No trolls but heh, a recipe

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Some folks might recognize this. Mince and Tatties. It's a Scottish
peasant dish. Grandma Hannah Smith Douglas Brown used to make it and it
will be dinner tonight.

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. water
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
mashed potatoes

Brown 1 lb. ground beef (mince); drain but reserve 1 Tbs. of the
grease/fat.
Stir in water and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and simmer about 30
minutes.
Serve over mashed potatoes with some green peas or beans on the side.

Turnips or swedes are the only veg to serve with mince and tatties if you
wish to be authentic and minus W sauce.
If you don't, serve with any veg you like, it's always yummy.

Tweed

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Some folks might recognize this. Mince and Tatties. It's a Scottish
peasant dish. Grandma Hannah Smith Douglas Brown used to make it and it
will be dinner tonight.


Sounds both good and easy. My cooking got easier when I found my family
likes a simple Shepherds Pie. Just ground beef and seasonings with frozen
mixed vegetables and topped with mashed potatoes. (I usually use the
flavored instant potatoes. Garlic or Cheese.)

Jo

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Some folks might recognize this. Mince and Tatties. It's a Scottish
peasant dish. Grandma Hannah Smith Douglas Brown used to make it and it
will be dinner tonight.

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. water
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
mashed potatoes

Brown 1 lb. ground beef (mince); drain but reserve 1 Tbs. of the
grease/fat.
Stir in water and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and simmer about 30
minutes.
Serve over mashed potatoes with some green peas or beans on the side.

Turnips or swedes are the only veg to serve with mince and tatties if you
wish to be authentic and minus W sauce.
If you don't, serve with any veg you like, it's always yummy.

Tweed


I give up. What are swedes?

Jo

"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Some folks might recognize this. Mince and Tatties. It's a Scottish
peasant dish. Grandma Hannah Smith Douglas Brown used to make it and it
will be dinner tonight.

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. water
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
mashed potatoes

Brown 1 lb. ground beef (mince); drain but reserve 1 Tbs. of the
grease/fat.
Stir in water and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and simmer about 30
minutes.
Serve over mashed potatoes with some green peas or beans on the side.

Turnips or swedes are the only veg to serve with mince and tatties if you
wish to be authentic and minus W sauce.
If you don't, serve with any veg you like, it's always yummy.

Tweed


I give up. What are swedes?

Jo

Rutabaga? Like turnips.

Tweed

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Some folks might recognize this. Mince and Tatties. It's a Scottish
peasant dish. Grandma Hannah Smith Douglas Brown used to make it and
it
will be dinner tonight.

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. water
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
mashed potatoes

Brown 1 lb. ground beef (mince); drain but reserve 1 Tbs. of the
grease/fat.
Stir in water and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and simmer about 30
minutes.
Serve over mashed potatoes with some green peas or beans on the side.

Turnips or swedes are the only veg to serve with mince and tatties if
you wish to be authentic and minus W sauce.
If you don't, serve with any veg you like, it's always yummy.

Tweed


I give up. What are swedes?

Jo

Rutabaga? Like turnips.

Tweed


OK. Rutabaga and parsnips I know. A bit of the north country in my family
as well.

Thanks for the information.

Jo

Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Yoj wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Some folks might recognize this. Mince and Tatties. It's a
Scottish peasant dish. Grandma Hannah Smith Douglas Brown used to
make it
and it will be dinner tonight.

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. water
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
mashed potatoes

Brown 1 lb. ground beef (mince); drain but reserve 1 Tbs. of the
grease/fat. Stir in water and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and
simmer about 30 minutes. Serve over mashed potatoes with some green
peas or beans on the side.

OB Cats: Persia thought since we were awake Peaches should be,
too.
So she pawed at the towel that I use to cover Peaches' cage and
meowed at me!

Jill

Um, what do I do with the 1 Tbs. of the grease/fat I reserved? ;-)

Joy

LOL you know there will be more; you drain it off and save 1 Tbs. or
so to cook with the "gravy".

Would this be an unusual thing to cook in the USA?

Yep. Most folks here use minced beef for hamburgers (sandwiches) or add to
tomato sauce for pasta. I've never run into anyone else who just cooks up
the beef and adds water to it.

I live on this
sort of thing all the time. You can do all sort of things with
mince. Does this make me a peasant?

If you wish My grandma was a ladies' maid and my grandpa was a coal
miner before they emigrated to the States.

I probably am, actually. I was picking up sticks in my little wood
today for kindling for my fire. That's a bit peasant-like, I
suppose. I choose to use a sustainable source for my heat. No gas
central heating here.

Tweed

Nothing wrong with that!

Jill

Matthew AKA NMR ( NO MORE RETAIL ) wrote:
Jill do you have to use ground beef can use ground chuck

Of course you can.


make them mashed garlic and cheese potatoes topped with bacon bits

Damn now I am hungry
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Some folks might recognize this. Mince and Tatties. It's a Scottish
peasant dish. Grandma Hannah Smith Douglas Brown used to make it
and it will be dinner tonight.

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. water
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
mashed potatoes

Brown 1 lb. ground beef (mince); drain but reserve 1 Tbs. of the
grease/fat.
Stir in water and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and simmer about 30
minutes.
Serve over mashed potatoes with some green peas or beans on the side.

OB Cats: Persia thought since we were awake Peaches should be, too.
So she
pawed at the towel that I use to cover Peaches' cage and meowed at
me!

Jill

Jo Firey wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Some folks might recognize this. Mince and Tatties. It's a Scottish
peasant dish. Grandma Hannah Smith Douglas Brown used to make it
and it will be dinner tonight.


Sounds both good and easy. My cooking got easier when I found my
family likes a simple Shepherds Pie. Just ground beef and seasonings
with frozen mixed vegetables and topped with mashed potatoes. (I
usually use the flavored instant potatoes. Garlic or Cheese.)

Jo

Um... Shepherds Pie is ground lamb, is it not? With ground beef or other
ground meat it's Cottage Pie, or so I'm given to understand. Delicious, of
course!

Jill

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. water
1 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce
mashed potatoes
Brown 1 lb. ground beef (mince); drain but reserve 1 Tbs. of the
grease/fat.
Stir in water and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and simmer about 30
minutes.
Serve over mashed potatoes with some green peas or beans on the side.
OB Cats: Persia thought since we were awake Peaches should be, too. So
she
pawed at the towel that I use to cover Peaches' cage and meowed at me!
Jill
Um, what do I do with the 1 Tbs. of the grease/fat I reserved? ;-)
Joy

This experienced cook was going to ask same ? but refrained from
either "bad manners" or "duh" appearance. Sounds delish!

"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Jo Firey wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
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Some folks might recognize this. Mince and Tatties. It's a Scottish
peasant dish. Grandma Hannah Smith Douglas Brown used to make it
and it will be dinner tonight.


Sounds both good and easy. My cooking got easier when I found my
family likes a simple Shepherds Pie. Just ground beef and seasonings
with frozen mixed vegetables and topped with mashed potatoes. (I
usually use the flavored instant potatoes. Garlic or Cheese.)

Jo

Um... Shepherds Pie is ground lamb, is it not? With ground beef or other
ground meat it's Cottage Pie, or so I'm given to understand. Delicious,
of
course!

Jill


That's what I used to think, but there are plenty of recipes out there that
call for ground beef.

I prefer ground lamb, but it can be hard to find around here.

Jo