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RECIPES
Beef, tomato and potato layer pie with oregano
4 steaming cups - 4 servings - Preparation : 25 min - Cooking : 30 min
• 170 g (6 oz) fi rm, waxy potatoes (such as Charlotte or Maris Peer), washed but unpeeled
• 170 g (6 oz) lean minced beef (about 5% fat) • 1 spring onion, fi nely sliced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil • A few drops Tabasco sauce (to taste 8 tablespoons tomato pulp or puree)
• 15 g (½ oz) butter, cut into small pieces • 2 tablespoons single cream
• 8 tablespoons pureed tomato or tomato pulp • 1 tablespoon dried oregano • Salt and pepper
• A few sprigs fresh thyme for decoration
1. Steam the potatoes for 25 to 30 minutes.
2. In the mean time, season the minced beef with the onion, olive oil, salt, pepper and Tabasco sauce.
When the potatoes are cooked, peel them and use a fork to mash them, adding the butter and cream.
3. Assemble the "layered pies" in the cups. Begin with a layer of beef, add a layer of tomatoes, sprinkle
with oregano and top with a layer of potatoes, and then begin the layers again. Cover the cups with
the lids. Steam for 30 to 35 minutes in basket no. 3. Just before serving, remove the covers and add
a spoonful of tomato pulp and a small sprig of thyme on each cup.
Tip: Serve with a salad (rocket, mixed green salad).
Melt-in-the-mouth chocolate pudding
4 steaming cups - 4 servings - Préparation : 15 min - Cuisson : 15 min
• 120 g (4 oz) plain chocolate (at least 64% cocoa solids) • 40 g (11/2 oz) softened butter
• 2 egg yolks • 3 egg whites, beatenuntil stiff • 50 g (2 oz) caster sugar
• 3 tablespoons plain flour
1. Melt the chocolate and the butter in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water in a
saucepan. Beat the yolks and the sugar together, then add the fl our. Add the melted chocolate
and butter mixture. Whisk in a third of the beaten egg whites, and then fold in the rest. Pour
the contents into the cups and cover with lids. Place in basket no. 3.
2. Steam for 15 minutes with the starter and the main course.
3. Remove the covers just before serving. Serve warm or cold.
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