Dinner tonight....Shepherd's Pie

On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:12:09 -0500, Jim Elbrecht
wrote:


The martini ship has sailed too. I am usually quizzed about if I want
vodka or gin. So when I order one these days, I say "gin martini" or
take a chance on getting vodka if the server didn't clarify. To be
perfectly honest, super filtered gin and vodka taste the same - like
water. The only flavor in there is vermouth and not much when the
martini is dry. I think that's why "dirty" martinis are all the rage
now.



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On 25/02/2011 4:46 PM, I_am_Tosk wrote:

You should try one some time, or try making one. The recipes can be
intimidating because the recipes go through so many steps. Break it down
into a cooking style and it becomes easier. Basically, start with a
white sauce and add the flavouring. Separate the eggs and add the yolks
to the white sauce and beat the whites. Then fold the beaten whites into
the sauce/yolk.

.. Of course after 50 years of enjoying them I also find I have


It was almost a weekly dish in my family. It's a pretty simple dish to
prepare. My mother used leftover roast beef that she put through a
grinder. She would add the leftover gravy, corn and peas, maybe some
carrots, and top with mashed potatoes, which could also be left over.


When my wife made it the other day she fried up some ground lamb with
some onion and garlic, added some chopped carrots, tossed in a bit of
flour and broth to make some sauce, topped with mashed potatoes. It was
delicious.
 
On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:43:34 -0500, Dave Smith
wrote:


Being North American... Shepard's Pie can be lamb or beef for me.
I've been making shepherds (cottage) pie lately, once with lamb. Both
ways are wonderful, but ground beef is easier to find than ground lamb
here. I like your mother's version. Is that what minced beef is?
Thought in Britain "minced" was a finer grind than "ground"... but it
didn't make sense to me.

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"sf" wrote in message
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I looked on Wikipedia after checking recipes and finding many of them that
call for ground beef. According to them, either Shepard's or Cottage can be
made with any kind of meat and boringly they were. But in later years, the
term, Shepard's became associated with lamb. However either term is correct
for any meat. I think what you call it depends on where you live. If you
order Shepard's in a restaurant here, you will get it with beef.
 
sf wrote:

I had a carrot "martin" the other day, and very good it was to.

Ginger Carrot Martini
------------------------------

2 slices of Orange

2 slices fresh Ginger

2 ounces Carrot Juice

2 ounces Apple Juice

2 ounces Vodka

2 ounces Orange Liqueur

Ice

Candied Ginger to Garnish

Preparation:

Muddle the orange and fresh ginger then place in a cocktail shaker. Fill
the shaker with ice. Add the carrot juice, apple juice, vodka and orange
liqueur. Shake well, strain into martini glasses and garnish with the
candied ginger.

[Note: "muddle" means to crush with mortar and pestle or other wise puree.]

NON-ALCOHOLIC VERSION:

Replace the vodka with a good quality ginger ale or ginger “beer”.

Replace the orange liqueur with 2 ounce fresh orange juice mixed with 1
TBS. Honey or Agave Nectar.

WHile i prefer a brandy Alexander or a big glass of beer the above
"martini" was very nice.
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JL
 
On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:49:56 -0000, Janet wrote:

That Wiki article had enough cites to choke a horse; so if anybody
wants to dispute what it says, they can take it up with Wiki. AFAIC
the article is correct about the folk etymology angle too.

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On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:28:42 -0800, "Julie Bove"
wrote:

A shepherd is "a person who tends sheep", but beef is our bias - so if
you're American, you're likely to get beef not lamb. We even fought
range wars over the beef or sheep thing because the cattle people
thought sheep stripped all vegetation cattle could eat from the land.
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/az-pleasantvalleywar.html They were
probably right, but you really want to clear land you should bring in
some goats.

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On 25/02/2011 5:23 PM, sf wrote:

I have never had one fail and I don't even use a recipe. I just fake
them and they always turn out. I have made them with various type dsof
cheese, seafood, and gran marnier.
 
On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:11:27 -0000, Janet wrote:

They should have a different name, but no one has come up with it yet.
The end result is (should be) lighter than a bread pudding.

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On 25/02/2011 5:24 PM, sf wrote:

The one we had the other day was delicious and I have to say that I have
been disappointed not to have had the rest re-heated. APparently that is
for tomorrow night.
 
"Dave Smith" wrote in message
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Made with beef it's typically called Cottage Pie :)

Sounds tasty! The last time I had shepherd's pie was at a restaurant
downtown. It's not the kind of thing I expect to see on a menu but they get
a bit creative at this place from time to time. It was one of the lunch
specials that day. I'll have to pick up some lamb and make this myself
soon... after I fix my oven, of course. Thanks for the idea!

Jill
 
sf wrote:


And sometimes its not the word chosen but how its pronounced, route vs.
root.

Leave it to the ENglish to get up set over accent. Though one time i
grossed out an old english couple sitting next to me in a restaurant
when i picked up my hamburger in my hands. They were visibly stocked
and made an ostentatious point of asking for a knife and fork to eat
theirs with.
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JL
 
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