Scottish potato dish
Stovies (also stovy tatties , stoved potatoes , stovers or stovocks )[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] is a Scottish dish based on potatoes. Recipes and ingredients vary widely but the dish contains potatoes, fat, usually onions[ 1] and often pieces of meat.[ 1] [ 2] In some versions, other vegetables may be added.[ 4]
The potatoes are cooked by slow stewing in a closed pot with fat (lard , beef dripping or butter)[ 1] [ 5] and often a small amount of water[ 1] or other liquids, such as milk, stock or meat jelly.[ 1] [ 4] Stovies may be served accompanied by cold meat[ 1] or oatcakes [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] and, sometimes, pickled beetroot.[ 11] [ 12]
"To stove" means "to stew" in Scots .[ 2] [ 13] [ 3] The term is from the French adjective étuvé [ 14] which translates as braised .[ 15] [ 16] Versions without meat may be termed barfit and those with meat as high-heelers .[ 3]
Home-made stovies, with the unusual addition of peas
Stovies with beef leftovers and oatcakes
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^ "Dictionary of the Scots Language :: DOST :: Stove v." Dsl.ac.uk .
^ McNeill, F. Marian (1929). The Scots Kitchen . Edinburgh: Mercat. p. 148. STOVED: Fr. étuvé
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^ "English Translation of "étuvée" - Collins French-English Dictionary" . Collinsdictionary.com .