Email Us APRIL RECIPE OF THE MONTH For April, we have Scottish "Stovies" or "Stovied Tatties" - a tasty potato dish, made with or without meat. STOVIES (4 servings) 2 lbs. potatoes 1 large onion butter, olive oil, or 4 slices chopped bacon 1 carrot (optional) 6 oz beef stock or gravy salt and pepper Melt fat in pan, or saute chopped bacon. Fry chopped onions until golden, not brown. Add chopped potato and carrot, if used. Add salt and pepper. Add about 1/2" stock in the pan. Cover pan tightly, and simmer gently until cooked - about 30 minutes. Shake pan occasionally to avoid sticking. Stovies are like most traditional British recipes - there are as many different recipes as hills in the highlands! Here are some variations: you can add mince, or leftover meat, or leftover vegetables. You can grate cheese over the top and brown under the grill. Try some garlic with the onions, or some Tabasco or Worcestershire sauce to add to the flavor. This poem is by Sarah Moilie: Ode to Stovies Oh, brown and mushy wonders, Made of who knows what. Potatoes, meat and gravy, Mixed up in a pot. Sometimes rather lumpy, Sometimes smooth as silk. They really are delicious, And even better with milk. Recipe Index Home Last Updated: September 14, 2003 ©2000-2004 DBE in Louisiana, Inc. All rights reserved. Questions/Comments? Contact the Webmaster Betty Calzada.