for all the Brits out there, can you help me???? ( Archived) (13)

when i was a kid my mum & dad used to make a meal they called "mince & totties". i know the "totties" are mashed potatoes, but i don't remember ho to make the "mince".

anybody got the receipe? sure would appreciate it.

if you'd rather. email it to me instead of posting, but by posting you would be sharing with everybody.


thanx

1 tablespoon oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 lb beef mince
2 medium carrots, sliced
1 tablespoon toasted pinhead oats
water (to cover)
1-2 beef bouillon cube (or equivalent powdered beef bouillon — Oxo if you can find it)
salt and pepper
gravy mix


Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onion until it is brown.
Add in the mince and cook until well browned.
Drain off the liquid. then add the carrots and oatmeal, mix well and pour in enough water to just cover.
Crumble in the stock cubes, seasonwith salt and pepper and stir.
Cover the pan and simmer the mince for about 20 minutes.
Once the mince is cooked thicken the mince with about 3 teaspoons of gravy powder or cornstarch mixed with a little cold water.
Serve the mince with boiled potatoes.

If yo want a little stronger flavour you can always add a little red wine, and a few mixed herbs.

thank you!!!! i will try it tonight

No problem glad to help hope you enjoy it.

Try some worcestershire sauce as well.....If you need any traditional recipes let me know!!

My not so secret hobby is cookery!

get that mince cooking and im on my way

hmm, hope you don't mind if add on to the recipe?? fry some garlic with the onions, and i'd fry in some courgettes (zucchini) cubes as well, and add some mushrooms.... it'll make it even tastier, and healthier!! yummy, i'm getting hungry now!!

See how the Mediterranean influence turns bland meat & potato into something instantly more appealing - is it true that fresh fruit and veg are illegal in Scotland?!!!

Cookery??? Ohh nooo.... THAT'S not your not-so-secret hobby...!!