Stovies

Stovies is a traditional Scottish dish. Recipes and ingredients vary widely between regions, and even families, but the dish contains potatoes, usually (but not always)^[1] onions and often (but again not always)^[1]^[2] leftover roast beef, mince or other meat.

The potatoes are cooked by stewing with fat; stove also having the meaning of stew or to stew in Scots.^[2] Lard, beef dripping, and butter^[1] may also be used.

Stovies may be accompanied by oatcakes.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c McNeill, F. Marian (1929). The Scots Kitchen. Paperback: 259 pages, Edinburgh: Mercat Press; New Edition (25 Oct 2004) ISBN 1841830704, p148
^ ^a ^b The Concise Scots Dictionary, p675, Mairi Robinson (editor) (1985)

"Stove" in the Dictionary of the Scots Language
Head Chef of Glasgow's Oran Mor Restaurant states that the dish can be created from any ingredients left in your fridge

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