Not bad but with the price of lamb, I pad mine out with green lentils.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ment-114903529

http://tiny.cc/cu4tsy

"graham" wrote in message news
Not bad but with the price of lamb, I pad mine out with green lentils.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ment-114903529

http://tiny.cc/cu4tsy

==

It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make Cottage
pie. He likes that better.

Ophelia wrote:
>
> It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make Cottage
> pie. He likes that better.

I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my *new* grocery store (now
that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(

I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
a food processor?

On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 9:29:13 AM UTC-7, Gary wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
> >
> > It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make Cottage
> > pie. He likes that better.
>
> I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
> buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my *new* grocery store (now
> that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(
>
> I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
> good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
> a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
> a food processor?

I have a grinder attachment for my kitchen aid, but pulsing in a food processor works great. I do that more often than not.

"ImStillMags" > wrote in message
...
> On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 9:29:13 AM UTC-7, Gary wrote:
>> Ophelia wrote:
>> >
>> > It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make
>> > Cottage
>> > pie. He likes that better.
>>
>> I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
>> buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my *new* grocery store (now
>> that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(
>>
>> I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
>> good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
>> a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
>> a food processor?
>
> I have a grinder attachment for my kitchen aid, but pulsing in a food
> processor works great. I do that more often than not.


Same here.

Cheri

On 4/19/2018 12:29 PM, Gary wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make Cottage
>> pie. He likes that better.
>
> I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
> buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my *new* grocery store (now
> that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(
>
> I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
> good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
> a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
> a food processor?
>
Or just cut it into bite-sized cubes. There's no law that says it must
be ground.

Jill

"Gary" wrote in message ...

Ophelia wrote:
>
> It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make Cottage
> pie. He likes that better.

I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my *new* grocery store (now
that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(

I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
a food processor?

==

Will that not make it into a paste?

I think i would rather dice it very small before I cooked it.

(or splash out and treat yourself to a mincer <g

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make
>> Cottage
>> pie. He likes that better.
>
> I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
> buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my *new* grocery store (now
> that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(
>
> I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
> good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
> a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
> a food processor?
>
> ==
>
> Will that not make it into a paste?

No, not if you pulse it, and not for long.

Cheri

"Cheri" wrote in message news
"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Gary" wrote in message ...
>
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make
>> Cottage
>> pie. He likes that better.
>
> I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
> buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my *new* grocery store (now
> that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(
>
> I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
> good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
> a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
> a food processor?
>
> ==
>
> Will that not make it into a paste?

No, not if you pulse it, and not for long.

Cheri

==

OK thanks. Not something I have ever tried)

On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:29:34 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make Cottage
>> pie. He likes that better.
>
>I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
>buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my *new* grocery store (now
>that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(
>
>I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
>good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
>a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
>a food processor?

cut the beef in cubes, make sure the beef is very cold, almost stiff
from the freezer, pulse somewhere between 11 and 13 times. Use your
judgment.
Janet US

Gary wrote:

> Ophelia wrote:
> >
> > It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make
> > Cottage pie. He likes that better.
>
> I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
> buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my new grocery store (now
> that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(
>
> I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
> good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
> a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
> a food processor?

I haven't tried it personally (I have a proper grinder) but I gather
from reading others over the years, it's more a trick of not over
pulsing the food processor or you get 'red/pink slime'.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Gary wrote:
>
>> Ophelia wrote:
>> >
>> > It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make
>> > Cottage pie. He likes that better.
>>
>> I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
>> buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my new grocery store (now
>> that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(
>>
>> I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
>> good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
>> a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
>> a food processor?
>
> I haven't tried it personally (I have a proper grinder) but I gather
> from reading others over the years, it's more a trick of not over
> pulsing the food processor or you get 'red/pink slime'.


I have a *proper grinder* too, but I do find the food processor works just
as well.

Cheri

Cheri wrote:

> "cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Gary wrote:
> >
> > > Ophelia wrote:
> > > >
> >>> It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make
> >>> Cottage pie. He likes that better.
> > >
> > > I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
> > > buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my new grocery store (now
> > > that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(
> > >
> > > I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
> > > good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
> > > a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
> > > a food processor?
> >
> > I haven't tried it personally (I have a proper grinder) but I gather
> > from reading others over the years, it's more a trick of not over
> > pulsing the food processor or you get 'red/pink slime'.
>
>
> I have a *proper grinder* too, but I do find the food processor works
> just as well.
>
> Cheri

Ok! I have lookd at getting a small food processor. It's languishing
on my wish list (grin).

On Sat, 21 Apr 2018 09:46:06 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
>> Gary wrote:
>>
>>> Ophelia wrote:
>>> >
>>> > It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make
>>> > Cottage pie. He likes that better.
>>>
>>> I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too. I did
>>> buy 5lbs of gold potatoes today at my new grocery store (now
>>> that my favorite store closed yesterday). ;-(
>>>
>>> I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
>>> good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that? Without
>>> a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
>>> a food processor?
>>
>> I haven't tried it personally (I have a proper grinder) but I gather
>> from reading others over the years, it's more a trick of not over
>> pulsing the food processor or you get 'red/pink slime'.
>
>
>I have a *proper grinder* too, but I do find the food processor works just
>as well.
>
>Cheri

I also have a proper grinder but the OP was wanting to try chopping
meat in a FP

Janet US

On 4/21/2018 12:46 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Gary wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I like cottage pies quite a bit. About time I made one too.(snip)
>>>
>>> I don't have ground beef but have thought about mincing up some
>>> good strip steaks instead. Anyone here ever tried that?* Without
>>> a meat grinder, just cut up some beef and pulse it a few times in
>>> a food processor?
>>
>> I haven't tried it personally (I have a proper grinder) but I gather
>> from reading others over the years, it's more a trick of not over
>> pulsing the food processor or you get 'red/pink slime'.
>
>
> I have a *proper grinder* too, but I do find the food processor works
> just as well.
>
> Cheri

I have never used my food processor to "grind" meat. If I was in Gary's
situation with some strip steaks and wanting to make cottage pie, I'd
likely give it a try. As you've said upthread, short pulses. I think
it might require a stir once in a while, too, to make sure things don't
get stuck and turned to mush.

Jill

On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:39:13 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>
>
>"graham" wrote in message news >
>Not bad but with the price of lamb, I pad mine out with green lentils.
>
>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ment-114903529
>
>http://tiny.cc/cu4tsy
>
>==
>
>It's a long time since I have made Shepherd's pie. I tend to make Cottage
>pie. He likes that better.

The snowflake is lucky to have such a subservient wifey.

On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 8:47:14 AM UTC-5, graham wrote:
>
> Not bad but with the price of lamb, I pad mine out with green lentils.
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ment-114903529
>
> http://tiny.cc/cu4tsy
>
>
What in sam hill are "floury potatoes"?

On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:35:35 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 8:47:14 AM UTC-5, graham wrote:
>>
>> Not bad but with the price of lamb, I pad mine out with green lentils.
>>
>> https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ment-114903529
>>
>> http://tiny.cc/cu4tsy
>>
>>
>What in sam hill are "floury potatoes"?

similar to Idaho potatoes -- non-waxy potatoes.
Janet US

On 4/19/2018 1:35 PM, wrote:
> On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 8:47:14 AM UTC-5, graham wrote:
>>
>> Not bad but with the price of lamb, I pad mine out with green lentils.
>>
>> https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ment-114903529
>>
>> http://tiny.cc/cu4tsy
>>
>>
> What in sam hill are "floury potatoes"?
>
Russets!

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Joan wrote:
> > What in sam hill are "floury potatoes"?
> >
> Russets!

My least favorite too. Decent enough for fries, hash browns,
smashed potatoes... but that's it. Worst choice ever for a baked
potato.

I prefer red (or the recent buy of Gold) for most everything. I
would be very happy if I never had a russett again.

On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 12:11:13 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > Joan wrote:
> > > What in sam hill are "floury potatoes"?
> > >
> > Russets!
>
> My least favorite too. Decent enough for fries, hash browns,
> smashed potatoes... but that's it. Worst choice ever for a baked
> potato.
>
> I prefer red (or the recent buy of Gold) for most everything. I
> would be very happy if I never had a russett again.

Oddly enough, everybody else prefers russets for baking, by a wide
margin.

Cindy Hamilton

On 4/22/2018 12:17 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 12:11:13 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> Joan wrote:
>>>> What in sam hill are "floury potatoes"?
>>>>
>>> Russets!
>>
>> My least favorite too. Decent enough for fries, hash browns,
>> smashed potatoes... but that's it. Worst choice ever for a baked
>> potato.
>>
>> I prefer red (or the recent buy of Gold) for most everything. I
>> would be very happy if I never had a russett again.
>
> Oddly enough, everybody else prefers russets for baking, by a wide
> margin.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I prefer russets for baking, and definitely for *mashed potatoes*, even
if they aren't intended to be used in Shepherd's or Cottage pie.

Jill

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 12:11:13 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> > >
> > > Joan wrote:
> > > > What in sam hill are "floury potatoes"?
> > > >
> > > Russets!
> >
> > My least favorite too. Decent enough for fries, hash browns,
> > smashed potatoes... but that's it. Worst choice ever for a baked
> > potato.
> >
> > I prefer red (or the recent buy of Gold) for most everything. I
> > would be very happy if I never had a russett again.
>
> Oddly enough, everybody else prefers russets for baking, by a wide
> margin.

And as Sheldon would respond...TIAD! lol
For me, it's the good ol' each to their own deal.
The fact that "everybody else" prefers russets for baking,
has no significance to me.

Russet potatoes are very starchy and dry. I have to add twice
the butter to a baked one to make it palatable. They are always
my last choice to buy. And only on a good sale.

On 4/22/2018 12:11 PM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Joan wrote:
>>> What in sam hill are "floury potatoes"?
>>>
>> Russets!
>
> My least favorite too. Decent enough for fries, hash browns,
> smashed potatoes... but that's it. Worst choice ever for a baked
> potato.
>
> I prefer red (or the recent buy of Gold) for most everything. I
> would be very happy if I never had a russett again.
>
But we're talking about *mashed potatoes* for Shepherd's (or Cottage)
pie. Russets are considered floury potatoes. Idaho potatoes. I find
they do make the best mashed potatoes.

Read the box of those potato flakes, I'm pretty sure you have Hungry
Jack or Idohoan in the pantry. I'll bet you a quarter it says they're
made from "Idaho" potatoes which are a type of russets. Heheh.

I like all kinds of potatoes. But I don't use waxy potatoes to make
mashed potatoes for cottage pie. Waxy potatoes don't fluff well.

Jill

On Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 3:47:14 AM UTC-10, graham wrote:
> Not bad but with the price of lamb, I pad mine out with green lentils.
>
> https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ment-114903529
>
> http://tiny.cc/cu4tsy

That's a good, informative, article on this dish. I've never made something like that. It sounds very interesting. Thanks.

On Thu, 19 Apr 2018 07:47:11 -0600, graham > wrote:

>Not bad but with the price of lamb, I pad mine out with green lentils.
>
>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ment-114903529
>
>http://tiny.cc/cu4tsy

I fell asleep watching TV. When I woke there was a Brit somewhere in
England who owned his own pub. He was making shepherd's pie. He put
a whole lot of stewed tomatoes in his. I didn't think that was done.
Janet US