Interested in an old scottish recipe, does any one know what stovies are?

Answer 1

STOVIES

1/2 oz. butter
2 thin slices bacon, chopped
1 lb. potatoes
1 lg. onion
1 c. hot water
Salt & pepper

Melt the butter in a pan. Peel and slice the onion and fry in the butter with the bacon. Peel and slice the potatoes and add them to the pan. Season and add the water to a depth of 1/2 inch. Put the lid on the pan and cook slowly for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Stir as necessary to prevent the potatoes from sticking to the pan.

Answer 2

There's a rumour that the word Stovies comes from the French "étouffée", to steam, but we think that's a load of old leftovers. Truth is that's exactly what stovies is - something to do on Monday with all that delicious meat and veg, fat and gravy, left over on the stove from the Sunday roast.

Often you'd get stovies in a pub during a darts match, or before and after the rugby or football. It'd be made more in winter to warm you up, and there'd be loads of salt in their recipes - why? So's you drink more! We present "Wee Stovies" - the scrapings off the stove - our basic recipe, and then some suggestions on how to spice it up a bit for a change each week.

So they're leftovers - kind of like a hash, I think. There are recipes at the site I listed as the source.

Answer 3

Hope you don't mind me taking off my chef coat to talk about this. This is more a memory than a recipe.

My granny was Scottish, I think she came over to the States when she was very young but still cooked some traditional foods.

Her Stovies were left over meat - what ever you had. some seasoning and some onions and potatoes. Almost like a very dry stew. Think of home style chunk hashbrowns with meat and veggies.

Sometimes she would add in some peppers etc. She started doing this when she joined weight watchers back in the 70's.

My mom, in a joking way made what she called Quick Stovies! It became a family joke.

One time we had left over meat loaf and she topped it with onions. And I made some tater tots. When we were eating she said "Hope you guys enjoy the Tennessee Stovies!" We all thought it was funny. It was pretty good. I think she wished she had paid more attention to grannies cooking.

Have a great day!!!
Kent "The Deck Chef" Whitaker

Answer 4

Real Scottish stovies are made with roast dripping ( the fat that's left in the bottom of the roasting dish when you've made roast) You mix in whole boiled potatoes with the dripping, half an onion grated, mash together. Make sure that when the fat is cold only the white is used not the brown.

Everyday Scottish stovies are made with beef mince, onion, diced potatoes (whatever size you prefer).

Brown the mince, chopped onion.
Cover the mince and onion with water, add potatoes, bring to the boil and simmer until the potatoes are nearly ready. Add bisto gravy powder to thicken.

Answer 5

Well, yes and as far as my Ma was concerned, Monday's fare.

It was basically made with onions sweated and then layered with thinly sliced potatoes and whatever meat was left ever from the night before. A bit of stock to cover and simmer till the tats are done.

Serve with skirlie.