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What exactly are stovies?

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PineappleSeahorse · 25/02/2025 18:36

A question for my fellow Scots. What exactly are stovies? What makes them stovies as the ingredients seem to vary so much?

I am Scottish but I’ve never had them in my life and they don’t appeal to me so I asked my (Also Scottish) Mother who hasn’t had them either and is equally stumped. So what makes stovies just that?

TIA

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JazzTheDog · 26/02/2025 14:14

Weepixie · 26/02/2025 08:34

Stovies are delicious.

We make ours as my granny did.

Onion and potato's sautéed until nicely coloured then the lid put on the pan till they cook in the heat/steam generated. Then once done sprinkle an oxo cube or two into the mix to taste now there’s no Burdalls gravy salt anymore, and cook for a few minutes. Last but not least either add corn beef or a mince that’s been cooked in gravy but is not sloppy.

Edited

You get Compton's gravy salt in Tesco which is a good replacement (and doesn't go as solid as the Burdalls used to)

BansheeOfTheSouth · 27/02/2025 00:25

StoorieHoose · 26/02/2025 09:52

Disgusting is what they are. I fear I may be the only Scot who thinks that though

You're not. I don't like haggis, Cullen skink, whiskey, clootie dumplings or Irn Bru either. I'm a terrible Scot. 😂 Love shortbread and tablet in very, very small doses though and Tunnocks anything.

Tormundsbeard · 27/02/2025 00:32

Love stovies! It was left over Sunday roast with sliced raw potatoes and onion and gravy, topped up with chopped sausages if there wasn’t much left over roast.

classic Monday night tea.

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Weepixie · 27/02/2025 05:59

When made with corned beef aren’t stovies and corned beef hash the same?

No they’re very different and the correct texture of the potato in stovies makes them different to corned beef hash.

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