AIBU to say that this meal is *not* a gravy meal

[avocadoze]

Made shepherd’s pie this evening. Was serving it (with green beans in butter) and DH said “I’ll just make myself some gravy”

AIBU to think that made-from-scratch shepherd’s pie, with its built-in gravy, does not require added bistro? Is this my LTB moment or is that ketchup?

I make my cottage pie with a tablespoon of branston pickle in the meat mix. It improves it no end.

@QueenOfThorns

How the heck do you even eat it with mayonnaise.. ketchup is bad enough this is next level filth!

Does he mix it in... urghhh the thought of it is making my stomach churn ( which is good as I’ve been eying up a cream cake in the fridge I shouldn’t be eating)

I like my Shepherds Pie with Savoury Rice and no gravy. He's very unreasonable.

YANBU, but YABU for saying "made from scratch" instead of "homemade"

yanbu. I did a cottage pie with colley cheese for lunch with a yorkshire pud but no extra gravy.

🤢 Heinz beans actually in the shepherd’s pie, with all the runny orange starchy gloop mixing with the mince, carrots and peas 🤮

I am thinking that compared to beans, bisto may be the civilised option.

Gravy for all!

What's all this codswallop about baked beans?

Always extra gravy. I don’t really have a view on Shepard’s pie (veggie), but there’s very little can’t be improved with some gravy.

I make my meaty base absolutely drowning in gravy, then drain off the excess before I construct the shepherds pie in the dish, and save it to pour over the top when it’s on my plate.

Can never have too much gravy

The correct way to serve it is with ketchup.

Cheese!

Another one for gravy! There can NEVER be too much gravy!

I can't believe you served it without gravy tbh

I hate gravy, so I wouldn’t put it on anything. However, I agree that pie is a gravy meal.

My ExH used to put chili sauce on everything. Every single meal, there’s have to be something he could dip in chili sauce.

Well a bit more gravy wouldn't go amiss.

I prefer ketchup.

Just saying.

@avocadoze

I think shepherds/cottage pie doesn't need gravy, but YABU to assume others wouldn't want it. My DH has a little gravy-boat full of gravy with most meals, (even if he has a pie that has it in already,) because we have lots of veg, and he likes gravy over his veg.

Of course you need gravy!

No beans 🤮
No bisto because it’s not gravy 🤮
I normally make a big batch of onion gravy and freeze in portions for such occasions

It needs gravy because it has a mashed potato topping. Shimples.

I wholeheartedly agree with you but my DH would disagree. We’ve had this exact argument discussion many times.

You can never have too much gravy

@APatchyTomCat
“Can you believe some dirty fecking animals serve baked beans with it”
Jamie Oliver says to serve baked beans with fish pie! 🤮