what do add to shepherd's pie to boost it?

[NoahVale]

as a child my dm would put baked beans in, but i am not going to do that
i think carrots, celery mushrooms
any other suggestions?

Hendersons relish.

i guess the question should have been Bolster it, rather than boost it

Green lentils

Miso paste and dried mushrooms add umami (savoury) flavour. Celery, carrot, onion, leek fried up, herbs, garlic. Celeriac mash is delicious on top too.

Potato and cauliflower mash on top

A little Cumin, Paprika and tomato purée is great!

You can add loads of different chopped veg - carrots, leeks, peppers, mushrooms are popular for me. Also always add a couple of handfuls of puy or green lentils to bulk it up.

Also, sometimes add butternut to the mash to up nutritional content.

Lentils and a lot of carrot and onion / celery

you could also add fairly finely chopped aubergine, cabbage, courgettes.

Marmite ?

thank you,
all sound great

cooked red lentils Also some strong cheddar in the mash topping

Green lentils.

A good spoonful or two of demi glacé.

Someone already mentioned grated carrot, add grated courgette too.
Another vote for lentils (green/put are my preference)

Orange lentils (shouldn't even need precooking) and mushrooms.
But I'm mostly baffled how the world's most innocuous thread has got so many deletions?

I’m wondering about this - maybe it was a row about Hendersona vs Worcester sauce 😂

I’m horribly interested to read them!

Definitely like some grated cheese as I don’t like that “ dry” potato crust you get otherwise.

Celery is nice for texture and those tiny baby onions.

My immediate thought was that someone suggested making it with beef mince instead of lamb and someone else informed them firmly that "THAT'S COTTAGE PIE ACTUALLY!"

Lentils.