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I never had it before I was 30. Then I made a veggie version after my wife found a recipe and now I can't get enough. I even made a simple version the other day with a can of chili and topped with melted cheese curds and nearly ate it all myself. It's become such a comfort food for me.
Here's the recipe that she found from Hello Fresh -
Mushroom & Herb Shepherd’s Pie
https://www.hellofresh.com/recipes/mushroom-herb-shepherd-s-pie-60eef5789449ed22f62d8a20
CubwardOHulihan
If it's veggie, it's neither a Shepard or cottage pie. Shame on hello fresh.
TedBuckley
*Not shepherd's pie. Mushroom farmer's pie, or something.
Thismuchistrue
Told to a sexy waitress: "I'll have the Sheephearder's Lunch, a glass of milk, and a piece of ewe."
SpiderTrike2000
Just made Cottage Pie today. Still wonders me how's its one of the cheapest ready meals but takes me 1.5hrs to make.
OhMyGodWhoTheHellCaaares
I’m the same way with stew. I’ve got it down to a science to make it super quick easy and cheap! Not to mention delicious!
PathologicalLier
as an actual user for hellofresh... i can just add it to my next delivery. thx
TheGhostOfAirBud
Just made a fantastic one tonight. Best comfort food ever
CommanderBunBun37
I make a vegetarian shepherds pie called The Incompetent Shepherd’s Pie. Dude just can’t manage his sheep
sylvesPlayer
I used to go to a boarding school and we called it shepherd's shit because we got the runs from it
Blimjoe
Cottage pie is essentially the same thing made with beef instead of lamb
JohnNeufeld
Tell him about Cornish Pasties
rossdonohue
You're chili version is closer to the intent than the hello fresh recipe. It was originally whatever you had on had thrown into a pie crust
rossdonohue
Your*
peoplecalltheromanstheygothehouse
You gotta make it with real shepherds to get the full flavour.
DaveDreamsOfDumplings
Wuh? That' not shepherd's pie! There's no shep in it! It's not even cottage pie. Don't be all like 'I just discovered a dish' if you didnt
Waistedspace
That's like me and scalloped potatoes with ham. I can just about eat the whole pan myself.
jkwgn
Brown a pork chop and throw it in with potatoes. All day!
3Davideo
Um, if it doesn't have lamb in it, is it REALLY Shepherd's Pie?
smugg77
That would be a big fat No
LookinFineLayinDimes
My wife makes Shepards pie about once a month. There's never left overs.
nailpounder
Eff Yeah...Ultimate diet food... spray oil the pan and pre-cook the first layer of mashed potatoes to make a "crust" for the pie, then fill
nailpounder
it should be stew inside, massage top mashed potato crust into pre-baked and top with cheese... starches should bond soup creating heaven.
nailpounder
I like paprika on top...among other things.
SilvanOrion
Might be worth checking out Tater Tot Hotdish as a fast option as well. Not exactly the same, but a midwest cheat.
carmelkittiekat
And one of the best things you'll ever eat. My Mom makes a killer Tater Tot Hotdish and it's what I compare all others to.
Calicoastin818
it’s soooo goood, also have you tried stroganoff??
SteveMND
When the wife's away, almost every night.
Calicoastin818
Is it because she’s vegan and you’re not?
whysodefensivecap
Not a fan of mushrooms, so I use regular shepherds pie recipes and replace the meat with brown lentils. Just as delicious
grayone64
NancyReaganSchoolOfGawk
I prefer cottage pie myself
RandomAussie
Just made some because of this post reminding me
aznanimality
I like creampies
NancyReaganSchoolOfGawk
Me too *high five*
grayone64
What the fuck!! That recipe is not a shepherds pie. It’s in the name, it’s made with lamb or mutton. A cottage pie is made with beef.
Daarst
It's always hilarious to me when people get into semantics about a poor person's dish. Poor people make food with what's available
grayone64
But they still know what to call it.
Trojan1109
Yeah I know. This is just their vegetarian version.
smugg77
You cannot have a vegetarian version of shepherds pie no such thing exists if i has only has vegetables in it its not a shepherds pie
lemmonjello
Chili with cheese curds on top is nothing close to shepards pie wrf?
Trojan1109
It's all I had and had a craving. Called it poor man's pie.
HundredsAnd100s
Add some Fritos and you have frito pie, which is amazing.
grayone64
design1design
Did it have mashed potatoes? It sounds delicious but I'm struggling to see how it's a version of a shepherd's pie
Trojan1109
Yeah. If you Google it'll come up.
funnyinthehead
What you don't know yet is that both shepherd's & cottage pies are fifty times better when you put HP sauce on them
erbiumyttriumytterbium
Ah, our cousins from the UK have arrived. And no thank you, please pass the mango chutney
grayone64
Lulabel73
I put in worcestershire sauce while cooking.
UWAGAGABLAGABLAGABA
I use that and a bit of soy sauce, along with McCormick's Monterey steak seasoning.
NocturnalBotanist
Harry Potter sauce
lemmonjello
Frank's is better imo
grayone64
fugue042
Brown sauce?
funnyinthehead
It's brown sauce, but a particular kind
fugue042
Gotcha. Not from over there, but fell in love with the stuff last time I visited.
ThisGuyPostingThings
Thanks for reminding me I forgot to get a new bottle when I got groceries the other day.
margaritamae
Same.....I need to add this to my list so I don't forget it again.
jkwgn
A-1, too
ItsReallyNotThatDifficult
No. You don’t understand, dude. HP sauce. I’m a yank and you should know this much.
3Davideo
Hewlett-Packard sauce? Harry Potter sauce? Health Point sauce?
ProphetofEntropy
stands for house of parliament. why they have it on the label.
montyswingwell
Justforlookingthrough
I'm waiting for the Shepard's Pie/Cottage Pie debate
HaterofWasps
No debate, they're different things due to different ingredients.
PistolPete1957
The Debate starts with the fact that it is spelt Shepherd's and not Shepard's! Whoever taught you to spell was a Lamb excuse for a teacher!
polarbearrodeo
I've only ever had actual shepherd's pie once and it was definitely better
MrStach
I rocked my Wife's world when I explained her favorite dinner was not Shepherds Pie. She still gets annoyed when I mention it
DoctorDerpper
I lost a lot of good friends during that last bloody debate. I do mean _bloody_ I'm not British.
Machino
What about fisherman's pie?
InfinitusEquitas
But I like both.
TheFashionGuy1
There is no debate. They are both great.
LordVulpix
Question for those who know. Is there a name for other types but with different meat like ground Turkey?
Machino
I know there's a fisherman's pie that uses white fish
LordVulpix
I appreciate the answer, sadly I don't like fish so to who ever enjoys it, please, enjoy.
RealScienceMan
They're both good the provided recipe is neither as it contains neither.
Imnotmadeofhoneykid
Gardener's Pie
JustBoone
You poor soul, what else havent you tried!?
hyperfell
Pot pie?
Smurge
Century eggs.
kbeachbunny
Butt stuff
justthoughtyousholdknow
Scottish egg? I keep meeting adults who never had one and they only tired it in my late 20’s
1LostPuppy
You definitely need to try some delicious cream pies. Do a quick bing search for the recipes.
arikelrecords2000
I love a good cream pie!
Salpinus
Probably not beans on toast
nosilazurc11
I love beans on toast. People at work think I'm wierd
Dondarian
I didn't have a PB&J sammich until I was 26. I'm almost 40 now. My childhood was a failure
mardis
Realized I'd never had a PBJ in my 20's. Still haven't. 57 now...
Dondarian
I was convinced I wouldn't enjoy one. Holy fuck was I wrong. So refreshing and still filling! It's like the perfect fast lunch!
Danger1Zone
What about peanut butter and fluff? Go give that a go.
BobbyBobBobBuBuBuBubblegoose
A pear
skipweasel
I find shepherd's pie (lamb) is nice but can be a bit greasy. Cottage pie (beef) is more reliable - and cheaper.
Thisisheavydoc
Lamb is disgusting.
Jernau
Any tough cut of red meat slow cooked with stock and mirepoix is good in my opinion.
travishawkins2199
I only like shepherds pie, cottage pie just tastes like hamburger helper with more steps to me. I'm happy you know the difference though!
nailpounder
Never used mutton, always ground beef.
42underscores
My family always makes a version with turkey after Thanksgiving. Great use of leftovers
ILOVEMYPJS
Can confirm both are great cottage pie is cheaper and lasts, saved my ass getting a good meal during some down times.
gellybear
Hubs uses half lamb and half beef - my favorite by far.
polarbearrodeo
I've only ever had actual shepherd's pie once and it was definitely way better. But cottage pie is cheap and easy and still delicious
Daarst
I can't stand ground turkey, it's much better roasted or as deli-style meat.
Nyayoco
Yes cottage pie for the win!!
MinnesotaKat
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/shepherds-pie-recipe2-1942900.amp I make it with beef and drain fat off
HaterofWasps
Cottage pie is amazing, Shepherd's Pie is vile.
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
It bothers me immensely that it isn't called cowherd's pie
sagejosh0
Yeah I always loved when in collage the culinary school would serve “Shepard’s pie” made with beef. Idc if your a normal person….
sagejosh0
Calling it Shepard’s pie when it has beef but when you want to be a chef? Why?
nailpounder
The SHEPHERDS needed a meal they could carry out to the fields...the potato makes a crust....
Schmaron
Step it up a notch and use venison. SOOOOOOOOO damn good
DSNAKE
Hunter's pie for the win!
TheDarkAnusRises
Half beef, half ground sausage
sexymanthong
This is the way
NavaHo07
Dad is from Michigan. They have a highly Americanized version of this called 'Hot Dish'. Even cheaper and easier than Cottage Pie
BESTtaylorINAUSTRALIA
Wait you use Lamb in your "Shepard's" pie. Oh God, what have I done?
Odmanra
Home made or Store bought?!
skipweasel
I don't think I've ever bought one. Or even eaten a bought one.
codepink2303
One made with minced chicken is also good.
IHaveNoIdeaWhatMyNameShouldBe
I literally just leaned about this today
iquestioneverything
I make it with venison
Schmaron
Speed beef ftw!!
RVAALLDAY
You think… lamb has more fat than beef?… noooooo sorry
skipweasel
Lamb mince as sold here is typically 20% fat. Beef mince is readily available at 10% or even 5%. Might be different where you live.
RVAALLDAY
Huh lol thanks, idk we don’t have mince here ?? is it like ground meat?
skipweasel
Same thing, as far as I know.
DavidRodriguezJr
Ground turkey works well also.
feliscorvus
My mum used to make it with leftover roast lamb meat, minced, rather than raw lamb mince. It was really good.
cakeworth
They can be made from lamb?! I want
Pardyfella
Shepherd’s pie should ONLY be made from lamb. The clue’s in the name. With beef it’s called cottage pie.
Landstander101
Is bison under cottage pie or something else. Native American pie?
Daarst
Same question, but with venison.
syoebiusprime
Hunters Pie?
LovesToSpooge517
What do you think about “Prairie Pie”? The nice thing is that ground bison could work in almost any meat pie recipe.
geoffreyfourmyle
If we're being historically accurate, Prairie Pie might use groundhog meat. Or gopher. Or possum. Maybe squirrel?
fugue042
I appreciate this level of culinary specificity.
DeliciousMeatCurtains
This is one of the few things that stuck with me from one of the Kitchen Nightmares UK episodes
HereForTheSurpriseMeat
Specificity is one of the words I just don’t even bother using because I know I’m not going to pronounce it right the first time
fugue042
Yea, you gotta have that shit on lock in your head before you bust it out in casual conversation.
LovesToSpooge517
Theologian
TheRoadOfExcessLeadsToThePalaceOfWisdom
When I was a kid Shepherds pie was made with beef. That's what we called it. Hated it then, love it now!!!
Kagenical
Amen. My family were poor cooks. My uncle made the the worst Creampie too.
zeketheviking
Not nice to talk about your cousin like that.
Alpharaccoonn
Shepherds pie is lamb... hence the name. Cottage pie is beef.
Gaelwyn
Maybe originally, but in the US shepherds’ pie generally is made with cow.
trs451
Then it's not shephards pie. Maybe you called it that but think about it... shepherd... it has to be lamb
Gaelwyn
Always assumed it was a pie that shepherds ate. ?♀️Cottage pie isn’t a thing in the US, it’s shepherds pie regardless of type of meat.
thepunnypenguin
I couldn’t remember the term cottage pie and asked my husband to make cow pies for dinner. Pregnancy brain is awful.
b1candy2
The result of a creampie?
Thisisheavydoc
Are you Desperate Dan?!
Kehy
If it makes you feel better, we have cow chip cookies here. Extra large chocolate chip cookies
thepunnypenguin
Well now I want cookies. Damn.
ThisGuyHere
I asked my, also pregnant wife what she wanted for lunch. She couldn't think of what she wanted and was at a loss for words. 1/2
ThisGuyHere
So she said, "Would you... would you make me... Shit...." and then a long pause. She didn't appreciate the suppositories I brought her.
DeliciousMeatCurtains
heckingbork
Pregnancy brain is a hell of a drug.
wheeledPhoto
Turkey burger FTW. Limited fat and little of it is saturated.
LordLumpy
Have you been introduced to the wonders of ostrich burger? Even less fat, doesn't taste like ass.
Rookvlees
I lift and should like it but have seen WAY too many contaminated ground turkey recalls for listeria, salmonella, etc. to ever trust it.
ktmkab
Allowable levels of salmonella in routine testing is higher in chickens then it is turkey. So good food handling regardless is key.
grayone64
We make these from the ground meat adding stuffing herbs then put cranberry sauce on the bun.
skipweasel
Tastes horrid though - at least, to me it does.
CameForNatalieDormer
Honestly, unless you have good beef I feel like burgers taste like shit anyway. The turkey takes the seasoning better, IMO.
Arkonnos
I find always cooking it in red wine makes it taste a bit more like actual beef
SpaceSphere
cooking ground turkey with worcestershire sauce helps in my opinion
ChokingHazards
Ooh I gotta try it with turkey, my dad does it with beef and pirate sauce, a layer or green beans, a layer of taters, a layer of Mexican 4
wheeledPhoto
Get the 93/7 mix... or if you're new to Turkey Burger, 85/15 will be more to your liking. Cook until brown throughout, no more.
ChokingHazards
Cheese blend, and then another layer of mashed taters. Pirate in the first sentence was supposed to be picante
Jethrie
Ground turkey has a lot of turkey feces in it. I stay away from that stuff.
foesmono
I feeeeel like this is hearsay / speculation... There would be food safe limits to feces, as is the case everywhere in the food industry.
Jethrie
https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2013/06/consumer-reports-investigation-talking-turkey/index.htm
foesmono
Go figure hey... That's crazy
wheeledPhoto
I am professionally certified on food bacteria. This isn't an issue I'm aware of.
Jethrie
From consumer reports: https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2013/06/consumer-reports-investigation-talking-turkey/index.htm
Jethrie
It is an article from 2013. But I'm 40. So that was recent for me.