The Perfect Pie Side Dish
- Make veg taste amazing!
- Mixed vegetable bake – satisfying and simple to prepare.
- Green beans dressed with creamy wholegrain mustard.
- A green salad and crusty bread are super easy pie partners.
- When in season Jersey Royals are perfect served with a warm crusty pie.
- The ultimate in comfort food… hot, buttery mashed potatoes.
Shepherd's Pie with SangioveseWhy the pairing works: Sangiovese, the main grape of Chianti and the sub-region Colli Senesi, is a winning food pairing wine. It's lively acidity, moderate tannins, and savory notes will balance the richness of the spiced lamb meat.
The Best Side Dishes to Serve with Lasagna
- 1 / 20. Caesar Salad with Garlic Butter Breadcrumbs.
- 2 / 20. Veggie-Packed Chopped Salad.
- 3 / 20. Easy 10-Minute Garlic Broccolini.
- 4 / 20. Easy Skillet Kale with Lemon & Garlic.
- 5 / 20. Chilled Zucchini Noodle Salad.
- 6 / 20. Tomato Salad with Red Onion, Dill and Feta.
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Cottage Pie needs a low tannin Red wine with little or no oak influence. For chilli-dishes select a ripe, lush wine like a Zinfandel to stand up to the spiciness of the dish. Red Burgundy is the traditional match for Beef Bourguignon, Merlot dominated blends from both Australia and Bordeaux.
A light Pinot Noir, like from Anderson Valley, might also work. Steer clear of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. On the white side, try Pinot Gris (or Pinot Grigio), Riesling, or Gewurztraminer. Alternatively, most Spanish or Italian whites will also work.
Strangely, the same wines that go with Thanksgiving dinner also go with corned beef and cabbage. If you prefer red, go with Beaujolais, Grenache (a Rhone varietal), or a light Zinfandel if you can find one. A light Pinot Noir, like from Anderson Valley, might also work. Steer clear of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
Shepherd's pie, cottage pie, or Hachis Parmentier is a ground meat pie with a crust or topping of mashed potato of English origin. The pie is sometimes also gratineed with grated cheese to create a layer of melted cheese on top.
The name "cottage pie" was first used at the end of the 18th century. If it is made with lamb it is usually called "shepherd's pie" (because a shepherd looks after sheep). According to the Oxford Companion to Food, once upon a time, Scotland made its shepherd's pies with pastry instead of mashed potatoes.
All three are much the same thing but in the first two, the meats vary; in a shepherd's pie, the meat is lamb (there is a clue in the name) yet in a cottage pie it is beef. A Cumberland pie can be either meat.
American favorite shepherd's pie recipe, casserole with ground beef, vegetables such as carrots, corn, and peas, topped with mashed potatoes. Shepherd's Pie comes to us from England, and is traditionally made with lamb or mutton.
Shepherd's Pie Can Have a Pastry CrustWhile some people still make shepherd's pie with pastry the way the Scots did, it's much more common to make it Irish-style using mashed potatoes as the topping.
