Stovies

Stovies, stovy tatties, stoved potatoes etc, 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 (but not always)[1] onions and often (but again not always)[1][2] pieces of meat. In some versions, other vegetables may also be added.[4]

Stovies
Place of originScotland
Main ingredientsPotatoes, often onions, meat

The potatoes are cooked by slow stewing in a closed pot with fat (lard, beef dripping or butter may be used)[1][5] and often a small amount of water[1] or sometimes 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, with pickled beetroot.[11][12]

"To stove" means "to stew" in Scots.[2][13][3] The term is from the French adjective étuvé[1] which translates as braised.[14][15] Versions without meat may be termed barfit and those with meat as high-heelers.[3]

See also

References
  1. McNeill, F. Marian (1929). The Scots Kitchen.
  2. The Concise Scots Dictionary, p675, Mairi Robinson (editor) (1985)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234510/http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/getent4.php?plen=8753&startset=40575673&dtext=snd&query=STOVE
  4. Maw Broon (2007). Maw Broon's Cookbook. Waverley Books; (18 Oct 2007) ISBN 1-902407-45-8, p18, 19
  5. S.W.R.I. (1977). S.W.R.I. Jubilee Cookery Book. Edinburgh: Scottish Women's Rural Institutes; Reprint of 8th Edition (1968), p60
  6. Humphreys, Rob; Reid, Donald (February 7, 2004). The Rough Guide to Scottish Highlands & Islands. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843532699 – via Google Books.
  7. Cameron, David Kerr (March 3, 2016). Willie Gavin, Crofter Man: A Portrait of a Vanished Lifestyle. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857903297 – via Google Books.
  8. Lee, Rachel. "Forres Academy welcomes all to celebrate with special 50th anniversary ceilidh".
  9. "Watch Glen Moray's Graham Coull take on a box of oatcakes".
  10. Mason, Callum (October 10, 2016). "Scots chef becomes internet sensation with hilarious recipe videos".
  11. Fladmark, J. M. (February 7, 1998). In Search of Heritage: As Pilgrim Or Tourist?. Donhead. ISBN 9781873394243 – via Google Books.
  12. Silva, Ana Da. "Restaurant Review: Treasure trove of tasty treats at Howies, Aberdeen".
  13. "Dictionary of the Scots Language :: DOST :: Stove v." www.dsl.ac.uk.
  14. "étuvée - translate French to English: Cambridge Dictionary". dictionary.cambridge.org.
  15. "English Translation of "étuvée" - Collins French-English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com.
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