ArcticJambo Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Just wondering ... Is this still a regular weekly meal for most ? As a kid growing up I remember my mum making it on a weekly basis .... loved it; still do. Mrs AJ has it on the go just now ... may actually be our kids favourite meal. Curious to whether we could gauge from JKB whether this meal is still a popular dish in Scotland. .... and, mash the tatties or just cut them into small bite (decent bite mind) chunks ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Bit late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgey55 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Mince and tatties once a week at least. Has to be Costco mince tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Mince and tatties once a week at least. Has to be Costco mince tho! Company man to the end!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I like to go for boiled fatties and the mash them down with my fork. Hardly ever do them myself so a treat when I visit my mum and she makes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I like to go for boiled fatties and the mash them down with my fork. Hardly ever do them myself so a treat when I visit my mum and she makes it. Animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Fredrickson Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 AJ - what kind of minced meat do you use? Is it baby seal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 At this time of year reindeer, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 AJ - what kind of minced meat do you use? Is it baby seal? Nahh, good old bolt-gun wasted lean cow. Young polar bear might be about the closest. Mmmm, about to tuck in now ... kids already at table so better get a shift on, the wee ravenous urchins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I like to go for boiled fatties and the mash them down with my fork. Hardly ever do them myself so a treat when I visit my mum and she makes it. Cannibals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cow Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Mince and pasta shells makes a smashing wee change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McClure Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Do you use Baby Seal mince? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted December 20, 2012 Author Share Posted December 20, 2012 ... and when you've arsed the first plate, the remaining mince gets spread on bread, with a scarting of butter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Mince and Tatties last night. Luverly. She's a weirdo vegetarian so I made a wee shepherd's pie with the leftovers and had that tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Always remember mince and tatties at my nans. Always with beans on the side. Boiled tatties not mashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Always remember mince and tatties at my nans. Always with beans on the side. Boiled tatties not mashed. Beans with mince? That's just wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalamazoo Jambo Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I like to go for boiled fatties and the mash them down with my fork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I just mentioned to the wife recently we had not had mince and tatties for quite a while. Must be mashed potatoes, flatten them out then create a bowl type configuration with the tatties, fork the mince into the bowl, cut out a side , then make sure while eating that the mince isn't able to flood out of the potato bowl. O.K O.K O.K I know but when I was a kid we had no TV, iPods or X box so the mince and tatties at dinner provided another source of simple entertainment. Some of us were easy pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Mywords Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I prefer to make a cottage pie. (I know, basically mince and tatties) I prefer the mash slightly browned and crispy on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandJambo Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Cannae beat mince & tatties its gid honest grub. I remember my granny used to make stewed sausages also and stovies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Beans with mince? That's just wrong The wife thought so too when I made it. She thought peas would have adorned the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Beans with mince? That's just wrong Never had mince pie with beans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Just wondering ... Is this still a regular weekly meal for most ? As a kid growing up I remember my mum making it on a weekly basis .... loved it; still do. Mrs AJ has it on the go just now ... may actually be our kids favourite meal. Curious to whether we could gauge from JKB whether this meal is still a popular dish in Scotland. .... and, mash the tatties or just cut them into small bite (decent bite mind) chunks ? Mince and tatties is an utterly bland and rubbish scran. Not had it once since I moved out from my parents house many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boaby Ewing Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I like it with white pudding through it. And another shout for Tazio's tattie technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Thirded on the boiled tatties, mashed down with your fork. Also, kudos to Arctic Jambo for the bread and butter "mop up" operation at the end. Not had mince and tatties for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent B.A Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I like it with white pudding through it. And another shout for Tazio's tattie technique. I have them about once a week. I've never heard of the white pudding but that sounds good. The only way I get adventurous is by putting carrots in with the mince! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodemac Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I brown the mince, add tomato puree, onions, and two secret ingredients, worcester sauce and HP sauce, it gives it a good kick!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Lyon Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 My mate who spent his formative years in Glasgow described the mince from the M&T he was served there as 'grey' mince. Being married to a Glaswegian I know what he means. No gravy salt used among other things. I put up with it but I long for a plate of M&T like my mum/grannies used to make. Oh and there is nothing like a mince piece/roll or toastie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 The wife thought so too when I made it. She thought peas would have adorned the plate. You're wife knows the score then, peas or carrots, even green beans at a push Never had mince pie with beans? I've never had a mince pie with mince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartgarfunkel Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Am thinking that mashed down roast tatties would be worth a try - liking the idea of the flavour & texture of the bits of tattie skin. Arctic Jambo, I'm all for the bread, but as a plate mopper upper, preferably plain breid! In an ideal situation I'd be washing it down with several glasses of Belhaven 80 shilling, Stewart's Copper Cascade, or a Border Brewery Game Bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoJack Horseman Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 See folk that put peas in their mince. Die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cow Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 See folk that put peas in their mince. Die. Ludicrous statement , peas & carrots in mince are key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Ludicrous statement , peas & carrots in mince are key. Carrots, yes. Peas, never. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Whittaker's Tache Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Mince and tatties should have doughballs in them, it's the law! Never cook them for myself but something my mother makes for me every time I visit! Mines will never match up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Mince and tatties should have doughballs in them, it's the law! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoJack Horseman Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Ludicrous statement , peas & carrots in mince are key. Your childhood must have been shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyHearts1874 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Minde and tatties wi yorkshire pudding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheiky Baby Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Pensioner food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Benoit Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Brown the mince, bit of Bisto beef gravy, beef stock and Worcester sauce. ******* amazing. Mash my tatties though. Got to use real butter and a splash of full fat milk when you're mashing them though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoJack Horseman Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Brown the mince, bit of Bisto beef gravy, beef stock and Worcester sauce. ******* amazing. Mash my tatties though. Got to use real butter and a splash of full fat milk when you're mashing them though My type of guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_jambo Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Always hated it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoseLikeMahe Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Boiled tatties and mash them with yer fork! It's the only proper way to do it. Dumplings too... (all of you I mean) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambof3tornado Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I brown the mince, add tomato puree, onions, and two secret ingredients, worcester sauce and HP sauce, it gives it a good kick!!! That's some SECRET recipe!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeylandJambo Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Brown the mince, bit of Bisto beef gravy, beef stock and Worcester sauce. ******* amazing. Mash my tatties though. Got to use real butter and a splash of full fat milk when you're mashing them though I use butter and a raw egg in my mash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanny17 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I like to go for boiled fatties and the mash them down with my fork. Hardly ever do them myself so a treat when I visit my mum and she makes it. You'd eat this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldar Hadzimehmedovic Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Folk who don't like mince and tatties must hate their mothers. It's the only explanation. See a therapist, guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 You'd eat this? 17 hours for a typo to get picked up on. Surely a JKB record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Brown the mince, bit of Bisto beef gravy, beef stock and Worcester sauce. ******* amazing. Mash my tatties though. Got to use real butter and a splash of full fat milk when you're mashing them though i do this, but instead of the milk i put a tablespoon of creme fraiche in my tatties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 17 hours for a typo to get picked up on. Surely a JKB record? It was picked up 5 minutes after your post. Then again 17 minutes after your post. No records here, I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 It was picked up 5 minutes after your post. Then again 17 minutes after your post. No records here, I'm afraid. Jesus I'm getting slow. I thought people were just particularly offended at my tattie technique. I didn't even see the typo as I was on my phone and need new specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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