Name: Stovies with Carrots
Yield: For 4 servings
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1-2 teaspoons mild curry paste; freshly ground white pepper; 500 g (1lb) carrots, peeled; 2 tablespoons chopped coriander or parsley; juice of 1 lemon; 500 g (1lb) floury potatoes, peeled; salt; water; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 tablespoon virgin olive oil; 1 onion, finely sliced

Preparation info

For
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Year in a Scots Kitchen

By Catherine Brown

Published 1996

About

These spicy stovies can be adjusted according to taste, or the spice element can be left out entirely.

Ingredients

500 g (1lb) carrots, peeled
1 tablespoon virgin olive oil

Method

Slice the carrots and potatoes wafer thin, on a mandolin if available. Heat the oil in a pan and add the cumin and curry paste. Add the onions and sauté until soft but not browned. Then add the carrots and toss. Put on the lid and leave for about five minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add potatoes, salt, lemon juice and stir well. Leave for another five minutes with the l