Named red dragon pie because the Chinese call adzuki beans 'red dragon', these beans are packed with goodness, protein, fibre, potassium, magnesium, Vitamin B6 and iron.
A delicious potato topped savoury umami rich pie, perfect for a meat free dinner.
Preheat the oven to 190c/fan 170c
Boil or steam the sweet potatoes then mash with some extra virgin olive oil and season, set aside
Heat a tbsp of oil and fry the onions for 5 minutes until softened
Add the peppers and chilli and continue to fry for a further 7-10 mins
Add the paprika and chilli powder if you are using and stir through and cook out for 1-2 minutes
Add the tomato puree and miso and stir it all together
Add the vegetable stock and bring it all together to a gentle simmer for 10-15 minutes until you have a nice consistency for a pie filling
Add the beans and the basil and warm through for a couple of minutes
Season with salt and lots of black pepper, you might not need much salt depending on the miso and soy that you used
You can now build individual pies or just make one large one
Top with the sweet potato mash, push the tomatoes into the mash and then dot with the blue cheese if you are using it
Bake in the oven for approx. 20-25 minutes until hot and golden
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat the oven to 190c/fan 170c
Boil or steam the sweet potatoes then mash with some extra virgin olive oil and season, set aside
Heat a tbsp of oil and fry the onions for 5 minutes until softened
Add the peppers and chilli and continue to fry for a further 7-10 mins
Add the paprika and chilli powder if you are using and stir through and cook out for 1-2 minutes
Add the tomato puree and miso and stir it all together
Add the vegetable stock and bring it all together to a gentle simmer for 10-15 minutes until you have a nice consistency for a pie filling
Add the beans and the basil and warm through for a couple of minutes
Season with salt and lots of black pepper, you might not need much salt depending on the miso and soy that you used
You can now build individual pies or just make one large one
Top with the sweet potato mash, push the tomatoes into the mash and then dot with the blue cheese if you are using it
Bake in the oven for approx. 20-25 minutes until hot and golden