Chicken Stovies - Traditional Scottish Recipe

Chicken Stovies - Traditional Scottish Recipe


1. Cut chicken into serving pieces.

2. Slice potatoes in medium thick rounds.

3. Melt 1 heaped tablespoons.

4. of butter in a skillet or saucepan.

5. Brown chicken joints lightly on both sides and then remove them.

6. Grease an ovenproof casserole dish and put in layers as follows: sliced potatoes, whole shallots or sliced onions (all well-seasoned), chicken.

7. Dot each layer with little knobs of butter.

8. Repeat layers until all ingredients are used, ending with a layer of potatoes.

9. Pour stock over the potatoes, shallots and chicken.

10. Cover with buttered greaseproof paper, then with lid.

11. Cook in oven at 275F/135C for about 2½ hours.

12. Add a little hot stock or water after about an hour or so, if liquid dries up too much.

13. Sprinkle generously with chopped parsley 5 minutes before serving.

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