I actually thought the screen froze and kept hitting the pause button instead 😁

I’m going to try that.

I do the meat, nicely browned and use the carrots and onions to deglaze the meat fond. Much more "beefy" flavor that way.

I do the onions first then the mince and add the carrots quite a bit later depending on how long i planning on simmering the mince

It’s not meant to have sweetness in it. Not authentic Scottish!

What's for tea is another Scottish channel for recipes. I love this simple supper.

@@maggiedoor6093 rude

@@beverlyharward9631 We are allowed to suggest other channels you know. How do you think channels get spread around to increase their numbers. It's by sharing, and praising channels to others. If you wait for UKposts to randomly send them out, it may not ever get to you. As Maria was born in Scotland, I thought she may enjoy knowing about other channels to include. Even channel creators post other channel links for their subscribers.

@@maggiedoor6093 I also mention other channels as do most people on here. You're not saying one is better than the other, just that it's good to find similar channels that can widen your repertoire on recipes etc. 👍🏻

@@maggiedoor6093 Well said Maggie Door….nothing wrong with your comment.

Simply the best!….better than all the rest!🤗 This recipe was the best in WW2. It kept us going, we were rationed. Only babies were rationed for O.J.!! Meat was rationed, mince and tatties were a feast back then! 🙏🏽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦👍🏻

You love your savoury meals to be bland as ice-cubes because you were raised on a diet of bland food. British savoury meals are ATROCIOUS at best because they are bland as fucking ice-cubes; shocking considering that the British had the privilege of spending 200 years in India. Even dogs in India have infinitely superior taste in food than vast majority of white people.

The OXO has all sorts of ingredients.

Or nuts, just REAL MEAT AND REAL VEG, REAL COOKING, ,ALL NEEDED TO FEED THE BODY 😷 no pizza kebab or veggie type 😵😞😫😱 ARGH

“Satisfying”?, you call that so-called meal in the video “satisfying”?; in that case you don’t know what ‘satisfying’ means; ALL British savoury meals are bland as fucking ice-cubes. I watched a TV documentary on British savoury meals, and was utterly shocked when the narrator revealed that the most popular British meal is Fish & Chips, considering that straight out of a deep fryer Fish & Chips taste of nothing but cooking oil, how delicious can Fish & Chips be?, the answer is not tasty at all. It’s utterly shocking that British savoury meals should be so bland, considering that the British spent 200 years in India. Even the most basic Indian meal tastes infinitely more pleasurable than the best of British.

@@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO Don't cry, baby boy.

That’s wonderful, Scottish recipes are the best!…just sayin’ 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🙋‍♀️

It's more the whole of Britain not just our Scots cousins....

Ive ad it quite a few times in the last few weeks because its ended up in the reduced section at the supermarket - not selling so well at the more expensive price - evey cloud has a silver lining as the saying goes

Yep and a nice slice of puff pastry to give a bit of a crunch is great as well. Appreciate the feedback

Oooooh gonna give the oats a try hummmmm

Gram used oats or the starch water from the boiled tatties As a thickener. Great tricks.

Grits or Polenta (pretty similar) are another great option to oats.

@@zonacrs I have used them as I've gotten older & you're right they work & taste great. Don't think my old Scottish Grannyhad ever heard of them back then. [Though on reflection she did use cornmeal in some of her baking, but I don't think she would have thought of using it like that. Plus oats were one of the things they grew on the farm so she had lots of them.] Come to think of it I don't think I had Polenta 'till the 1980's, even spaghetti was a rare treat in the 1970's, pretty rural here in Scotland back then. 😁

@@Getpojke Cool. Thanks for sharing. I use oats in my meatloaf, now I need to think about grits instead! Going to give that mince a try here in the U.S. Pretty similar to a cottage pie I make.

Same!! If there was any left overs, we loved it cold the next morning on toast! Cheers from Aotearoa NZ.

Ok, I'm probably missing some important Aus/NZ cooking details here, but is there a _non_ savoury mince?

@@Evan490BC it’s what we call it. Simple.

@@angemaidment5640 Oh, I see: sour lemons, salty salt, cold ice, etc. Got it!

Yes it’s reminded me of savoury mince too and how simple and lovely it was . I’m in Melbourne and will be doing this too as the cold weather arrives .

sorry, meant to say best of luck🙂

ALL British savoury meals are bland as fucking ice-cubes. I watched a TV documentary on British savoury meals, and was utterly shocked when the narrator revealed that the most popular British meal is Fish & Chips, considering that straight out of a deep fryer Fish & Chips taste of nothing but cooking oil, how delicious can Fish & Chips be?, the answer is not tasty at all. It’s utterly shocking that British savoury meals should be so bland, considering that the British spent 200 years in India. Even the most basic Indian meal tastes infinitely more pleasurable than the best of British.

@@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO Well, I remember many years ago, when I used to visit Britain regularly, there was a Fish & Chips place in Dover and I really liked it. Somehow they managed to do this dish in a way, that it didn't taste like cooking oil and the chips were great too. Whenever driving through Dover I had to stop, enjoy a portion and after that felt like "now I'm in Great Britain again". For the indian dishes: I enjoyed them while in India, but having a european stomache, you need to be very carefull especially in southern India: the dishes are extremely spicy. I remember asking a waiter in the backwaters area if a dish was spicy and he replied: "No, not spicy. Very nice. Not spicy." The next thing after trying the not spicy dish was dashing to the buffet looking for the joghurt, because my mouth was burning and I had difficulty to breath. The waiter came, looked troubled, and said: "But not spicy. Really not spicy." For me british food was much more safe than indian food (where a spicy cookie got me sick for two days).

@@PSYCHIC_PSYCHO fish and chips taste great especially blue cod in NZ 👍

@@sharonmcauley8735 Fish & Chips would taste considerably better if the fish was marinated for 24 hours in a chilli and spice sauce.

Amazing.

Lois Bowers that's amazing you've traced back that far. Blessing to you all.

Thanks x

Aye I use Marmite as well, but not stock cubes. Stick cubes are nearly all yeast extract anyway.

Yeah peas in it is lovely you could add mushrooms as well if you like

Hope you enjoy

What's for tea? Channel has loads of traditional Scottish recipes.

Thank you x

Try it, you’ll love it! 👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦😘

So sorry for your loss. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🌹

@@bettyrobb8219 Thank you, she was one of the early victims of COVID. It destroyed the lining in her lungs. She died in January of last year.

Or a splash of HP sauce...so good..

Nope.... both are umami flavor enhancers that pair well with beef

Good thinking!! This mince and tatties have been a main meal in Scotland for ages, I grew up on it during WW2 That’s when we got our meat rations!! I had 4 brothers, and a sister. Scotch Broth, always on the stove, mince and tatties, when it was a feast!! Those were the good times! I am the only one left. ..I still make mince and Tatties for my family at 91!! ..old habits die hard. Use Bisto for your gravy to thicken, and a wee bit of flour!…Enjoy.👌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦❤️

even easier, use a fork and a cup!

@@craigs-hz9oo Not even close.

@@aprilmay578 believe me, ive never needed a jar with a lid to mix a bit o water and cornflour.

@@aprilmay578 and its flour, not flower.

@@craigs-hz9oo LOL! LOL! LOL! My! You are very immature aren't you? I feel very sorry for you spending a very miserable Christmas all by yourself, trolling the internet. So sad...

Glad you have tried it and more importantly you enjoy it x

Lest we forget *Stovies* ...

I'm from Louisiana and have eaten this all my 62 years. We don't have a fancy name for it. Just "Carrots and Ground Beef".

​@@kfolse107 ❤❤❤

Yum!

Agree, a technique used a lot in Indian cooking

The Scottish way would be a tablespoon or two of oatmeal.

@@Frohds14 Or a White mealy Pudding!..an oatmeal like sausage( spiced) …heaven. You can get them battered at the fish and chip shops. …..wish I could taste one right noo!!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦👌

@@bettyrobb8219 It‘s about thickening the sauce not what you can eat with it. Well… I‘m German… and…, Lord,… no, I wouldn‘t eat a sausage which is called pudding. 🤪 That‘s like calling sparkling apple juice Champagne.

Me too!! 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🤗

So would I Delicious. 👍⚘⚘

Comfort Food. !!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦👍🏻

Cheers from an Aberdonian, in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦👍🏻

That's how I do it and not so much carrot it gives it a sweet taste

I find Bisto has too much of it's own flavours it also uses stuff I try to avoid, Maltodextrin, Palm Oil, Wheat Flour, Sugar, Flavourings, Flavour Enhancers (WHAT KIND ???) and SOY I like just Corflour and a little Gravy Browning, if you brown the mince & onions well it doesn't need anything else for flavour, I occasionally add a wee spoon on Marmite

That’s what I have always used, good stuff….Afa..fine! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦👍🏻🙋‍♀️

Simple and delicious is always a great combination. Thanks for the feedback

Thankyou so much 😀

British savoury meals are ATROCIOUS at best because they are bland as fucking ice-cubes; shocking considering that the British had the privilege of spending 200 years in India. Even dogs in India have infinitely superior taste in food than vast majority of white people.

She was Scottish, from Dunfermline in Fife.