I like eating pies very much. Nothing seems to match those days of NAAFI (those who remember just opp. Deveshire Road). Any recommendations for good pies eatery places? Does anyone have the receipe on making of Shepperd Pies? Thanking all in advance.
Thank you for your enquiry on the best pies in Singapore.
Through a survey of some local online forums such as sgforums.com, hardwarezone.com and ohgenki.com, we have collated a number of outlets which you may wish to patronise. (Please note that NLB is not promoting any of these outlets or collaborating with them in any way.)
1) Don - Your Personal Pie Club
www.donpieclub.com.sg
reviewed here: ieatishootipost.blogspot.com/search/label/Pie (both sites last accessed on 1 August 2007)
2) Polar chicken pies
www.polarpuffs-cakes.com
3) Chicken pies from M Hotel
4) Big Ben's pies from Opera Estate
www.bigbensplace.com.sg
5) Boulevard Pies along Joo Chiat Road
442 Joo Chiat Road. Tel: 6345 2108
You may wish to visit them to found out for yourself which is the best.
You also asked for a recipe for Shepherd's Pie. Do note that different countries will have different recipes for this classic dish. Here is one taken from an Australian website:
Classic shepherd's pie
Preparation Time 10 minutes
Cooking Time 65 minutes
Ingredients (serves 4)
1 tbs olive oil
1 brown onion, halved, finely chopped
1 carrot, peeled, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, trimmed, finely chopped
500g lamb mince
2 tbs plain flour
500ml (2 cups) beef stock
1 dried bay leaf
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 tbs tomato paste
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
4 (about 200g each) desiree potatoes, peeled, chopped
40g butter
125ml (1/2 cup) milk
Melted butter, to brush
Method
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add lamb mince and cook, stirring to break up any lumps, for 5 minutes or until lamb changes colour.
Add the flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until combined. Add stock, bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce and tomato paste. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until sauce thickens. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile: cook potato in a saucepan of salted boiling water for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain well. Return to the pan with the butter. Use a potato masher or fork to mash until smooth. Add milk and use a wooden spoon to stir until combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Preheat oven to 200°C. Spoon lamb mixture into a 2L (8-cup) capacity ovenproof baking dish. Top with mashed potato and use a fork to spread over lamb mixture. Brush with butter. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until mashed potato is golden brown. Serve immediately
Source
Australian Good Taste - August 2005 , Page 69
Recipe by Sarah Hobbs
source: www.taste.com.au/recipes/2335/classic+shepherds+pie (last accessed on 1 August 2007)
The following website has a plethora of recipes of shepherd's pie: homecooking.about.com/library/archive/blcass5.htm (last accessed on 1 August 2007)
In addition, you may be interested in these recommended books on pies:
Title Easy peasy sweetie pie : truly scrumptious treats for kids who love to bake / Mary Contini.
Author Contini, Mary.
Publisher London : Ebury, 2000.
Call no.: J 641.5 CON
Title Classic essential pies.
Other Title Pies
Publisher [Hong Kong] : Periplus, c1996.
Call no.: 641.8652 CLA -[COO]
Title Traditional puddings & pies : delicious desserts for every occasion / consultant editor, Linda Fraser.
Publisher London : Lorenz Books, 1995.
Call no.: 641.86 TRA -[COO]
Title Pies & puddings.
Publisher Cologne : Konemann, 1993.
Call no.: 641.8652 PIE -[COO]
To check the availability of the above titles, please use our online catalogue at http://www.nlb.gov.sg/
I hope the above satisfies your enquiry. If you need further information, please do not hesitate to email us.
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