Mince and Tatties is a traditional Scottish recipe for a classic dish of minced beef and carrots in gravy served with boiled potatoes. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Scottish version of: Mince and Tatties.
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This dish of minced beef with carrots in gravy, served with boiled potatoes is a very common and traditional one in many Scottish homes even today.
Ingredients:
1 tbsp oil
1 onion, finely chopped
450g minced beef
2 carrots, finely sliced
1 tbsp pinhead oatmeal, toasted
2 beef stock cubes
salt and black pepper, to taste
gravy granules
450g peeled potatoes, boiled
Method:
Heat the oil in a pan and use to fry the onion until just browned (about 8 minutes). Add the mince and cook until well browned then stir-in the carrots and oatmeal. Add just enough water to cover then bring to a boil, crumble-in the beef stock cubes and season.
Reduce to a simmer, cover the pan and cook for about 20 minutes. Thicken the sauce with about 3 tsp gravy granules or 1 tbsp cornflour mixed to a slurry with 2 tbsp water. Continue cooking until the gravy has thickened to your liking.
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