I made this today using ground lamb. It was tasteless, even with the
addition of garlic, parsley, onions and a mushroom based gravy.

Yuk - I'd use hamburger any day.

Elaine

Shepherds pie means using lamb,
If you want to use hamburger, fine, but then it's called cottage pie.
(handy info if you ever go to England (:-) .
I love lamb chops and roast lamb, but the 2 or 3 times I've ordered
ground lamb it tasted vile--really bad. I think they must have
included something else. (two different cities). I had to throw the
dish out. Has anyone else had this problem?
Nancree

nancree wrote:

> Shepherds pie means using lamb,
> If you want to use hamburger, fine, but then it's called cottage pie.
> (handy info if you ever go to England (:-) .
> I love lamb chops and roast lamb, but the 2 or 3 times I've ordered
> ground lamb it tasted vile--really bad. I think they must have
> included something else. (two different cities). I had to throw the
> dish out. Has anyone else had this problem?
>

I cant say that I have had a problem with ground lamb. A few weeks ago I
came across some frozen New Zealand stewing beef. I checked out recipes
for lamb stew, but they all said to throw it in a pot with some broth and
vegetables and simmer it. I used the old tried and true for beef stew,
dredging the meat in flour and browning it. It was the best stew I have
ever had in my life.

On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 18:07:05 -0500, "elaine"
> wrote:

> I made this today using ground lamb. It was tasteless, even with the
> addition of garlic, parsley, onions and a mushroom based gravy.
>
> Yuk - I'd use hamburger any day.
>
Sorry you had problems.... can't say I've had that reaction.

sf

elaine wrote:

> I made this today using ground lamb. It was tasteless, even with the
> addition of garlic, parsley, onions and a mushroom based gravy.
>
> Yuk - I'd use hamburger any day.
>
> Elaine

Err sherherds pre always contains lamb (shepherds tend sheep).
Try adding mint/rosemary & a good stock.

gtoomey

"Gregory Toomey" > wrote in message
...
> elaine wrote:
>
> > I made this today using ground lamb. It was tasteless, even with the
> > addition of garlic, parsley, onions and a mushroom based gravy.
> >
> > Yuk - I'd use hamburger any day.
> >
> > Elaine
>
> Err sherherds pre always contains lamb (shepherds tend sheep).
> Try adding mint/rosemary & a good stock.

Yes I know that traditional shepherd's pie is cooked with lamb, but I'd
never made it with lamb before.
I wondered about the mint, but didn't have any. Rosemary would have been
good though.
E.

"elaine" > wrote in
:

> Yes I know that traditional shepherd's pie is cooked with lamb, but
> I'd never made it with lamb before.
> I wondered about the mint, but didn't have any. Rosemary would have
> been good though.
> E.
>

Then you made cottage pie.

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"Hahabogus" > wrote in message
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> "elaine" > wrote in
> :
>
> > Yes I know that traditional shepherd's pie is cooked with lamb, but
> > I'd never made it with lamb before.
E.
> >
>
> Then you made cottage pie.

Pardon?
E.

"elaine" > wrote in :

> "Hahabogus" > wrote in message
> ...
> > "elaine" > wrote in
> > :
> >
> > > Yes I know that traditional shepherd's pie is cooked with lamb, but
> > > I'd never made it with lamb before.
> E.
> > >
> >
> > Then you made cottage pie.
>
> Pardon?
> E.
>
>
>

Since Cottage Pie is made with beef or hamburger and Shepherd's Pie is
only made with lamb or mutton. Therefore you made cottage pie, not
Shepherd's pie (all those other times you thought you made shepherd's
pie).

I just thought you might like the proper names for the things you cook.

It's a bitch finding recipes or discussing them, if you don't have the
proper name for things. If I thought german chocolate cake was called
almond bark...I'd never find a good recipe for either and nobody would
understand what I was talking about.

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Type 2 Diabetic 1AC 5.6mmol or 101mg/dl
Continuing to be Manitoban

> > > > Yes I know that traditional shepherd's pie is cooked with lamb, but
> > > > I'd never made it with lamb before.
> > E.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Then you made cottage pie.
> >
> > Pardon?
> > E.

> It's a bitch finding recipes or discussing them, if you don't have the
> proper name for things. If I thought german chocolate cake was called
> almond bark...I'd never find a good recipe for either and nobody would
> understand what I was talking about.


Oh, ok. I should have been less confusing in my wording and should have
written "I made shepherd's pie".

I know that shepherd's pie is made from lamb, but when I googled, many of
the recipes that came up for 'shepherd's pie' called for beef. And I bet
it's a common misconception.
E.

I am with you on this one! Cottage pie as far as I know, is made with
minced beef. Shepherds pie is made with lamb mince. I find the latter
tastless and it doesn't even smell appitising either. I quite like
Cottage pie with a little gravy added to the mince before topping with
mashed potato. If using lamb, I don't find that gravy goes with the
mince, instead it just tastes like you went out of your way to make the
mince taste better!
Don't get me wrong- there is a place for lamb, but in my opinion
shepherds pie is way down the list.

cockle_thing wrote:
>
> I am with you on this one! Cottage pie as far as I know, is made with
> minced beef. Shepherds pie is made with lamb mince. I find the latter
> tastless and it doesn't even smell appitising either. I quite like
> Cottage pie with a little gravy added to the mince before topping with
> mashed potato. If using lamb, I don't find that gravy goes with the
> mince, instead it just tastes like you went out of your way to make the
> mince taste better!
> Don't get me wrong- there is a place for lamb, but in my opinion
> shepherds pie is way down the list.

LOL! The shepherd's pie is really meant to be a way to use lamb left
over from the Sunday roast. Try making it that way and you might like it
better.
But much of the lamb I've eaten in the US has been quite tasteless
anyway. The NZ lamb is better but we don't always get it locally.

elaine wrote:
>>>>> Yes I know that traditional shepherd's pie is cooked with lamb,
>>>>> but I'd never made it with lamb before.
>>> E.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Then you made cottage pie.
>>>
>>> Pardon?
>>> E.
>
>> It's a bitch finding recipes or discussing them, if you don't have
>> the proper name for things. If I thought german chocolate cake was
>> called almond bark...I'd never find a good recipe for either and
>> nobody would understand what I was talking about.
>
>
> Oh, ok. I should have been less confusing in my wording and should
> have written "I made shepherd's pie".
>
> I know that shepherd's pie is made from lamb, but when I googled,
> many of the recipes that came up for 'shepherd's pie' called for
> beef. And I bet it's a common misconception.
> E.

Certainly was a major misconception when I was interviewed by the Wall
Street Journal (Weekend Edition) last year about Thanksgiving leftovers. I
told her I was making Turkey Cottage Pie and she asked if she could call it
Shepherds Pie. I told her Shepherds Pie is made with lamb; she was
completely amazed. And she's writing about food? <G>

Jill

Jill, the newspaper reporters must haunt RFC, I was interviewed for an
article a couple of years ago, and since then I have seen several
people mention that they also had given info for an article .

I wonder if other newsgroups are frequented as often.

Rosie

BTW , I always thought Shepherds Pie was made with Lamb too !!