Potatoes and Onions (Stovies

Preparation info
  • 4

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Broths to Bannocks: Cooking in Scotland 1690 to the Present Day

By Catherine Brown

Published 1990

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz (50 g) meat dripping with 2–3 tablespoons of gravy (sold by some Scottish butchers</

Method

Cooking

Melt the dripping (or heat the oil) in a large deep pot. Add the onion and cook till soft but not coloured. Slice the potatoes, some thin some thick, and add to the onions. Mix well, cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook gently for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Add the meat gravy or water. Season. Stir well and put b