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

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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?

Cottage pie needs gravy because I make mine with onion, carrots, celery, mince, tomato purée and beef stock pot. Some chopped parsley and seasoning. Cook out then top with potato.

I'm not a huge fan of pilots of plain mash... I need extra gravy with shepherd pie, it's personal preference and not an insult to your cooking. I'd also add a pile of black pepper before tasting much to DM's disgust but I know I like things more peppery than anyone makes it

If it has baked beans as an accompaniment then it can't have gravy, if it has baked beans in the lamb mince then it's only fit for the bin. I'm not even sure I could have baked beans as an accompaniment to lamb. Cottage pie maybe, but shepherds pie I don't think so.

Leeks fried in butter layered over the mash topped with cheese and browned, then with gravy poured over is lovely and a side of some leafy greens.

Definitely extra gravy, and re the mentions of brown sauce upthread, I'd recommend mixing the brown sauce (preferably HP), into the gravy! Something my gran always did!

I once took a Chinese takeaway to my in laws and MIL made gravy to go with it....

Brown sauce!

Gravy, beans, cheese and ketchup.
I massively condiment all my foods though, including gravy of lasagne.

I have been known to have gravy, baked beans and ketchup with Shepard’s pie. To be fair I have ketchup on everything inc roast dinner and curry.

On lasagne not of

No to gravy but yes to HP brown sauce!! Glad to read on this thread that I'm not the only one who does this!

#teamgravy

oh yes
mac 'n' cheese with gravy
omlette with gravy
quiche with gravy
pizza with gravy
treacle pudding with gravy
Chrismas pud with gravy

A subtle way of saying your meal was too dry, perhaps?

HP sauce with shepherds pie

Gravy is absolutely vile stuff and should be banned.

I’m sensing a north-south divide in your relationship. Up here, the question is not “what’s for tea?” but “what are we having with our gravy tonight?” I’m considering getting a gravy tap in my kitchen. GO GRAVY!

I'm happy with the gravy that the meat is cooked in........I do make extra gravy for my H and DC's though

Is Bisto best really so bad?

Only, if you want a quick gravy to go with a meal where making a scratch gravy wasn’t possible- where do you get your gravy from?

Obviously asking for a friend.

I have Cypriot friends and relatives who have yogurt on it, and on their roast dinners.

I’m firmly in the HP sauce camp on this one.

I would go not only with extra gravy, but onion gravy 🧅

Ie literally just had home made cottage pie - with gravy

Yes to all the gravy possible!

cheese? Is there a cheese belt as well as a gravy belt? I put Worcestershire sauce in, and a spoon of English mustard in the mash along with salt and pepper but cheese? Cheese? 😮

Madam, you are a heathen. One can never have too much gravy on one’s shepherd’s pie. A dry, gravy-less shepherd’s pie is a sad, sorry sight to behold, and an even sadder thing to eat.