So that thread a while back about Shepherd's pie a while back made me want to make this.

Ingredients needed:


1-1.5 lb of beef
2 packets of instant potatoes (Idahoan are quite good and on sale for $1 each at FL now)
1 can of peas
1 can of corn
1 can of carrots
1 medium to large onion
4 cups of water (for potatoes)
Worcestershire sauce
Salt
Pepper
Chili Powder
Pam
Cheese
Bullion cube
Another 6 ounces of water for bullion

Hardware needed:


Large nonstick frying pan
medium saucepan
Something to measure water
9x13 casserole dish (pictured is 7x10)
Chefs Knife
Spatula
Fork
Pot Holders
(not pictured, can opener)

Step 1: Chop onion, sauté in pam or oil.
(I didn't start taking pics until step 3)

Step 2: set aside onions, begin cooking beef, boil 4 cups of water. Break the bullion cube up into about 6 ounces of water and microwave till you can get it to disolve.

Step 3:


Take water off of heat and add both packets of potatoes, stir well. mix some cheese and corn into your potatoes if you want.

drain excess grease from beef, drain and add canned veggies and onions, then add bullion and simmer, stirring occasionally. Cook 10 min or so until most of the liquid evaporates.

Set your oven on about 425 sometime during this step so it can preheat.

Step 4:


Put your beef/veggie mixture into your casserole dish and smooth it out.

Step 5:


Spread the potatoes over it smoothly

Step 6:


Pattern the top with a fork, then sprinkle cheese over it.

Step 7:


Cook until the top crust is golden brown. I took this pic about 13 minutes in, it's not quite ready yet. after about 13 minutes I put it on 500 degree broil, but that's probably not necessary, nothing is raw, so just cook it until it looks good.

Step 8:


Take it out of the oven, make sure you use the oven mitts, then let it cool for a bit.

Step 9:


Pour yourself a refreshing Diet Root Beer or grab a frosty adult beverage.

Step 10:


EAT!! It was extremely tasty, plus it's got the entire food triangle in a single dish.


This makes quite a large casserole, I ate about 1/6th of it and am pretty stuffed.

6/23/2008 9:11:57 PM

1. looks fucking gross

2. wtf would you go to all that trouble to cook just for yourself

3. wrong forum lol

6/23/2008 9:14:46 PM

Jake Delhomme can't wait for training camp to begin

6/23/2008 9:15:13 PM

Shit

Move to chit chat

6/23/2008 9:17:07 PM

cooking as a sport. interesting.

6/23/2008 9:17:32 PM

Shit

Move to trash bin

as you should with the rest of that casserole

6/23/2008 9:18:19 PM

^^



[Edited on June 23, 2008 at 9:19 PM. Reason : ]

6/23/2008 9:19:07 PM

eating competition?

6/23/2008 9:21:37 PM

When pizza's on a bagel.

6/23/2008 9:53:18 PM

anyway,

good stuff.

6/23/2008 9:58:22 PM

the thread a while back a while back?

6/23/2008 10:00:50 PM

I wanted to emphasize that it was definitely not today.

6/23/2008 10:02:55 PM

looks good, good job on the food blog

6/23/2008 11:26:45 PM

an educational thread.

always a plus.

6/23/2008 11:30:38 PM

Quote :

"looks fucking gross"

6/23/2008 11:37:02 PM

it does look like rhea but I know for a fact that dish is hearty and delicious

there's a lot of pre-fab foods in there, though
fresh carrots, plz
and I would use frozen peas

also ground beef is gross

6/23/2008 11:42:00 PM

I think it looks yummy

and why is ground beef gross?

6/23/2008 11:45:45 PM

I would rather buy cuts of beef and have the butcher grind it for me

I'm just wary of the shit

6/23/2008 11:46:34 PM

A traditional brit dish! But you should have had a good, thick Guiness with that instead of high lfe.

People who don't like cassaroles suck ass.

6/23/2008 11:49:00 PM

Quote :

"there's a lot of pre-fab foods in there, though fresh carrots, plz and I would use frozen peas"

Yeah I was trying to minimize both prep time and number of ingredients.

Homemade mashed potatoes and cooked fresh carrots would add significant complication to the recipe.

Frozen peas may have been a good idea, but I was already in the canned vegetables section.

6/24/2008 8:45:21 AM

when I cook I don't have time to stop and take pics

6/24/2008 8:47:17 AM

eesh, so much hate.


I say that looks damn tasty.

6/24/2008 8:52:45 AM

I made something similar last night, trying to use what I had lying around.

I used ground beef, frozen mixed veggies, lipton's mushroom onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, and an onion. Then I put crescent roll triangles over the top and baked. I call it "Erica Cheats at Pot Pie."

I might have to try your version with the potatoes and cheese. Sounds like my husband would like it.

6/24/2008 8:55:39 AM

I like shepards pie alot- never heard it called cottage pie though. As for the fresh vs canned argument, for most people around here, the canned veggies are going to be the healthiest because it is hard to get truly 'fresh' veggies all the time. Also, when I make it, I like to add a little hot sauce to half of the mashed potatoes so I can have a lil more spice to it while still being able to offer some to my more mild tasted guests

6/24/2008 8:56:12 AM

Shepherd's pie is made with lamb, cottage pie with beef, from what I have heard.

I put chili powder in when cooking the meat to spice it up. I put it in the ingredients list but forgot to mention it in the steps.

6/24/2008 9:03:15 AM

I have never had a reason to mix meat and pie. Fact.

6/24/2008 9:04:49 AM

Quote :

"As for the fresh vs canned argument, for most people around here, the canned veggies are going to be the healthiest because it is hard to get truly 'fresh' veggies all the time"

Did you mean to say cheapest?

6/24/2008 9:05:05 AM

Quote :

"I have never had a reason to mix meat and pie. Fact."

You have seriously never had chicken pie?

6/24/2008 9:06:14 AM

I've had chicken pot pie. Not really a fan. Never make it.

6/24/2008 9:07:51 AM

Quote :

"Did you mean to say cheapest?"

Nutrients degrade surprisingly fast.

Quote :

"People who don't like cassaroles suck ass. "

I agree.

6/24/2008 9:13:07 AM

Quote :

"Nutrients degrade surprisingly fast. "

I know. That's why I'm asking if he meant to say cheapest, instead of healthiest, when talking about using canned instead of fresh.

6/24/2008 9:18:58 AM

Canning preserves some of them though, doesn't it? Or is that just freezing?

6/24/2008 9:19:45 AM

Freezing does a better job.

Canning preserves some, but not as much.

PSA pertinent to this thread: kroger often has store brand frozen veggies on sale 10 bags for $10. Perfect for recipes like this!

[Edited on June 24, 2008 at 9:23 AM. Reason : lkjdf]

6/24/2008 9:23:02 AM

Frozen is better for no other reason that the sodium content in canned vegetables.

And I don't think that canned preserves nutrient content. Canned vegetables are cooked and have additives, whereas frozen should be as close to fresh as you can get.

6/24/2008 9:23:47 AM

So I think he was going for the fact that it would be better to have canned vegetables that were canned right after being harvested than carrots that were grown halfway around the world and then sat on a shelf at the store for a week.

Quote :

"Frozen and canned fruit and vegetables have similar nutrient content to fresh produce. In fact, sometimes they can even be more nutritious because nutrients in fresh produce can be lost during storage, shipment and as they sit on the produce stand; however, the nutrient content is maintained when produce is frozen or canned immediately after peak harvest."

And some nutrients are lost when they're cooked prior to canning, but those would be lost when you cooked them at home too. And the salt does suck, but if you aren't concerned about salt then it's not the end of the world.


[Edited on June 24, 2008 at 9:27 AM. Reason : .]

6/24/2008 9:24:01 AM

Canned is the best way to go for preserving it... assuming you don't drain out the juice

I mean, obviously, fresh is the best, but most people don't have access to truly fresh vegetables, nor do they feel like going shopping every day for those vegetables. Frozen is a close second, but you still lose some of the nutrients. In canned, it is all in there

cheap is just another benefit


i was surprised when I learned all this, but that's what all the nutrition classes at state told me

ps, i tend to not worry too much about sodium content, as I rarely use salt or canned stuff (other than the occasional canned veggies)

[Edited on June 24, 2008 at 9:38 AM. Reason : NCSU NUT!]

6/24/2008 9:34:40 AM

wow you really spent a lot of time on this shit

6/24/2008 10:05:30 AM

the thread or the food?

6/24/2008 10:57:26 AM

your mom is cheap eats

6/24/2008 10:59:30 AM