Welp the guys said they wanted shepherds pie today for lunch. Neve rmade the stuff and honestly never been a fan of it. Looks to be just cooked ground meat veggies and mashed potatoes on top....
Anyhow how's everyone prefer to do it ? Already have a few pounds of ground meat about thawed out

I make several per year. I use ground mutton from our flock of sheep. I use my veggies I raise. corn, peas, carrots, onions and green beans. I put rosemary, thyme, some worchester sauce and garlic in mine. Some pepper and minimal salt. The potatoes I peel and boil and then mash with sour cream and butter mixed in. I spread some shredded cheddar on top and bake. I bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. The meat and veggies were cooked and mixed together in a fry pan. I put my frozen veggies in the microwave and zap them and add to the meat mix. I put some broth in the meat mix so it does not get too dry. I am forgetting some things but that is the gist of what I do.
My recipe makes a 9 by 13 cake pan full. I don't know how much you need for your crew. I put in a half cup of salsa also instead of ketchup or tomato paste.
Bryce

When I make beaver or fish pie I top it with corn bread. Always start with smoked sausage. Same pot I browned the ingredients in I make a blonde rue. Throw a few handfuls of frozen veggies in the rue & pour it over the meats, put corn bread mix on top & bake.
Hope this helps!

Pretty much just a meatloaf with mashed taters on it. More of a cold weather meal around here. Good stuff.

Alrighty that's everyone currently working on the taters.

Btw odd question , y'all use a knife of one of these peepers for your spuds ? Mom hated peelers , knives only in her kitchen...same with about all the older black ladies I helped cook.... different story with my wife's people and other freinds

Don't know why peaple peel of the best part of the potato.

Layers...

Well seasoned burger / ground lamb ..on the bottom of the baking pan

Then a layer of creamed corn

Then topped with Gaahlick smashed / whipped taters.

I am faster with a peeler.

Wife has made it with biscuits

I use tater tots if needed

Love Shepherd's Pie.

Alrighty so this is what happened
Boiled the others mashed em added milk butter salt .


Browned the ground meat . Drained the greased, sweated down a some onion added the meat back. Salt pepper onion powder garlic powder chilli powder




Cooked that down added two cans of mixed vegetables

Packet and a half of brown gravy mix

Good that down a bit more
Pyrex , layer of potatoes

The meat filler

More taters

Showed it in the oven @400 aannnddd got this

Never been a fan of the skin honestly...think is like the skin on skin off thing when it comes to fish

Ok so I'm not crazy. Yeah was thinking I saw it made like that before

Looks good!!!
Doug
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Looks good , i prefer more gravy in the mix almost like a pot pie type of dish.

I'd eat that

Wolfdog you did a great job. It is a classic French winter dish. I'm sure they will ask you to make it again. You can also make it with shredded pork or chicken.

Good job.

Pete

How'd the guys go for it?

I’d eat that. Eric