Recipes · Scottish · Main Courses

Stovies

One serving has 601 kcal and 31 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (150%), pyridoxine (121%), zinc (117%), niacin (62%), phosphorus (59%) and selenium (51%). Ready in 60 minutes.

Stovies
Photo: Mutt Lunker, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 45 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (591 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: beef, celery

Ingredients

  • 300 g Potatoes, russet, raw
  • 60 g Onions, raw
  • 120 g Beef chuck, raw
  • 10 g Beef tallow
  • 100 g Beef broth
  • 0.8 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Melt the beef dripping in a heavy pot and cook the sliced onion over medium heat for 5 minutes until soft.
  2. Add the diced beef and brown lightly on all sides for a few minutes.
  3. Add the sliced potatoes, stock, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer gently for 40 minutes, stirring now and then, until the potatoes have broken down into a thick mash and the meat is tender and cooked through.
  4. Mash some of the potato into the liquid to thicken the dish, taste for seasoning and serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy601 kcal28%
Carbohydrates60 g
Water466 mL
Fiber5 g17%
Protein31.2 g65%
Tryptophan0.27 g
Threonine1 g
Isoleucine0.99 g
Leucine1.9 g
Lysine2 g
Methionine0.65 g
Cystine0.24 g
Phenylalanine0.89 g
Tyrosine0.8 g
Valine1.1 g
Histidine0.75 g
Fat27.3 g
Monounsaturated12.4 g
Polyunsaturated1.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61 g
Saturated12.3 g
Trans-Fats1 g
Cholesterol90.1 mg
Calcium74.7 mg7%
Copper0.42 mg47%
Iron5.5 mg30%
Magnesium100 mg32%
Manganese0.61 mg34%
Phosphorus413 mg59%
Potassium1,791 mg38%
Selenium28.3 µg51%
Sodium791 mg
Zinc9.4 mg117%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.37 mg34%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.34 mg31%
Niacin (vitamin B3)8.7 mg62%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.8 mg35%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1.6 mg121%
Folate (vitamin B9)59 µg15%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)3.6 µg150%
Choline130 mg31%
Vitamin A4.9 µg1%
Vitamin C21.5 mg29%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)8.8 IU1%
Vitamin E0.51 mg3%
Vitamin K7.9 µg9%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

4.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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