Shepard's Pie

[Ben]

Who likes it? I do. I've had it occasionally in Irish pubs as a small pie, then a little over a year ago, Costco started making it in their fresh  "take and bake" section, but it's always been hit and miss when they make it, and they never make it that often. Love having it with a nice porter or stout.

I've never made it myself, but want to give it a try. Thought I might start with Rachel's recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/30-minute-shepherds-pie-recipe.html

Anybody ever make it at home and/or have other recipe recommendations?

[KD5NRH]

Who likes it? I do. I've had it occasionally in Irish pubs as a small pie,

Best variation I had on it was once at the Tipperary Inn in Dallas; they tried the experiment of making one filled with some extra-thick rendition of their Guinness beef stew.  Very meaty, very rich.

[MillCreek]

I make it with a mixture of cubed beef and lamb, and am sure to put some stout into the gravy.

[Calumus]

My ex-girlfriend used to make this for me.
http://gordonramsaysrecipes.com/03/shepherd-pie/
Best recipe I've ever tried.

[SADShooter]

I make it with a mixture of cubed beef and lamb, and am sure to put some stout into the gravy.

This. It's a nice way to upscale leftover ground meat, but to make it properly use larger cuts. And pretty much anything stew-y is better with some booze added.

[K Frame]

Alton Brown has a very good recipe for it.

[Chuck Dye]

Just avoid the Hamburger Helper and instant mashed potato version!  Years after having to be polite and eat that stuff, I still recoil at the memory.

The best i have had was by Basque shepherds.  Roadkill mutton, they butchered a sheep killed by an idiot tourist who plowed into their flock,  prepared with what they had on hand.  The killer ingredient was the wild onions they picked in the field.

[Ben]

Just avoid the Hamburger Helper and instant mashed potato version!  Years after having to be polite and eat that stuff, I still recoil at the memory.

The best i have had was by Basque shepherds.  Roadkill mutton, they butchered a sheep killed by an idiot tourist who plowed into their flock,  prepared with what they had on hand.  The killer ingredient was the wild onions they picked in the field.

Was that in Nevada? I seem to recall you telling me about Basque food somewhere off the 80.

[TommyGunn]

Was that in Nevada? I seem to recall you telling me about Basque food somewhere off the 80.

I believe you find it in   the frozen  foods section.........😉

[dogmush]

I had some very good Shepherd's Pie in pubs while on vacation last year.  I tend to really like it as long as the filling is thick and yummy enough.  If the sauce gets too runny, it's less good.

[Chuck Dye]

Was that in Nevada? I seem to recall you telling me about Basque food somewhere off the 80.

Near old U.S 99, before I-5 and the name switch to CA 99, just south of Bakersfield.  I was hitchhiking.

I have, and continue, to heartily recommend Basque cuisine and, especially, the surviving residential hotels catering to shepherds.  They can be found from the Bakersfield area north and east into Idaho and even Wyoming.  If you are driving the Central Valley, Wool Growers in Bakersfield and The Elegant Bull in Dehli are worth stopping for.  On I-80, I can recommend The Star Hotel in Elko and Martin House and the Winnemucca Hotel in Winnemucca.  A treasured memory is being allow to sit with the residents at The Star (unusual) and getting stories from a bunch of octogenarians about their early days.  A brief net search shows I am missing opportunities on my regular routes, I have printed a list.  Thanks for the nudge.

[lupinus]

I used to suffer through plain browned beef with a hint of seasoning (no gravy), a layer of corn or mixed vegetables, and a layer of admittedly good mashed taters. I haven't had it and years and I'm not complaining.

Theses days its a nice quick ground lamb stew for Sheppard's pie, subbing ground beef for cottage pie.  And yes damn it, if its ground beef its a cottage pie.

[Jamisjockey]

Cheddar's restaurant...I really like theirs.

[RoadKingLarry]

Well, if it's made with real shepherds...

[Perd Hapley]

Well, if it's made with real shepherds...

And I suppose you want your Chinese food to be made with real Chinese?

Just because everyone likes weird facts - when my wife makes stout pie, she substitutes coffee-flavored soda. Somebody somewhere suggested this as an alternative to stout for us totalitarians teetotalers. I don't know how it compares to the real thing (the stout or the pie).

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

I like that recipe but i sub cubed meat. I sometimes mix beef and lamb and did it with bison last time.


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