Re: Pies, pies and more pies
[QUOTE=Uncle Joe;1487159]'Special Reserve' Shepherds Pie.
INGREDIENTS
1 ONION - CHOPPED
SEVERAL CLOVES OF GARLIC (CRUSHED)
MINCE
1/2 Pt STOCK
2 GLASSES PORT
2 Tblsp PLAIN FLOUR
QUANTITY MIXED PEPPERS
QUANTITY (FROZEN) MIXED VEG.
Oil
MASHED POTATO
GRATED CHEESE
METHOD
Heat oil in frying pan and add onion and garlic. Fry till softened. Add Mince. Continue frying till Mince is cooked through. Add peppers and mixed veg and continue cooking for a few minutes. Add stock and stir thoroughly. Add Port.
As stock begins to heat, stir in Plain flour and mix thoroughly. Scoop ingredients into shallow oven-proof container
(a pyrex casserole dish)-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Yep, but that is NOT a pie.
It is a casserole. A pie, a real pie, has a bottom crust, and sometimes a top crust.
A meat pie always has a crust. It's not a dessert, mind you, but it is sort of a pie. A real pie is baked in a dish/pan with sloping sides, a tart in a pan with vertical sides.