Scottish stovies

Name: Scottish stovies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 65 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 40 g beef dripping or butter; 2 onions; 1000 g potatoes; 300 g leftover roast beef or lamb; 300 ml beef stock or leftover gravy; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 8 oatcakes

Stovies: slow-cooked potatoes with onion, dripping and leftover roast beef

Features:

One pot

Cuisine:

British

Stovies, from the Scots word for stewing on the stove, is the Monday dish made from Sunday's roast all over Scotland, and the ceilidh and wedding supper served late in the evening with oatcakes and beetroot. Potatoes and onions are cooked slowly in beef dripping with the leftover meat and its jelly until some potatoes collapse into a thick, savoury mash and some stay in chunks. Chef's tip: don't stir too often; let the bottom catch a little, as those brown bits are the best part.

Total time: 65 min
Difficulty: easy
Serves: 4

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Ingredients

Serves4

1 ⅜ oz beef dripping or butter
2 onionssliced
2 ¼ lb potatoespeeled, thickly sliced
10 ½ oz leftover roast beef or lambchopped
1 ¼ cups beef stock or leftover gravy
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper
8 oatcakes (optional)to serve

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Method

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Step 1: Melt the 1 ⅜ oz beef dripping or butter in a heavy pot over a medium heat and cook the 2 onions for 10 minutes until soft and golden.
10 min
Step 2: Add the 2 ¼ lb potatoes, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper and stir to coat, then pour in the 1 ¼ cups beef stock or leftover gravy. Cover and cook on a low heat for 25 minutes, shaking the pan now and then.
25 min
Step 3: Stir in the 10 ½ oz leftover roast beef or lamb, cover and cook 15 minutes more, until the potatoes are soft, some breaking down, and the meat is piping hot (165°F for reheated leftovers). A common mistake is too much liquid; it should be thick, not soupy.
15 min
Step 4: Serve hot with 8 oatcakes and pickled beetroot.
1 min

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 470 kcal
Protein: 22 g
Carbs: 42 g
Fat: 24 g
Fibre: 4 g

Nutrition values are estimates.

Recipe by

KrazyBadal

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Good to know

How long does scottish stovies take?: About 65 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes to cook.
How many people does it serve?: 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
Is it gluten free?: Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
What can I use instead of beef dripping or butter?: The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
What can I use instead of onions?: 2 shallots per onion.

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