What do you add to Shepherds Pie to give it that extra flavour?

Question

What do you add to Shepherds Pie to give it that extra flavour?

Answer 1

i like Worcestershire and roasted garlic.all you do is coat your whole garlic bulb in olive oil and wrap in foil and bake in a 250 degree oven for 20 minutes.let cool and squeeze all the garlic out

Answer 2

I add worcestershire sauce and a bit of curry

add it to suit your taste

you are right....

it does need an extra kick of flavour !!

Answer 3

worcestershire sauce.

Answer 4

when i make it i add bay leafs red wine chicken stock mushrooms carrots onion, leek and some chopped garlic but its down to each preference how much of each you use, try adding mixed herbs, and a splash of hendersons relish

Answer 5

lea and perrins and a few dashes of red wine

Answer 6

I just prepare my usual savoury mince. Fry off onions and diced carrots, brown the mince, pour into a pan with 2 beef stock cubes and enough water to cover. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 50 mins, stirring occasionally. Add Bisto to the mince and stir for a few minutes.

Answer 7

A shepherd

Answer 8

add soya sauce to the gravy to make it nice or try putting cheese on top of the mash and browning it in the oven  

Answer 9

I cook my shepherds pie with cream corn in it and salt & pepper and  onions with spices of your choice topped with creamy potatoes yummy

Answer 10

Worcester Sauce or a drop of red wine

Answer 11

cheese

u stir it all around

and thats wot its all about

Answer 12

I like to keep my shepherds pie simple but I do add garlic and chopped celery leaves for a bit of extra flavour.  I sometimes add some wine.

Answer 13

Worcester Sauce in the meat, and cheese in the mashed potato topping.

Answer 14

Have tried various things: frozen peas - add a touch of sweetness or/and sweetcorn; a little tomatoe puree; of course various brand stock cubes; have topped with cheese and with dif flavored crisps i.e. cheese and onion, beef & inion and plain crisps; have also added a tine of baked beans to the meat...

Shepherds Pie is a bit like soup making it's an art form not a precise science. Some other great ideas here. Happy cooking and eating!

Answer 15

my mum used to use everything from an oxo cube to gravy granuels to curry powder to flavour it

Answer 16

Onion, diced carrots, lean mince, peas and then i thicken it with 'AAAHHH Bisto' always tastes good.:)

Answer 17

Beef oxo cube or 2 ;o)

Di x*x

Answer 18

Half a teaspoon of Cinnamon.

Answer 19

A bit of cheese in the potato and tobasco sauce!

Answer 20

A matching stock cube (lamb for shepherds pie or beef for cottage pie), red wine, Worcestershire sauce, finely chopped mushrooms, grated carrot, appropriate herbs (mint for a shepherds pie, parsley for a cottage pie).

Answer 21

Cajun Spices or chili powder kinda thing!

Answer 22

try some grated fresh root ginger~a table spoon full~makes it warm and spicy not chili hot.

Answer 23

tomato puree and blk pepper and chopped celery.

Answer 24

I like to add oxo cubes,a splash of worcestershire sauce and mushrooms...and I top it with cheesy mash..Yum-Yum :-)

Answer 25

Believe it or not, I like to add A1 steak sauce and worchestershire sauce to mine, along with all the other seasonings like salt and pepper and seasoning salt.

Answer 26

Worcestershire sauce or a good squeeze of HP.  

Answer 27

Rosemary?

Garlic?

Oregano?

Chopped Tomatoes?