/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.19740680]

I was inspired by someone's post to make a shepherd's pie today and it turned out great. I completely winged it because this isn't my first rodeo, and honestly rushed through most of the steps but it was still delicious and the perfect consistency. Next up I'm going to make a pot pie. I have an old recipe, I hope it holds up.

So pie thread?

[Anonymous No.19740693]

i enjoy shepherd's pie
>no i didn't take a cross section photo
>no i didn't use lamb
>no i will not refer to it as cottage pie

[Anonymous No.19740704]

>bri'ish pigslop shepherds pie
No thanks
>Frenchie refined Hachis Parmentier
Yes please

[Anonymous No.19740743]

>>19740693
That's a nice crust. I didn't add cheese to mine so it just looked like lily white mashed potatoes with a bit of color.

[Anonymous No.19740756]

>>19740743
thanks mayne. i only sprinkled some parmesan prior to going into the oven. getting close to that time of the year, looking forward to making more in the colder months

[Anonymous No.19741133]

Just made steak pies for the first time.
Hot water pastry, beef chuck, celery, mushroom.
The beef stock I bought for the filling and gravy ended up too weak flavor-wise, so I beefed it up with a scoop or marmite. That definitely helped.
I made gravy with a medium-brown roux and the stock after simmering the beef. Again the stock was weak but the delicious roux made up for it.

[Anonymous No.19741153]

>not adding the secret ingredient (love)

[Anonymous No.19741261]

I'm in the middle of making a cottage pie. Didn't want to mash potato so opted to boil them whole. Going to slice them and brush with melted butter and season. Deciding on whether to use sharp cheddar or parmesan on top.

[Anonymous No.19741343]

[Anonymous No.19741350]

>>19740756
parmesan cheese smells like feet. maybe sprinkle some on after it's out of the oven but i don't cook parmesan

[Anonymous No.19741361]

>>19741261
sharp cheddar or mozzarella
parm smells and tastes like shit when you cook it. it's only good as an after thought on most things
>>19741261
no food processor for the taters? i always have my wife do them. spray some cooking oil on top of them and they will have some nice crispy edges at least and butter after serving
did you use steak meat for this?

[Anonymous No.19741372]

>>19741350
Homosexual detected.

[Anonymous No.19741441]

[Anonymous No.19741552]

>>19740693
Whatever, dipshit, it's not a shepherds pie.
This is how Americans bastardise the rest of the worlds food.

t. Not a European.

[Anonymous No.19741575]

>>19741552
Based Non-European

[Anonymous No.19741578]

>>19740693
> chunks of corn based poo
nice

[Anonymous No.19741591]

>>19741552
Yeah? Then stop speaking English and posting on American websites on American invented internet, American invented computers, and American invented electricity. Oh and no more cars or planes either.

Go ahead. We'll wait.

[Anonymous No.19741599]

>>19741552
i sleep so soundly knowing there are faggots like you crying about this.

op, pot pie is very different, you may need to make pastry (but pillsbury pie crust will work too). also look into alternative gravies, my brother made a creamy one with lemon in it and it was great

[Anonymous No.19741671]

>>19741599
> alternative gravies

[Anonymous No.19741752]

>>19741441
Looks good mate, like potatoes au gratin.

After all these years, I never converted ground beef juices into a roux and gravy until I made this but damn that was the move. I had a lot of extra sour cream (for the potatoes) and I threw some in the gravy, which worked out great.

[Anonymous No.19741853]

I have also made one after that thread, planned on a cottage pie but found some relatively affordable lamb mince so it ended up being a shepherd's pie. My first time making it, it was very tasty.
However, what's the point of using lamb? With the herbs and the sauce, the flavor of the lamb isn't really coming through. Beef would have a different texture but if I used a mix of beef and pork I bet it would taste basically the same, and the meat would cost half of what it did.
Next time I make it I'm making a cottage pie.

[Anonymous No.19741857]

>>19741552
You stand out like a sore thumb Nigel. In the land of freedom and liberty, we call it shepherds pie like real civilized human beings. Sorry that our mere existence is enough to make peasants like yourself seethe with envy.

[Anonymous No.19741872]

Also, here's a "pie" recipe I enjoy from time to time(I think of it more as a casserole but it's as much of a pie as shephard's pie is):
>cube some chicken breast
>season well with at least salt and pepper, optionally whatever herbs and spices you see fit
>alternatively you can use chicken bouillon cubes as seasoning
>brown it in a pan
>mix in a LOT of chives/green onions
>put in your pie vessel of choice
>crumble some wet mozzarella cheese on top
>cover with boiled potatoes
>(personally I like them diced in smal pieces for texture but slicing them if you're lazy is probably fine)
>brush with some melted butter or oil and season with salt
>put it in a preheated oven until the potatoes start to brown
>cover the potatoes with some shredded cheese, I like gouda or cheddar
>bake/broil until the cheese is browned
If you did it right the melted mozzarella with the chicken and chive juices should be bubbling out on the sides from underneath the crust. The chicken will not be juicy but when it's cut into small pieces and mixed with the sauce created by other ingredients it's not a problem. You can use a different cut of chicken but personally chicken breast and chives is somehow the best combo.

[Anonymous No.19741979]

>>19740680
You gotta try making Shepherds Pie with stewed lamb leg or shoulder, has better flavor and texture than ground beef or lamb

[Anonymous No.19741992]

>>19740680
Same. (Pic related, it's me)

[Anonymous No.19742528]

>>19741133
>dubbaDubbs
Those look choice, anon. Give making a batch of mushroom ketchup a shot, unless you can buy some--it really makes a difference.
We can't buy that shit in the states in the store, and online pricing is absurd.
>>19741261
>Deciding on whether to use sharp cheddar or parmesan on top.
>pic

[Anonymous No.19742530]

>>19741372
[X]
He's not wrong.
And WHY do puppies feet smell like Fritos?

[Anonymous No.19742935]

>>19742530
because dogs are disgusting, vile creatures.