First up: My attempt at making shepherd's pie! =D
I'll leave the end product picture for later... Gotta create a build-up right? Some suspense. So... Here's the process.
Firstly,boil some potatoes until soft enough for you to mash into a smooth and yummy texture.
Then, (obviously) mash it up.
Next, (sounds so much like those high school essays!) prepare the beef/whatever minced meat that's gonna be the core of your pie. Added carrots and a (very modified) mix of sauces, as well as peas for some greens!
After that (or if possible simultaneously while preparing the meat filling - depending on your ability in the kitchen), melt some butter in a pan and add in the mashed potatoes. Feel free to add whatever you think is needed to improve the recipe. Life without creativity = no life.
Find a baking tray or any container that would go into an oven without melting or exploding and fill it up with your meat + vege mixture. Then evenly spread out the super fragrant mash potatoes into layer on top of that like so.
In the spirit of creativity, I modified the knife designs on the potato surface. =D
So finally, here it is. End Product:
Lessons learnt:
Too much potato, not enough other stuff.
Baking tray was way too big (too wide of a surface area).
But boleh pass bah kan? Compared to this - what it's supposed to look like.
Hmm. On second thoughts. Maybe I should have tried a few more times before I posted that picture up. Hahaha.
It honestly didn't taste bad though. Promise. =)
Will experiment more, when I'm in the mood.