🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Cuisine

Stovies

Stoved Potatoes

Prep Time 15 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy
Calories 332 kcal

A hearty, homely dish of potatoes slowly stewed with onions and leftover roast lamb, cooked down until soft and comforting.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Melt dripping in a heavy pot over medium heat. Add onions, cook 5 min until softened.
  2. 2 Layer potato slices over the onions. Add shredded lamb.
  3. 3 Pour in stock. Season well with salt and pepper.
  4. 4 Cover tightly. Cook over very low heat for 1-1.5 hours, stirring occasionally.
  5. 5 The stovies are ready when potatoes have broken down into a thick, comforting mash with some chunks remaining.

Did You Know?

Every Scottish family insists their stovies recipe is the only correct one — the debate over whether to use dripping, butter, or oil is never-ending.