Scotch hotpot recipe

Scotch hotpot recipe

Often made with shin of beef and sausages for a hearty meal this lighter version omits the sausages and includes fresh rosemary for extra flavour. 

Ingredients

  • 450 g peeled smooth potatoes such as Desiree
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 600 g shin of beef, cut into 2cm pieces, excess fat removed
  • 1 tbsp rosemary leaves, chopped
  • 225 g tomatoes
  • 2 apples, peeled
  • 2 onions
  • 1 tbsp plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper
  • 15.9 oz peeled smooth potatoes such as Desiree
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 21.2 oz shin of beef, cut into 2cm pieces, excess fat removed
  • 1 tbsp rosemary leaves, chopped
  • 7.9 oz tomatoes
  • 2 apples, peeled
  • 2 onions
  • 1 tbsp plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper
  • 15.9 oz peeled smooth potatoes such as Desiree
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 21.2 oz shin of beef, cut into 2cm pieces, excess fat removed
  • 1 tbsp rosemary leaves, chopped
  • 7.9 oz tomatoes
  • 2 apples, peeled
  • 2 onions
  • 1 tbsp plain flour, seasoned with salt and pepper

Details

  • Cuisine: Scottish
  • Recipe Type: Main
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Preparation Time: 20 mins
  • Cooking Time: 160 mins
  • Serves: 6

Step-by-step

  1. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan then dip the beef into well-seasoned flour. Fry in the frying pan until golden brown all over then set to one side.
  2. Slice the apple, onion, potatoes and tomatoes.
  3. Arrange a layer of sliced potatoes in the bottom of a casserole dish. Cover with beef then with the mixed vegetable and apple slices then sprinkle with a little rosemary.
  4. Repeat layers, finishing with potato.
  5. Pour over the stock then cover with a lid and bake in a preheated oven at 180C/160C fan/gas mark 4 for 2 ½ hrs and serve with green vegetables.

This recipe was devised by Gee Charman for www.lovepotatoes.co.uk to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day.

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