Comment on How can I convert a cottage pie into Irish Stew (subbing beef for the usual mutton or whatever)?

• I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  So the potatoes are already mashed? Usually they would be in chunks for the stew… so I would say, cut up some potatoes and simmer them in beef both (to catch up with the rest of the veg in the pie… the pie is cooked already, yes?)

  Then just scoop the pie into the broth and ignore the part where the meat is minced instead of chunked.

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  • sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Would mashed potatoes act also as a sort of thickener?

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    • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yes, traditional Irish stew is just thickened by stewing rough cut potatoes to release some of their starches into the broth. So with mashed potatoes, I think it will be a little bit grittier since the fiber will be incorporated as well as the starch.

      It might be a good idea to add spoonfuls of mashed potatoes to the simmering chunked potatoes as they cook until you get the consistency you want.

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