Instructions
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toss in fixings:
12 cups minced mixed vegetables
1 cup minced just-picked mushrooms
1 cup pearl onions
TOPPING:
Preheat oven to 450°.
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oven-cook potatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet until soft, about 45 mins.
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Let cool slightly, then strip.
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Press potatoes through a ricer, food mill, or colander into a large dish.
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toss in shortening; swirl around until well blended.
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swirl around in dairy liquid.
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augment the taste to palate with table salt.
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FILLING:
Soak dried porcini in 3 cups fiery aqua; set aside.
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Combine lentils, 1 garlic clove, 1 tsp.
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table salt, and 4 cups aqua in a medium saucepan.
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Bring to a bring to a stew; reduce toasty and stew, stirring occasionally, until lentils are soft but not mushy, 15–20 mins.
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filter lentils and discard garlic.
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fat in a large heavy pot over medium toasty.
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toss in onions and oven-cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 12 mins.
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toss in minced garlic and oven-cook for 1 minute.
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swirl around in tomato paste.
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oven-cook, stirring constantly, until tomato paste is caramelized, 2–3 mins.
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toss in bay leaves and wine; swirl around, scraping up any browned bits.
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swirl around in porcini, bit by bit pouring porcini soaking liquid into wok but leaving any sediment behind.
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Bring to a stew and oven-cook until liquid is reduced by half, about 10 mins.
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swirl around in broth and oven-cook, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half, about 45 mins.
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Strain mixture into a large saucepan and bring to a bring to a stew; discard solids in strainer.
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swirl around cornstarch and 2 Tbsp.
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aqua in a small dish to infuse.
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toss in cornstarch mixture; stew until thickened, about 5 mins.
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augment the taste coulis with table salt and pepper.
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Toss vegetables and pearl onions with remaining 2 Tbsp.
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fat, 5 garlic cloves, and rosemary sprigs in a large dish; augment the taste with table salt and pepper.
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Divide between 2 rimmed baking sheets.
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char, stirring once, until soft, 20–25 mins.
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Transfer garlic cloves to a small dish; mash well with a fork and swirl around into coulis.
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DO AHEAD: Lentils, coulis, and vegetables can be made 1 day ahead.
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put a lid on separately; cool down.
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Arrange lentils in an even layer in a 3-qt.
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baking dish; set dish on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet.
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Toss roasted vegetables with just-picked mushrooms and minced herbs; layer on top of lentils.
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stream in coulis over vegetables.
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Spoon potato mixture evenly over.
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oven-cook until browned and bubbly, about 30 mins.
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Let stand for 15 mins before serving.