FFwD- Hachis Parmentier

This weeks FFwD was a dish called Hachis Parmentier. At first glance I was thrilled to be making this as I love cottage pie and this is essentially the French version of that. However once I reread the recipe I was a bit...ok a lot more dubious about it. I decided to continue on with the recipe as I already had the ingredients so thought if it all went terribly wrong, I could at least rustle up something else to eat. As well I have been surprised by Dorie's recipes before and thought they will not taste and they have been fantastic so I just put the faith in Dorie and hope this was one of those times. I have to admit that right up to the very end I was convinced we weren't having this for dinner.... Well I was wrong! It was actually pretty tasty and we all ate it for dinner so there was no need for any alternative. I did it the long way and I think that for a long-in-the-making dish I don't know if it was worth the effort as you essentially make a beef stock then chop all the meat up before cooking it with sausages and a tiny bit of tomato paste.

Does this look unappetising or what!

I actually thought it would be the boys who would like it the least but in fact they gobbled it up quite willingly with some fresh bread. I also enjoyed it and was relieved to no have to find something else to make. Actually I have to say the real star of the dish was the potato mash and cheese on top! So all up a pleasant surprise with this recipe. See what the others thought of it here.