A good friend has just emailed me this recipe, which I will be trying out very soon. Thanks again Jenny....
Here's my fave cheap eat. Well, it's not so much cheap, as very easy for the time pressed mum, there's no chopping, browning, sweating or any of that palaver:
Mince n tatties.
This recipe was recounted to me by a mummy chum, and it was passed on to her by her childminder. Whan an excellent provenance.
Ingredients:
Mince (lamb, beef, pork, whatever you have, but I think lamb is best).
A few tablespoons of barley.
Potatoes and carrots, scrubbed.
Some stock cubes.
Method:
Mix the mince and the barley in a big oven proof pot. Pour over hot stock until well covered. Plonk the carrots and potatoes on the top. Bring to the boil on the hob. Stick in the oven (160 degrees) for 1 and a half hours. Check it and stir it every so often, adding more water if required.
Everyone will love this, especially on a dank day.
Jenny
p.s Today’s illustration is a silk painting ‘carrots’ © Lois Blackburn. Please visit http://www.loisblackburn.co.uk for more images.
1 comment:
we made this tonight, but slight variation:
chop an onion and crush some garlic, fry till golden, then add the mince meat, fry. Add the rest of the ingredients and follow as in Jenny's recipe. Lovely
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