crunch
I have been eating this ever since I can remember. it is a French Canadian staple..!! When in doubt for dinner... Make Pâté Chenois!!!!! Really is comfort food! Sever with salad and homemade fruit ketchup!
This is a plain shepherd's pie which is incredibly easy to put together once your mashed potatoes are made. I wish I had the memories to tie to this dish (I totally understand that) but felt it was plain. A B = C. In this case - it's literally ground beef creamed corn and mashed potatoes (it wasn't transformed into something else). I did like how the creamed corn added a sauce.
I make this almost weekly. I too am french canadian. My mom always called it shepards pie and she would melt butter ontop of it. I someimes put cheddar cheese on top of the potatoes.
This recipe sounded weird when I read it, but we tried it and love it!! It has become a staple in our house. As for the Cook's Note at the bottom of the recipe, I never use real mashed potatoes because I don't like the consistency of them, I always use instant potatoes and have never had a problem. Yummy!
I grew up eating Chinese Pie in southern NH. My mom (French-Canadien) made it regularly but she used Campbells vegetable soup instead of corn. (I hated it as I hated most vegetables) Then we got a cafeteria at my grade school in 6th grade and they had it on the lunch menu with CORN! I told my mom I loved it and she made it with corn after that! After I became an adult I learned that it is very tasty with the Campbell's soup also.
This is how my mother from Vermont made this and I really love it. We too called it Chinese Pie but I have heard it called Shepard's Pie and most people do not make it with the cream corn but I find the cream corn is what makes it soooo good. I love this dish.
2 cans of creamed corn was to much. I would suggest 1 can of creamed and 1 can of corn. Very tasty
