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- noun A
traditional Scottish dish ofstewed potatoes andonions withcold meat .
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Examples
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Certainly Asda struggled to beat it yesterday when I went to explore the new supermarket in Leith with an express aim of picking up some Lamb Mince for some stovies.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jeff 2009
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So my veggie stovies in the pressure cooker is a process of frying the sausages and burgers then cutting into pieces, chopping potatoes into cubes and chopping some onion.
Archive 2008-10-01 Jes 2008
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So my veggie stovies in the pressure cooker is a process of frying the sausages and burgers then cutting into pieces, chopping potatoes into cubes and chopping some onion.
Nae-pressure cooking Jes 2008
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Earlier, they'd been serving soup and stovies, and the aroma lingered.
Fleshmarket Close Rankin, Ian 2004
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There were all the traditional favourites like black pudding with scrambled eggs, mutton stovies, and haggis.
Deadline for Murder McDermid, Val 1997
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But there were also vegetarian dishes, and new variations on old themes, like spiced chicken stovies — a mixture of potatoes, onions, and chicken pieces.
Deadline for Murder McDermid, Val 1997
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You will struggle to get a plate of mince and tatties, stovies or even the relatively healthy cock-a-leekie soup south of Hadrian's Wall.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2011
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* Healthy T: Fresh steamed mussels, venison burgers, trays of sushi, heaps of tasty stovies with helpings of veg in a small section of the site, which is set-up like a tribute to
Virtual Festivals 2010
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The Scotsman Recipes: Roast beef stovies, Italian-style potato salad - 12 hrs ago
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The Scotsman Recipes: Roast beef stovies, Italian-style potato salad - 12 hrs ago
heidikraut commented on the word stovies
Scottish dish created from left over meat and potatoes - the only definitive recipe is the one that your mother created.
May 5, 2009