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Mince and Tatties

A serving of mince and tatties, a popular Scottish dish.
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Treat your family to mince and tatties, a popular Scottish comfort food. This is a recipe you’ll want to put on repeat!

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup diced carrot
  • 1 cup diced onion
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cups beef broth, or more as needed
  • 1 cube beef bouillon
  • 1 cup peas, steamed, optional

For the Tatties

  • 2 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
  • 2 teaspoons salt, for the cooking water, plus more to taste
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, optional

Instructions

  1. Heat the vegetable oil and butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the carrot, onion, and celery. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper and cook for 4 minutes.
  2. Add the ground beef to the pan and cook, stirring and breaking up the beef, for about 6 to 8 minutes, until the beef is no longer pink.
  3. Stir the flour into the beef and vegetable mixture and continue to cook for 2 minutes.
  4. Add the Worcestershire sauce, beef broth; stir to blend and bouillon and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and continue to cook for about 20 minutes. If too thick, add a bit more broth. Taste for seasonings and add salt and pepper, if needed. Add the steamed peas, if using, and heat through.
  5. While the mince is cooking, prepare the tatties.
  6. Put the chunks of potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Add 2 teaspoons of salt; place the pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low, cover the pan, and cook for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender.
  7. Meanwhile, heat the milk and butter in a saucepan or in the microwave until the butter is melted.
  8. Drain the potatoes and put them in a bowl (put them through a ricer if you have one). Add the hot milk and butter mixture to the potatoes along with 1/4 teaspoon of pepper and mash until smooth. Taste and adjust the seasonings, as needed.
  9. Serve the mince alongside the mashed potatoes along with butter for the potatoes and a garnish of chopped parsley, if desired.

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