What makes Shephards Pie different to....

thriftlady_2

Shepherd's pie is traditionally made using leftover lamb from the Sunday joint.I did this on Monday with our leftover Easter lamb.I chopped the meat up in the food processor.

It is generally made with fresh mince nowadays,but that's the difference - leftover meat not fresh mince.

My mum used to make cottage pie most often with minced beef.

flea72

isnt mince and tatties, just mince and boiled potatoes?

whereas, shepherds pie is mashed potato?

Flea

tiredwithtwins

we make our shepherds pie/cottage pie a 'surprise' pie.......cos i always put something in the mash topping to make it a surprise, eg sauteed leeks, grain mustard, sweetcorn etc

Edinburghlass_2

flea72 wrote:

isnt mince and tatties, just mince and boiled potatoes?

whereas, shepherds pie is mashed potato?

Flea

not in our house, mince and tatties is mince with mashed potatoes....

pavlovs_dog

i think there's a lot to be said for turkey mince, especially if you are on a tight budget, as it is cheaper than 'cheap' mince (of the beef variety), but much nicer.

i've done spag bol with it, and its gone done really well

Katgoddess

I used Penny Pinchers fabulous recipe which includes a tin of tomatoes and a tin of baked beans. It's so yummy. :D:D

Quackers

aliasojo wrote:

What makes Sheperds pie different to......Mince & Tatties?

Dunno, I'm a [STRIKE]vegetable[/STRIKE] vegetarian

I suppose my version is called veggie pie :rotfl:

Queenie

thriftlady wrote:

Shepherd's pie is traditionally made using leftover lamb from the Sunday joint

Absolutely!! (Phew! Glad you said that thriftlady worried I was having a "moment" :laugh: )

Cottage Pie - beef, usually bulked out with carrots and other l/o veggies

Not sure at which point in history fresh mince was used to make up these recipes, because a lot of traditional recipes were based on leftovers in the days when a family would buy only one joint of meat per week and that would have to be eked out throughout the week in various guises (including broths/soups).

pavlovs_dog wrote:

i think there's a lot to be said for turkey mince, especially if you are on a tight budget, as it is cheaper than 'cheap' mince (of the beef variety), but much nicer.

Also much, much healthier too

Queenie

Edinburghlass wrote:

not in our house, mince and tatties is mince with mashed potatoes....

Savoury mince with mashed potatoes on the side, in ours

:think: Unless I make Yorkshire Mince - savoury mince served in Yorkshire pudding (no potatoes, just lots of vegetables).

Or, savoury mince with rice and peas

Spendless

aliasojo wrote:

......Mince & Tatties?

I said I'd make Shepards Pie for dinner tonight :rolleyes: but I must be missing something????

So far I've cooked the mince and I'm boiling the tatties just now, but it's just mince and tatties set out with one on top of the other instead of side by side.

Very >

Did you add anything to the mince? I would expect the mince of a shepherds/cottage pie to have any of the following added to it, onions,carrots,babked beans,flavourings such as a stock cube,worcester sauce, hendersons relish, mixed herbs. It might also be crisped under the grill with or without cheese on top. Whereas I expect mince and tatties to be well just mince and potatoes.