Mince and tatties
2010 -
6th Annual world championship
Mince and Tatties Competition
a great night and a great feed .....
The Fifth Annual World Championship
Mince 'n'Tattie Competition
Saturday 31st January 2009
In the preceding months, possibly years, to this event, fierce debate and argument had ensued among Tobermory imbibers, as to how to produce the perfect plate of Mince and Tatties. Recipes were ridiculed, methods mocked.
It was therefore decided that the only way to settle the argument once and for all, was to have a competition.
The idea mushroomed and culminated in ‘The First Annual World Mince and Tatties Championship’ which was held in the Mishnish Hotel, Tobermory, on 31st January 2004.
The event proved very popular, attracting 19 competitors. In the days leading up to the event, recipes became sacred, with competitors phoning their grannies and refusing to discuss the subject with anyone.
This first event was won by Mrs Margaret English of Tobermory. She still refuses to divulge her recipe.
2007 Judges were locked away in the cocktail lounge for the Judging of the Mince and Tatties
a serious business taken very seriously - Security was tight
and the winners are
mince and tatties recepie online
Here's a good recipe..............
but is it as good as your grannies.
Mince and Tatties
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon oil.
1 large onion, finely chopped.
1 lb beef mince.
2 medium carrots, sliced.
1 tablespoon toasted pinhead oatmeal.
Water to cover.
1 or 2 beef stock cubes.
Salt and pepper.
Gravy powder.
1 lb boiled potatoes, peeled.
Directions:
Heat the oil in a pan and saute the onion until it is brown.
Add in the mince and cook until well browned.
Add the carrots and oatmeal, mix well and pour in enough water to just cover.
Crumble in the stock cubes, season and stir.
Cover the pan and simmer the mince for about 20 minutes.
Once the mince is cooked thicken the mince with about 3 teaspoons of gravy powder or corn starch mixed with a little cold water.
Serve the mince with boiled potatoes.