Growing up in Scotland, Shepherd's/cottage pie day was always one of the best days of the week. BTW a trick for those with or without Coeliac disease is to add a few handfuls of oats instead of flour. It thickens the stew & being penny pinching Scots made the meat serve more people. It also tastes great, adds fibre & slow release energy, I like the slightly nutty flavour it adds to the meal.

@gileshouliston7282

28 күн бұрын

When I was sick in England. But grandmas mince and tatties got me back on track. That and good quality broth, with bones soaked in the stock. Humble food but ate like a king

@johnheckles8239

28 күн бұрын

How was copper wire invented? A Scotsman and a Yorkshireman fighting over the last penny 😂🤣😂

@waveman1500

28 күн бұрын

Oats contain gluten as well, so only recommended for gluten tolerant people!

@Getpojke

27 күн бұрын

@@waveman1500 Studies have shown that most gluten intolerant people can safely eat a limited amount of uncontaminated oats. Care should be taken as some large factories may handle other grains & be contaminated. In fact eating oats can be recommended for many Coeliacs due to the beneficial nutrient values found in them. “The safety of oats in individuals with celiac disease has been extensively investigated. Clinical evidence confirms that consumption of pure, uncontaminated oats is safe in the amount of 50 to 70 grams per day (1/2-3/4 cup dry rolled oats) by adults and 20 to 25 grams per day (1/4 cup dry rolled oats) by children with celiac disease. Studies looking at the consumption of oats over five years have confirmed their safety. However, the studies looking at safety of oats in celiac disease have involved a small number of subjects, the oats used were pure, free of gluten contamination and the amount allowed per day was also limited." - (Extract from a release from The Professional Advisory Board of the Canadian Celiac Association, in collaboration with Health Canada.) Many other respected & accredited bodies also agree. But yes I'd say if you suffer from gluten intolerance, check with your doctor/specialist before suddenly eating oats, though chances are they may already have discussed it with you.

@Getpojke

27 күн бұрын

@@johnheckles8239 😆 Some also say that the Grand Canyon was formed when a visiting Scotman & Yorkshireman were told somebody had dropped a penny.

Leaving in the small bloopers is great

I really love how thoughtful you are about different people's capabilities, the comments about people who have mobility issues or those with celiac disease. I haven't seen that level of care in others recipe videos.

@leomckeen1108

26 күн бұрын

Literally my first thought 🙌🏼 he's such a legend. I can't do fine dicing due to seizures so have to be careful, he's the GOAT so genuine, caring inclusive and wholesome

@Jeppe_P

9 күн бұрын

I personally cant have dairy so would love to see how to make the best mash without butter and milk

Whether it’s shepherds pie or cottage pie, it’s absolutely delicious! One of the best meals I’ve ever eaten! Thanks for the recipe Andy!

@andy_cooks

28 күн бұрын

it's a good wholesome dish!

Thankyou for mentioning “ if you have a disability “. I have arthritis in my hands but I I can chop things just fine. My trouble now is lifting heavy pots, because I had a fall and had to have an elbow replacement. I’m not allowed to to lift anything heavy or use machinery that could compromise the glue. David Lebovitz spoke about some pans that are light and brilliant, because he is injured after being a line cook in Paris. I’ve saved his article somewhere but it s very nice of you to take time to recognise us. Jacques Pepin peels potatoes the only way I can. I can’t hold a potato and rotate it. I cut off both ends and stand it on the board and peel in strips, as he does, but I can’t peel a carrot the way he says. I have to do the double ended scrape 😂

@JontyBlue67

27 күн бұрын

I use carbon steel pans for this reason, nowhere as heavy as cast, stainless is even lighter. I won't advertise a brand here, but just google Aussie1 piece carbon steel pans. No matter which way you go, I have learnt...carbon steel for similar results to cast, stainless steel for acidic dishes including tomatoes.

Appreciate your wholesome content beyond words Andy. I suffer from seizures from an armed forces incidence. I sometimes shy away from cutting things like garlic without a protective glove, so tend to cheat. Just appreciate your advice and inclusivity, I don't identify as having a disability but I love how much your recipes are helpful for all home chefs. Stay awesome brother 👌🏼you help more people than you may understand

@monie1527

24 күн бұрын

They sell protective chopping gloves? Thank you! ❤❤

@ancogaming

21 күн бұрын

@@monie1527 Yeah, you may want to search for "butcher gloves". These are essentially finely meshed chain gloves made of stainless steel. So, in addition to protecting yourself, you get to look and feel like a knight in shiny chain mail armor as an added bonus. It'll be the coolest thing you have in your kitchen, by far.

Really like the long format vids Andy. Appreciate you.

@andy_cooks

28 күн бұрын

Glad you like them, thanks for watching

I haven’t cooked shepherds pie for decades as I’m lucky enough to have a husband who cooks a great one. He adds Worcestershire and soy sauce foe extra yumminess.

"Taste your food as you cook" is the most important guide when preparing any dish

@Nalianna

9 күн бұрын

Yeah good one.. .then my "serves 8" dish... serves 3.

Love your work dude. Am getting my shit together after a period of very poor mental health. It's often food and nutrition that suffers first and your videos are rekindling my love of cooking. Nice one fella!! Big luv!

Even on days you can’t talk, I still love your videos 😉 especially when you include those of us with disabilities in cooking!

My Mum often made Cottage or Shepherd's pie on Mondays, from the left over roast. We are far nearer to Scotland than London, there was always more potato to filling than you are using but a Scot's cheese and crumb topping. I tend to use minced beef or lamb now. Add in some frozen peas to the recipe and this is just so yummy!

Story of my life "I've put myself in this predicament, so I'll carry on."

It's crazy how much this recipe has in common with a bolognese, at least at the start. Thanks for the recipe Andy, you rock.

@theluanvuong5886

28 күн бұрын

It's just ragu, man. French, Italian etc... it's all the same. You just need to know how to cook one and the others are just slightly different ingredients

@adamsteel7147

28 күн бұрын

You can make many dishes if you can make a ragu. spag bol, ragu paperdelle, casserole, braised beef or cottage pie

@waveman1500

28 күн бұрын

As Andy said in the video, the historical version of most meat pies would use small leftover chunks of cooked roast meat, not mince.

“Ive put myself in this predicament, so we will carry on” 🤣🤣

I make big baked potatoes and scoop out the insides and make mashes taters w them and fill the tato skins w my cottage pie filling. Then i throw em on a sheet pan with a can of fridge biscuits and they bake while the cottage pie tater skins get crispy tops and soak up some of the juice from the meat mix...lawd those are so good. I made em for a friend 12yrs ago when she had a baby and she still asks for me to make em. 😂 ❤

@amandajay9058

28 күн бұрын

Thats a really good idea and it sounds easy! I might have to try it!

@idkwtf2makemyusername104

28 күн бұрын

@amandajay9058 ohhh it's sooooo good, I hope you get a chance to try it and enjoy it ! 😊

@bushratbeachbum

5 күн бұрын

What the hell are fridge biscuits??!!!

@dh1380

Күн бұрын

Yes, what the hell are fridge biscuits?

Not that you will read this but , shall we say very Scots, Scots -Irish, from the Eastern Shore of Maryland .Ate this on the farm , in the suburbs, and at 21 , carried in onto Tugboats, not only did the crew like it but once you had it set and done, well could serve in a Seaway, if its rolling ...well reckon ya had to be there .Oh and we ran 4 guys to a 90 foot Tug soooo, had to be versatile ...lol .Like your vids , Calm Seas , Fair winds and a star to guide you by...

More than anything is hearing Aussie's "noises" when expressing things. Like "ooohwah". Love that! You can't do any wrong Andy! This looks delish! 💯 💯 💯

@Trikk57

28 күн бұрын

He's a kiwi

@MichaelWestcott

28 күн бұрын

@@Trikk57 It's an Australian tradition to claim successful Kiwis as our own, even if they're Russell Crowe

@soullessnight6539

28 күн бұрын

@@MichaelWestcottyes but the difference with Russell is he tells everyone he is Australian 😂

@JontyBlue67

27 күн бұрын

I watched an Aussie V Kiwi rugby match a couple of weeks ago. Kiwis won, it was great to see all the Kiwi players girlfriends jump the fence and start grazing on the grass!

@Hortonscakes

27 күн бұрын

@@Trikk57 keep in mind I'm just a dumb American lol

Refusing to watch the rest of this. Only cos I'm fkn stoned , hungry af and 2 lazy to go to shops 😂 Love this guy's cooking

@ibec69

21 күн бұрын

Rule no. 1. Always have food in fridge before you get baked.

It's amazing to see how he's just having fun while talking literally nonsense to us. We love you Andy - and please keep talking nonsense 😅😆😊

I always gave my Mum schtick about her Shepherds pie made with beef mince. The saving grace however was that she made it with baked beans, it was delicious. So I now make a baked beans cottage pie thanks to Mum. The other version I love is made over two days and includes shredded slow cooked lamb shanks and lamb mince plus rehydrated Porcini mushrooms. Congrundulations on the great mash, and recipe, loved it.

@fionarielly1232

28 күн бұрын

My mum was English,and she used Bake Beans as well.Love it ❤

@simonpallister842

28 күн бұрын

I am English (in Aus), I use baked beans also

@m.theresa1385

28 күн бұрын

Wow on the baked beans. Brummie expat here and I’d not heard or thought of this before. I’m very much looking forward to trying a mini pie next week. Cheers 🍻

@JontyBlue67

27 күн бұрын

I'm also from the UK, I was 3 when we docked in Adelaide in Mar 1970.

Excellent vid again, Andy and team. Shepherd's pie is a joy early midweek using up any roast lamb left over from Sunday. Proper home cooking, thank you Incidentally, I'm glad you focussed on "undulate" rather than "crevices" 😂

Great stuff. Cooking this for my family is one of the great pleasures in life. Your channel has elavated my cooking so much. Thank you!

Either shepherds or cottage. Always love baked beans with it. Proper mothers hug food

It’s quite all right, Chef, we all speak strangely when improvising in front of a camera. Important thing is that you got your point through and in a most amusing fashion. Cheers, you’re a legend.

These cheap eats videos are appreciated in our current cost of living crisis 🙏

Love the low cost meal… we certainly need it during these economically challenging times! Thanks Andy! 👏👏😍😍

My English grandmother used to make it nearly exactly the same as this, but without the breadcrumbs. Did as you said and had peas and corn. The only major difference was she used to add slices of tomato underneath the mash. The acidity from them used to cut through the fat of the lamb and added a different texture to the dish. Now I can’t have one without it. Highly recommend giving it a go.

Really appreciate the call out for celiacs. Not something that's normally done and really helps get this down!

Cottage pie with ground beef and mashed spuds is a staple around our house, and a healthier variation that we also like uses ground chicken or turkey with mashed sweet potato on the top. Thanks for the recipe, Andy. I'll have to try and track down some ground lamb... once I win the lottery.

Ahhh that took me back, one of my favorite dishes as a child was mum's shepherds pie, made with the previous nights leftover roast lamb, the mince (cottage) version was second best. Great homely dishes for sure.

Oh this dish is a great deal for the weekend too! 😂

Andy is the best! So refreshing and I'd trust his recipes over almost any other chef on youtube.

That ended up looking pretty great. Imagine showing that to your 8 guests. Definitely gonna try that for a next dinner party.

BRILLIANT,, DONT LET IT STOP YOU FROM COOKING,, USE A BLENDER IF NEEDED,,,,

The tip for the size of potatoes to boil for mash is very helpful, I've always cut the potatoes quite small just so it cooks quicker.

I'm loving these large family one pan meals, it's getting my deep freeze nicely packed. Thanks Andy, this week's meals!!

Looks delicious, I have never thought about putting panko on top but I'm going to have to give it a try. Great vid, thanks

I call it ingleees on the days my English isn't hesitating to make me sound illiterate 😂 One of my favourite dishes though - looks delicious! Much love from Ontario, Canada!

Looks scrumptious!!!

Accomplished Chef......and now a budding comedian! Sky is the limit!

I definitely recommend cooking the beef and veggies in a Dutch oven. Then you can just chuck the potatoes on top and heave the whole thing in the oven. Saves a dish to wash up.

Beautiful ! I pulled this one off Thanks very much Andy!

I just made shepherds, well, cottage pie for my family tonight. Simple but delish. And moments later this lovely video popped up in my feed. Great minds and all that :) .

One the most epic comfort foods, just so good

Looks good,,, I add red wine to the "meat mixture", and an egg yolk to the mash

Love watching you cook.. ❤️ 😊

Thanks for this, Andy.

Love making a cottage pie during winter, here.

You are easily my Fav cooking show. So humble and cheeky. You stuffed up corn going everywhere and you didnt deny it, you didnt edit it out. It was awesome :DDDDD

Looks absolutely fabulous! And probably tastes just as good! Thank you!

I made this tonight. So good. Thanks Andy

Awesome Job Andy love Shepherds Pie great video

andy, thank you so much for bringing great cooking content!!!! your personality is spot-on for this medium!!!! Makes me nostalgic for the days of the Food Network when they actually cooked. thanks for filling that void. we love you guys... keep it up!!! you're doing awesome work!!!!

I grew up on cottage pie and there's no dish that screams "home" more than it. I'm excited to try this recipe.

phenomenal!

My favourite dish, easy and delicious 😋

I am from Germany, and i am Chef.You make a good job.Gratings 🎉

Love both in the winter season 😋

Love your Content. Props to u and the team!

Spot on, this is exactly how I make it. When I have extra veg in the fridge that needs using, I throw it in too. I've done peas, corn, red capsicum, zucchini, tomatoes, and green beans. Super delicious. To make it freezer friendly, I won't mash the potatoes, I just put cooked cubed potato in at the end and divide it up. Sure its not exactly a Shepard's pie anymore, more like Shepard's casserole. But its so easy and delicious, and freezes extremely well like that for meal prep. You can of course freeze it with the mash, its just more annoying to reheat so I don't bother.

Thank you for a new video Chef! Our 5 year old daughter will enjoy watching ‘ Chef ‘ cook some yummy kai tomorrow! She’s forever asking ‘ Mama, can I watch Chef do cooking? ‘ 😅 haven’t cooked a shepherd’s pie in a wee while, perfect weather for it now it’s cooling off ( dare I say it ) in QLD 😬

The best chef 👍

Complete point of completion..it makes perfect sense.. Just sounds funny.😊

Just finished making. Tastes fantastic. Looking forward to the leftovers.

I will definitely try one of your recipes when I get time!

Person from the United States here. I only learned to make this properly a few months ago by watching a Gordon Ramsey video. I always used to make it like my mother and my grandmother. They did layers. Ground beef, corn, peas or green beans, creamed corn then the potato. I started adding gravy to the meat a few years ago because I always thought it was a little dry. How you made it and how Gordon made it are very similar, which I guess is the right way to make it.

I made this tonight with some roast veggies and it was absolutely delicious. Will 100% be naking this again. Thanks, Chef Andy

Thank you! Looking forward to making this soon.

Was my Scottish dad’s favourite meal, either Shepherds pie or cottage pie, he loved tatties & mince in any form ☺️ Mum added a little Worcestershire sauce aka Doodoo sauce in our house. Renamed because a friend named Andrew had a niece who could only manage Doodoo for his name & it stuck 🤣 (he loves Worcestershire sauce) So many memories around food, whether it be the delicious aromas, the flavours, the things you use to make the meals. I love all my old bits & bobs, utensils, baking dishes etc filled with memories & character. Adds to the pleasure of cooking. Love to freeze shepherds pie in single serves too, so handy! Ooops soz for novel 🤣

2.49... I can't even describe that facial expression, but it works so well.

Definitely going to make this recipe.

DELICIOUSLY A MUST TRY!

Super comfort food

My favorite number, my favorite time of day, and my favorite Austrian painters birthday. I love cottage pie 🥧

Though I make this dish from time to time, Andy made 3 suggestions that I will take to heart: don’t cut potatoes into small pieces; top with panko and top with grated Parmesan cheese. Thank you for helping me become a better cook!

"Comfortably feed 8 adults" mate here in South Africa that'll feed me and 2 buds around a bushveld wood fire 😂 Looks awesome, gonna give this a shot for my family!

Great video mate! Dish looks delicious 🤤

😂 I love the Mitch and Cornelling lol

Cottage pie with a chilli con carne instead of mince beef gravy works a treat with lots of grated cheese on top of the mash 😋 👌

You can turn either a shepherd's or cottage pie into a Cumberland pie by adding cheese & breadcrumbs as a crispy topping on top of the mashed tatties. Again being an East Coast Scot & like to add a layer of "skirlie" & cheese on top in place of the breadcrumbs. Skirlie is a fried mix of oatmeal, fat, onion & seasonings like salt & pepper (with maybe some green herbs in there too).😋

@WeAreThePeople1690

28 күн бұрын

Same thing for fish pie and mariners pie, although mariners has corn as well.

LOVE YOUR VIDEO’S EVERYTHING YOU MAKE LOOKS SO GOOD ❤

Chur Andy. I made this a couple of days ago and it was best sheps pie i've ever produced.

I love this channel !

Love a good cottage pie as I'm British. Also to bulk out the meat you can add lentils to increase the size of the dish for low cost.

Big thank you for acknowledging that Sheppard's Pies traditionally have pastry on the bottom and that most people are making Cottage Pies as they use Beef mince rather that Lamb mince you don't understand the amount disagreements I've had with my wife who I love dearly about the need of a pastry bottom!!!!

Perfectly delicious! It’s been a while since I’ve made one of these.. it’s time! I go with adding peas since that’s how mum made hers. Your potato topper looks lovely Andy !

Omg YUMMM one of my alltime favorites!!!😁💐❣️

Awesome

Looks amazing 😍

Mean Shepherd's Pie mate! Glad you weren't shy with the Wash-your-sister sauce! 😂 I'd love to see your version of a spicy beef Trinchado.

Andy this is the best perfect to freeze and eat thru out the week if 8 people can’t be found . How delish yum

Social media....... there is a lot of media exposure about making never before tried dishes, which is unsustainable and unrealistic. Sure, be creative, but meals just like this exist for a reason. Tried, true, delicious.

Andy, you are so Kiwi. Love that you say Molk instead of Milk.

You're a legend man. If I ever get the chance to meet you, I'm sure it'll be a great ol' time. Love me some pie...it's totally a warm hug. Cheers!

@andy_cooks

28 күн бұрын

Thanks mate!

Love a good shepherd's pie. I usually add gruyere into the mashed potatoes.

As a child, I got horrible food poisoning from a cottage pie. As u watched you prepare your dish, I finally thought that I could eat it again. It's been well over 50 years since the incident, but I think I'm ready. This looked so amazing!!

This was my go to at uni, cheap quick and tasty.

i always try to make sure that the salt penetrates the cells thanks to you andy

Top notch. I do mine in 3 layers. Below the mash and the lamb cooked with some onion is a layer of puy lentils and chopped veg. Nicked the idea from a 'Farmhouse Kitchen' cookbook of my mums...