/ck/ - Food & Cooking

not gonna say it looks tasty but i'd try id and it is probably tasty

>>17590942
I've seen a lot worse.

>>17590942
looks like you didn't put egg in the mash. Put an egg in the mash when it goes ontop of pies so that the mash sets a little. If you don't the mash heats up and goes runny, then melts into the pie and the pie filling floats to the as it boils. That looks like what happend here. It will still be tasty but doesn't look as good.

>>17590942
Try degreasing the filling. Same thing happened to me. All the fat bubbled up the sides.

are those brownies on the side?

>>17590971
Yeah going to try that next time. It taste good but it's basically sloppa

>>17591013
I got 2 pounds of beef to try this dish again. It's 80/20 so this time I'll tilt the pan and sop up any rendered fat with a paper towel.

I want to make Shepard pie and meatloaf and casseroles but I don't got the dish. Sad.

>>17591066
I'd buy you one, they're not expensive. Could probably find one at Goodwill even.

>>17591066
Then get the dish you silly sod, you're missing out.

>>17591033
You know you should use lamb right?

>>17590954
How do you make your mash? Mine isn't runny when hot, but I mostly use butter and just a little bit of milk or cream to add some moisture but not enough to make it thinner.

It looks like unrecognizeable goop.

Should've used a bigger oven dish and more potato. Maybe made some lines with a fork to at least give a semblance of presentation

>>17590951
doubt

seriously thought it was an enchilada

>>17590947
Fpbp

>>17592733

>>17592709
I mash mine with just butter, then stir through an egg yolk, grated parmesan and chopped parsley.

>>17590954
Does egg change the flavor? Egg in mashed potatoes seems gross to me so I really don't want to try it.

>>17593008
The egg is just to make the potato set. You won't even notice it. I only use the yolk. For some reason this board never puts grated cheese on top of their pie either.

>>17590942
>Look tasty?
Not really, doesn't look gross just meh. Show the filling dawg

don't try it then you autistic picky eating bitch
do you bake eggless cakes too because eggies are icky wicked?
cunt

>>17593083

>>17590942
Few things I would change would be to peel the potatoes so the skins aren't in there. I would also wait and let the filling cool down so it is easier to spread the mash on it. This way if you made the too little mash you can spread it out thinner over the whole pan and still get not get the grease pools.

>>17593083
oops somehow didn't quote
also icky wicky

>>17593008

>>17594335
This. I would probably add in more mash
>inb4 cheese

>>17592699
no

>>17594986
Then you're making Cottage Pie, not Shepherds Pie

>>17595039
this took me aback the first time i heard this. In the US shepherd's pie is the name that gets commonly used and in my family we used minced beef exclusively.

>>17593008
Like he said, its to bind the mashed tates better. Honestly you dont need to do this if you just cook the potatoes correctly.

>>17595039
According to who? I call it shepherds pie, everyone understand me, so why would I listen to some retard on 4chan?

>>17595039
that's only become true of late because there's an endless supply of you prescriptivist losers with nothing better to do than to smugly correct people, without ever actually checking the etymology of what you're correcting people about – because of course you're never wrong, so why would you?

even then, why the fuck would a shepherd kill lambs for their own consumption, surely by your assumption driven logic it would be mutton?

>>17595039
I will be the first to admit that even though I am receptive to social nuances and subtle body/facial/vocal cues I can sometimes be socially eccentric.

On Friday night I was invited to my supervisor's home for a dinner party. There were 3 couples and myself present. I can be somewhat picky, so I asked what the meal would consist of. Oddly enough, my supervisor said he would make shepherd's pie.

I was looking forward to this, because shepherd's pie is one of my favorite things to make. I am quite good at it.

Instead of bringing a salad or dessert I decided to make shepherd's pie and take advantage of lamb in my freezer that I bought from a previous sale. I spent the day making it and was quite excited about bringing it.

The reception was mixed. People seemed pleased on the surface, but I think my supervisor was a little perturbed. I think he was insulted or thought I was being competitive. He did not say this, but I was using my sense of empathy afterwards when I was replaying his body language and reaction and came to this conclusion.

Despite being far superior, most people ate the dish that the host made. His consisted of ground beef while mine was a true shepherd's pie with a very nice gravy on the side. There is no reason to chose his over mine aside for social obligation and perceived politeness.

Was my choice of dish offensive or am I over-intellectualizing the night?

bump

>>17593078
This. Showing just the surface is the easy way out. Cut it and show the cross-section.

>>17590942
You need A LOT more potatoes. Nice thick layer of mash. An interesting alternative I tried on a fad diet (which I actually preferred) was to use cauliflower mash instead of potato mash. I also brushed to top with a thick coating of egg.
Don't be afraid of cooking too many potatoes because you can just save the rest refry them the next day, or just eat them as leftovers.

>>17595755
You were in the wrong, though I wouldn't use the term offensive.
By being better than his you did make it into a competition, which was not the point of the night, it was a friendly dinner not a bake off.
The proper move would have been a dish that complimented his, not showed him up.
You are not receptive to social nuances if you could not grasp this basic fact.