tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post3243671358803380016..comments2024-03-19T15:59:53.603+00:00Comments on Food & Wine Finds: The Curious Craze for Mince'n'TattiesFiona Becketthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-5642785734568531222010-06-16T12:55:40.734+01:002010-06-16T12:55:40.734+01:00Having booked a table at St John recently and noti...Having booked a table at St John recently and noticed the minced beef on dripping toast on the menu - my nostalgia gland has been tweaked and resulted in my finding this blog post - but this isn't the first time recently that my mince 'n' tatties gland has been yanked.<br /><br />This is pure speculation by the way - but sometime last year there was that docu series on ITV where celebrities went and stayed with families living on council estates. In one of those episode Keith Allen (aka Lily's Dad) cooked his adopted family mince and tatties. <br /><br />It was proper old school with thin beef oxo gravy with massive doorsteps of carrot floating in it like coastal forts and of course mash spuds. Maybe Fergus saw this and revived it for his menu?Grobelaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15885924794586675336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-56108887425440899442010-05-11T19:51:56.412+01:002010-05-11T19:51:56.412+01:00got to be mash with it,otherwise its english!yuk!got to be mash with it,otherwise its english!yuk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-33204142714760986792010-01-24T09:21:14.212+00:002010-01-24T09:21:14.212+00:00I've heard the oatmeal tip, local lass. I'...I've heard the oatmeal tip, local lass. I'm sure that would be a good addition. And yes, I know the Josceline Dimbleby book too - I've got it in my collection!Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-76552132054403857172010-01-20T10:26:56.650+00:002010-01-20T10:26:56.650+00:00I've found this rather late in the day but nev...I've found this rather late in the day but never mind. I use a spoonful or so of pinhead oatmeal to thicken "the mince" as it was always called in my family. Add it to the meat and give it a good stir around before adding the liquid.<br />Another excellent mince book if you can get hold of a copy via ebay or abebooks is Josceline Dimbleby's Marvellous Meals with Mince - it was a 99p Sainsburys book, first published in 1982.local lassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-17740671474757714552010-01-09T19:46:12.748+00:002010-01-09T19:46:12.748+00:00What a blast from the past! My mum used to make th...What a blast from the past! My mum used to make this too; it was lovely. I may have to make this now, thanks for the reminder!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609950740271142144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-38035390533698303372010-01-09T07:39:35.036+00:002010-01-09T07:39:35.036+00:00Fascinating, I love the pared-back description of ...Fascinating, I love the pared-back description of this dish. A real "salt of the earth" kind of winter warmer which sounds perfect for warming the cockles in the Big Freeze!<br /><br />I love mince, alternate between veal, pork, lamb, beef and venison and life will never be dull. Can't see why anyone would be sniffy about it...scandilicioushttp://scandilicious.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-4386044952725625152010-01-08T17:49:48.895+00:002010-01-08T17:49:48.895+00:00Go for it Lizzie!
And you're right Kavey. It&...Go for it Lizzie!<br /><br />And you're right Kavey. It's odd. People love lasagne, spag bol and shepherds pie but turn up their noses at mince. Doesn't make sense.Fiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-80886217363683572822010-01-08T11:07:32.622+00:002010-01-08T11:07:32.622+00:00People are so sniffy about mince but Pete and I lo...People are so sniffy about mince but Pete and I love it and eat it often whether it's ragu or keema or chilli or something else.Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-89782760440243486902010-01-08T10:46:34.415+00:002010-01-08T10:46:34.415+00:00Right that's it, I'm making it this weeken...Right that's it, I'm making it this weekend. Having not grown up in the UK I feel like I've missed out on so many nostalgic dishes, like this!Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-10359386297183926622010-01-08T09:14:37.145+00:002010-01-08T09:14:37.145+00:00Glad you enjoyed it Carla! It's just such old-...Glad you enjoyed it Carla! It's just such old-fashioned comfort food. I was tempted to jazz it up a bit but was glad I didn'tFiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-22902905101897602292010-01-07T21:55:20.235+00:002010-01-07T21:55:20.235+00:00Fiona, I have just dribbled on my laptop thanks to...Fiona, I have just dribbled on my laptop thanks to this post.<br />It's not pretty for a woman of my age!<br /><br />Now I will have to make mince and tatties soon to avoid anymore "accidents".<br /><br />Thank you for posting it!<br /><br />CarlaBribedwithFoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116627450235139740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-48750718208993713932010-01-07T21:12:58.158+00:002010-01-07T21:12:58.158+00:00That sounds really delicious. One tends to forget ...That sounds really delicious. One tends to forget how good mince is - there's a good book called Mince by Mitzie Wilson which has just been published by my publisher Absolute Press that might be worth your getting hold ofFiona Becketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970779962455905201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4917691940652886496.post-24584060957357029402010-01-07T19:01:06.026+00:002010-01-07T19:01:06.026+00:00After your tweets about this yesterday I did it fo...After your tweets about this yesterday I did it for my tribe (9) today but all I had in was pork mince - still snowed in! I added a bottle of cider and serve it with braised red cabbage (in redwine vinegar and demerara sugar). Defo a "Central heating for kids" after playing in the snow today! Thank you for the inspiration!AmuseboucheUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353178051687284108noreply@blogger.com