Vegetarian Hachi Parmentier (vegan option)
Here is a great classic of French cuisine revisited without meat: the Vegetarian Hachi Parmentier! The hachi parmentier is certainly one of the 10 most cooked dishes of the French cuisine.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1 kg potatoes
- 20 cl of milk (or vegetable milk)
- 50 g butter (or margarine)
- Salt
- Nutmeg
- 2 blocks of tofu (400 g, chopped)
- 250 g mushrooms (chopped)
- 2 carrots (finely chopped)
- 2 onions (finely chopped)
- 2 clove garlic (chopped)
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 3 sprigs of rosemary
- 5 sprigs of thyme
- 30 ml soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Peel your potatoes, then roughly chop them into pieces. Cook them in a pot of boiling salted water for about 30 minutes. Cooking times vary depending on the size of your potatoes.
- 2
To check if your potatoes are cooked, poke them with the tip of a knife. If the knife does not go in, the potatoes are not yet cooked. If the knife goes in easily without too much resistance, your potatoes are ready!
- 3
Drain the potatoes and place them in a large bowl. Add the milk and butter and mash the potatoes with a potato masher or grinder. Mix the mashed potatoes well and season with salt and nutmeg.
- 4
In a pan, brown the onions and carrots with a drizzle of olive oil. Then add the tofu, mushrooms, thyme and rosemary. Mix well and fry for 5 minutes.
- 5
Then add the smoked paprika. Finally, remove the thyme and rosemary and pour in the soy sauce.
- 6
Finally, butter an ovenproof pan. Place the vegetable chop and pack it well. Cover with mashed potatoes and spread them evenly over the dish. Finish with grated cheese.
- 7
Bake for 30 minutes at 180 °C. Serve warm with a green salad.