Bless you always my friend... I truly appreciate you....you said you ate some of the potatoes.....Now. That tells me you are a perfect gentleman....💓💖. A man that can be trusted....God bless you always young man..... from this little old lady of 72 years old.❤️💓

I know this is an older video to comment on, but thank you for adding a note for us about a no-wine substitute. Us recovering drunks appreciate that. I always hear red wine and dismiss the recipe since I don’t want it in the house.

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

My dear brother, I really appreciate your generous comments during the clips .. you don't understand how each comment is helping us through our preparations (specially when you mention how long each step would take) You effort is not wasted, you are sharing your own knowledge and experience with us and that is the core added value, you just earned a subscriber and I hope soon I see this channel gets bigger and gets more recognition from the audience Thank you again for your tips and shared time brother, and I wish the best for you and your family during these difficult times Greetings from Kuwait 💙

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

This is great to hear. It makes me happy to hear things like this. Thank you very much for your support, its greatly appreciated! Stay safe.

@dove7778

4 жыл бұрын

Very true..

@christinehorniman9229

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens could use chicken oxo for stock ,

Muy rico y diferente esta receta,Gracias!!♥️

I had no idea the difference between Cottage pie and shepherds pie. My Mom used beef but always called it Shepherds pie. I thank you for the recipe and the educational info! 🥘 🥰

@The-Great-Brindian

Жыл бұрын

Hello me lovely Donna Kebab! Beef is a 'naughty' meat for me but I still enjoy it here and then 🤫 Lamb is my fave meat hands down though 😋

Cottage pie... Delicious.. Cheap & feeds the family 👌

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

This one is shepherds pie but the only difference is cottage pie is beef and this is lamb 😊

Just made your recipe. It's in the oven but already it's smelling really good. Can't wait

Thank You Jack.....always enjoy your time with us. Stay in the cooking business!!!

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏

Had this for lunch today (and probably for the next two days). Delicious!

@The-Great-Brindian

Жыл бұрын

Lucky bloke you. I had the £3 my local supermarket meal deal 😂 Lunch break innit. My budget for lunch is £3 that's it. Hard times bruh 💷☺️👍

Sounds great will try it I love how you show all the ingredients

Ah, so this is where my sister gets the pie recipe from. Keep it up chef Jack!

You are so underrated it's crazy

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

This is greatly appreciated! Thank you.

@AMadd3RHatt3R

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! I feel like I found a diamond in the ruff!! 😄👍 Thank you!!

@alwaysonthemove1510

3 жыл бұрын

You are 100 times better than loud mouth ramsay and your instructions on cooking are so clear.

I’ve been looking forward for something like this! Thanks Jack!!

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

It’s the perfect wholesome meal 😊

I love this recipe, thank you for sharing.

OMG finally someone that actually knows what Shepherd's pie is and does not call Cottage pie something else. 20 videos later to find the real shepherd's pie I will be making it tonight those other videos start with beef I did not want Cottage pie I wanted Shepherd's pie. THANK YOU for pointing the difference out to those that do not know the difference :) I now Sub to you :) xxx yes, you made my day.

@ChefJackOvens

Жыл бұрын

Awesome to hear! Glad you found what you were looking for. Thank you for joining the channel 🙏🙏

@highlandergirl59

Жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens Of course :) I am starting to wonder if you are the only one that knows the difference between the 2 lol. Oh ya and Gordon but I wanted something just simple Gordon has a few more added things. Yours looks more simple to learn from. A good cook knows his recipe well :) how could I not? Lol

@The-Great-Brindian

Жыл бұрын

This dish is the food of Kings 👑😋 R u Scottish? Never tried Haggis in my life and I'm in my bleeding early 40s lol Im a proper geezer me. After 7 pints of stella I'm right at home with a steak n kidney pie n chips. No fuss no huss. 🤗

@highlandergirl59

Жыл бұрын

@@The-Great-Brindian One of my other loves is stake and kidney pie and yes I am Scottish from the clan Munro/Munroe.

Nice recipe, I'll deffo cook it at home. BUT just as advise: the meat does not release fat, that is cooking off. It is water. Because of that, I like to buy real good organic meat and use a big frying pan. Thank you for sharing and keep this thing going

Thank you for sharing. Will be trying it out this weekend for the family. Stay safe.

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

I really hope you enjoy it!! Take care

Appreciate the alcohol substitute tip! Thanks for being inclusive for all religions 👌🏻

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

No problem at all 🙏

Some great tips Chef. Thank you again.

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Oh my god. You must be a dang good lover

Just made this, so good Thankyou!!

Thanks for sharing Jack, looks nice.Hope your well mate

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. I am very well, thank you. I hope you are too!

Top Notch! 👍💯

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

Delicious, have made this twice

Second time I've made this. Fantastic recipe

@ChefJackOvens

Жыл бұрын

So glad you’ve been enjoying it

Great stuff again Jack that's me hooked with you now.. Looks great impressive with that.. Very much! X

Making it tomorrow for when my son visits. That mash is the biz.

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

Hope you all enjoyed it 😊

@catmadwoman6317

2 жыл бұрын

We sure did. My son had seconds and I ate leftovers yesterday. No waste whatsoever (and I'm a bit of a waster I'm ashamed to say).

Love it and also the way you explain the process 👏👏👍

Keep posting up dude love these hearty meals

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

Legend! Glad you enjoy them

I’ve been hoping you had done this recipe! 🙏🏻❤️🥰

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

👌👌👌

Wicked it looks soo good I can’t wait to try it

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

Please enjoy it

Luv Shepard's pie, am gonna try your way of doing it, looks delicious.

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

Please enjoy John, it’s so tasty 😋

@johnjohn6486

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens 👍

How many jumping jacks to burn this deliciousness during quarantine 😩

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

That’s up to you haha 😉

@catecurl3790

3 жыл бұрын

5256 😄

@oosan5429

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens m(((k(m

@CptSpears007

Жыл бұрын

Screw it, it’s worth it

Lovely!!!

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Looks delicious

I have been making Chef John's shepherds pie but I am going add some of your ingredients and technique. Like doing the potatoes first, and including thyme, red wine, stock and worcestershire sauce (I was using the last anyway, it didn't feel right not to have it). Piping the potato is a good idea. You deserve to be up there with him. It is interesting contrasting your more British and restaurant style with his cosmopolitan-American, simplified-for-the-home-kitchen approach. Like he adds flour, cinnamon and cumin powder to the mince but has fewer ingredients overall.

I've never eaten a Shepards Pie, but as soon as you removed it from the oven, I smelled something delicious. Can't believe I could smell your cooking. Good job man.

@pollypockets508

2 жыл бұрын

It's delicious!

favourite meal

Made your cheesecake yesterday. Everyone loved it. Trying this one tomorrow! Thanks for posting such good stuff. Adéu desde Valencia

@ChefJackOvens

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Glad everyone enjoyed it. This one’s amazing too 🤤

@The-Great-Brindian

Жыл бұрын

Gaaaaaargh @ cheesecake Gaaaaaargh 🤪😋 * drools you a river *

Stop it mate, I'm at work salivating.

Jack, youre the best in the business 👏👌

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

Mmmmmm,delicioso!!!

A friend of mine invited nd or diner on the island of Alderney, English Channel for thé uneducated, and we had shepherd pie for diner. A first for French me. It was delicious and his wife gave me the recipe …..written. Daunting and suddenly here you are in 7 minutes…..thanks

I watched this in bed this morning. Got the ingredients and making it for dinner.

@ChefJackOvens

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Please enjoy it

@CptSpears007

Жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens it was absolutely amazing. I’m making it again today. Do you have a book out by any chance.

@ChefJackOvens

Жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear! Thank you! I don’t have a book yet but it’s something in planning at the moment. I do however have a website which you may already know about 😊🙏

Easy recipe!

Mouth watering

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

👌👌👌

Delicious 😋

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

This ones so good

You have earned a subscriber my good sir.

Idk how I'm watching this whilst on my 24th hour of fasting.

Hey Jack, much love from Mumbai, India. Love the way you demonstrate your recipes. Makes them look easy, tasty and worth cooking. Keep posting your stuff. Making all your recipes is in my to-do list. Cheers.

Amazing content as always. Great talent.

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you think so! Thank you very much. 😊

@TheRestaurantAcademy

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens YOU ARE WELCOME. We provide interesting content as well if you like to check.

Excellent Shepherd's pie. But I am too lazy to make it today. Besides I don't have lamb & my mother dislikes lamb. But I will make your version of mashed potatoes. The yolk will give it richness; and the butter. I always put butter in my mashed potatoes. And I will sear four scallops in a pan. Mashed potatos and scallops: that's my dinner!

so in 2mins I learnt how to make mash forever in the future cheers xD

Good recipe :)

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

Im glad you enjoyed it!

Nice one. I usually let the meat/veg cool down before topping with potato- - stops the gravy from soaking upwards into the spud! atb

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's a really great recipe.

Thank you for the heads up on Shepard and cottage. I didn't know. I love lamb but never get it. Its rare.

Keep up the good work dude. You might be the next bringing with babish...even though you're more refine. 👌

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I appreciate your kind words.

Cool

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

It's such a tasty recipe!

I ll make it)

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

Please do. It's extremely tasty!

Absolutely love your cooking .. trued lots of dishes, sooo tasty! Just wondered though - does gat really evaporate?

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! No it doesn’t haha, that was a mistake on my behalf. I meant to say water

@pennyashton7259

2 жыл бұрын

Drat .. I was going to start cooking with more tasty lamb fat 😋

Hey, Jack. Love your work! With your oven temp in all your vids are you referring to fan forced? Cheers Deb in Au

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Debbie! Thank you, happy to hear! Yes fan forced 😊

@debbie7688

3 жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens thanks, Jack. Wasn’t surprised to hear you’d eaten half the mash...

these recipes are easy to make , very delicious and the ingredients are easily accessed.

Jack , how does the potato freeze ? The dish looks delicious , Thankyou 😊 Cheryl Sutherland from Perth W.A 🇦🇺

@neilpickup237

2 жыл бұрын

I make shepherds/cottage pies in individual dishes. What is to be eaten that day goes in the oven and the rest allowed to cool before being frozen - for best results I would fully defrost before putting back in the oven. I can't tell the difference between the fresh and frozen, unlike if it is frozen after having been in the oven, when the results I obtained have been far from satisfactory.

Yummy 😍🔥🔥👍👍 I'd have this with some fresh veg and creamy cheese mash on the side. If that's overkill let me know @ the world 😂

Jack that is what I needed to know about making the pie and freeze for how long. It won't last that long in the freezer but it is good to know in case you do make enough to last that long. Do you have a video on what simple foods you can freeze and the dog's and dont's please. I'm starting to learn the cooking and freezing of foods for times when I can't leave my house on my mobility scooter for the shops please

Hey Jack, is your name really ovens? Great for a cooking channel! But I wanted to really ask, do you think you can make the lamb mixture in a cast iron pan, top with potatoes and bake in one pan?

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

I apologise for the late reply. Yes that's my name 😉. Of course this can be done in a single pan. That will definitely save on dishes.

Great recipe .can i use grape juice in place of red wine.Wish you all the best.👌👌👌👌

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

That would add a very different flavour to the beef but it would still be very tasty!

Shepherd's & cottage pies, yum. What would change if I used baby peas and a AUD 50 bottle of red? I don't have any cheap wines at home... except Chinese rose wine. Probably not a good substitute.

very nice

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

It sure is!

Can you do a chili con carne vlog?!?!

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

Consider it done!

NOICE

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you think so!

Looks easy and delicious! I think having seen quite a many of your videos at this point, you make them easy to follow and that gives me the feeling that I could make any of these dishes myself too. I was trying to think if we have a nice and short name for this in Finnish but we just call this a "mashed potato-ground meat casserole". I've also become a fan of how you do small things, like cutting the onion for example. It's definitely nice that you're always so considerate with the units, as every country tends to have a bit different commonly used units and packaging sizes. Maybe just one small thing I could ask from you is that whenever it's small amounts of something, like spices in a dish like this, what if you'd just phrase it like "season to your taste" or round to whole units or spoonfuls? I mean 3/4ths of a tablespoon of pepper for example isn't easy to estimate nor too practical for you to keep saying when adding all the spices. It just sounds a bit "mechanical", as cooking should be more relaxing and not so strict with exact amounts. The way you present everything else, you have a really relaxing tone and style in your videos overall, so just a small complaint, if I could say so.

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. I'm glad you are enjoying the recipes. Seasoning is always to your taste. I say certain measurements to act as a baseline for you. You can always add more or less depending on your preference.

Made it yesterday. Want to reheat the refrigerated leftovers tonight. Any suggestions on how to reheat it?

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

You can place it back into the oven for 15 minutes 😊

I wanna try this for long time already,but I don’t eat lamb. What you think about using half pork half beef?

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

Beef and pork are fine to use. If you use only beef this recipe becomes cottage pie. Shepherd and cottage pie is the same thing but instead of lamb, beef is used 👌

Well, I just cooked this and it was absolutely delicious - great recipe, thank you! But you do need to cook x1.5 or even x2 times the amount of mash so that you have some left over for the pie itself! 🤣

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

HAHA!

I make my shepherd's pie a little bit differently instead of fresh carrot etc... I don't use onion as I found I don't need to plus I never use wine. When i mash my potatoes they are never as smooth as yours just my preference that I like little chunky pieces in the mash. I do use flour and 3/4 cup of chicken stock in the lamb mince and make it easy with the veges I use frozen veges carrots, peas and corn.

25 mins seems a bit too long for cooking the potatoes. 🥔 I used to do them for 20mins, I found that it gets a little mushy when you cook it them that long. I always start with boiling the kettle and add salt to empty pot then add potatoes, add boiled water and heat pot til it boils then turn heat down one notch and gently boil for 10mins. And also leave the lid ajar. I drain potatoes, then add about 1-2 tsp pepper depending on how much you want, then while it’s still hot added in a good handful of grated cheese normal and about 1 tablespoon of butter, then put the lid back on straight away and let the heat melt the butter and cheese. then about 2- 3 tablespoons of pouring cream depending on how much you want and then maybe 1/4 cup or less of milk added in slowly. Then mashed it all together and then that’s it done. I don’t always add the cream because sometimes I don’t have it otherwise I just leave it out.

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

As I start the potatoes off in cold water and the type of potatoes I use (each are different to one another) 25 minutes is the perfect time. Each potato has different characteristics, some absorb the water, some don’t. They all have different cooking times and textures. Cooking potatoes in cold water ensures even cooking too.

Where to get those pots? Gonna try and make this over the weekend

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

They're essteele per vita pots and pans.

hey Chef can you do cottage pie or is it just like this but bef?

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

I will be doing one soon but cottage pie is pretty much exactly this recipe but like you said with beef instead 😊

@alexperkins8433

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens cool - tx for getting back to me/making it tomorrow cheers

I know this is a ridiculous thing to ask but... does it really take 25 minutes for your potatoes to cook? Mine are usually cut into bigger chunks and they're soft enough after about 15 minutes. I feel like I just found some weird glitch in the matrix. Never tried this pie so I will definitely give it a try, big thanks!

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

Great question! Do you start them off in cold water? It also depends on the type of potato. Waxy potatoes repel excess water entering there cells taking longer to cook rather than a starchy potato that bloats when boiled and absorbs water a lot faster, therefore cooking faster. That’s also not 100% accurate as all potatoes are different from one another and it also depends on their growth environment.

@Yoroiful

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens XD I didn't even know there are more and less starchy potatoes. That's interesting to know.

Always preferred my mash lumpy, more texture

Why isnt it ok for the stock to become cloudy with potatoe peel? Wouldnt it give the stock a more thick texture which would work well with a soup?

4:33 I know this man didn't just say "that fat has evaporated" 😂😂😂

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I meant to say the water, that was a mistake haha 😂

@jonahs92

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens Oh, no wonder 😅

Hi Jack, I enjoy watching your videos, as a cook for over 50 odd years, you have me perplexed, tell me again how the FAT EVAPORATED, while it cooked for those 5 minutes???? OR did you mean to say water??

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Glad you enjoy the videos, thank you. Yeah that was a slight mistake, I meant to say water, fat doesn’t evaporate 😉

Love the fact he ate a shit load of potato before applying to the pie. Also, I only realised, a couple days ago, that your name is Chef Jack Ovens, and not Chef Jack Owens.

Can I use beef? Will it make a big difference in taste?

It's so juicy meat or water added in beginning of frying this meat?

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

Only olive oil is added in the beginning. The fat from the mince is released and then reduced/evaporated.

Can i make this ahead and then reheat it?

JACK: If I can't eat Worcester sauce, what can I substitute it with??

@ChefJackOvens

Жыл бұрын

Just leave it out

@Gstv76

Жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens ok thanks

Can we use purple onions in the absence of brown onions?

@neilpickup237

2 жыл бұрын

Any recipe should be inspiration rather than hard and fast rules (except baking where some of the ingredients have to be in exact proportions to each other to even stand a chance of working). Nothing wrong with trying it and seeing how YOU like it. For example, growing up in the UK in the 60's, so probably eating food from people who grew up in the first 40 years of the 20th Century and influenced by those from the century before, shepherds/cottage pies were often made from meat leftover from the Sunday Roast with any left over gravy and an OXO cube rather than stock, and never were frozen peas added (people didn't start getting freezers in any quantity until the 70's). Also, being a 'humble' dish, wine and garlic would not have been used, and I don't remember anyone having tomato puree back then, let alone using it in a dish like this!

What do you do for a living? I'm a spy! Why are you dressed like a shepherd? I'm a shepherd's spy!

Does anyone know what gas mark in the oven please?

Shepherd

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

That’s right

could you do a recipe using kangaroo mince? its low in fat and high in iron and a strong flavour but no recipes have it as the meat content.

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion. Ive been meaning to do some kangaroo recipe's. Im intrigued to see how they will rank on my channel.

@alisonwonderland8680

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChefJackOvens it's low in fat and high in iron and cheaper than beef. I buy kangaroo sausages and mince each fortnight. I'm not sure how to cook the steak tho.

@ChefJackOvens

4 жыл бұрын

Alison Wonderland I’ve got you covered, I’ll do a recipe involving kangaroo rump or something similar 😊

A flat drum sieve makes that easier.

Why you do use Parmesan instead of the traditional cheddar?

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

It creates a nice little crust 😊. You can use cheddar if you’d like to but it can get a bit oily.

Do you have a Chef Instagram??? I want to tag you when I make this!!

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

I sure do and that would be awesome to see! It’s Chef Jack Ovens 😊👌

Not to make a big deal out of it or anything, but fat does not evaporate. Unless you drained or separated it out, you retained it all in the dish. What you evaporated out was simply the water released from the meat.

@ChefJackOvens

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was a mistake on my behalf I meant to say water 🙌

Just wish I could skip to the end immediately when making such things

@ChefJackOvens

3 жыл бұрын

If only 🤤

4:37 I didn't know that fat evaporate when heated. And I still doubt it.