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<\/p>\nBy Donald Russell<\/p>\n
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Those who hail from south of the Border might not know what stovies are: think bubble and squeak, but minus the squeak. Stovies is a hearty plateful of meat, potatoes, onions and possibly some flavourful dripping from the Sunday roast – a great Monday night dinner.<\/p>\n
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2 large onions, sliced<\/p>\n
2 tbsp beef dripping from your roast (can use lard or olive oil if you don\u2019t have dripping)<\/p>\n
1 kg potatoes, peeled and sliced thickly<\/p>\n
200ml leftover gravy, meat juices or rich reduced beef stock (ideally a combination, all supplied by your leftover roast dinner)<\/p>\n
500g leftover cooked meat, cut into 2-3 cm chunks<\/p>\n
Salt and black pepper<\/p>\n
Oatcakes, pickled beetroot and milk, to serve<\/p>\n
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In a large, heavy bottomed pan with a lid, gently fry the onions in the fat until soft.<\/p>\n
Layer over the raw potatoes and pour in the rich, beefy gravy-style liquid. Add in the meat, making sure you include all the sticky, savoury scrapings from the roasting pan!<\/p>\n
Add enough cold water to come to a few centimetres below the level of the potatoes, and season well. Cover and bring to the boil, then turn down to a gentle simmer.<\/p>\n
Cook for about half an hour, stirring occasionally. The potatoes should be starting to fall apart into mash; it\u2019s ready when you have a really hearty and comforting mix of half mash, half soft chunks.<\/p>\n
Check the seasoning (it needs plenty) and serve hot.<\/p>\n
For a real taste of Aberdeenshire, serve your stovies with sliced cold pickled beetroot, warmed Scottish oatcakes and a glass of very cold milk. Delicious!<\/p>\n
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