Cauliflower-cheese Pie With Potato Crust

Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups raw potatoes, grated and packed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup onion, grated
• 1 1/4 cups cheddar cheese, grated and packed
• 1 medium cauliflower, broken into flowerets
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 dash thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup milk
• black pepper
• 1 dash paprika

Recipe

• 1 to make crust: set the freshly grated potato into a colander over a bowl.
• 2 salt it and leave it for about 10 minutes.
• 3 then squeeze out the excess water (which can be used for stock) and add it to the remaining crust ingredients.
• 4 pat it into a well oiled 9" pie pan, building up the sides of the crust with lightly floured fingers.
• 5 bake for at 400f for 40-45 minutes or until browned.
• 6 after 30 minutes, brush the crust with a little oil to crispen it.
• 7 turn down the oven to 375°f.
• 8 filling: saute onions and garlic, lightly salted in butter for 5 minutes.
• 9 add herbs and cauliflower and cook covered, 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
• 10 spread half the cheese into the baked crust, then the saute then the rest of the cheese.
• 11 pour the custard over and dust with paprika.
• 12 bake 35-40 minutes until set.