( en, Five-minute potatoes) is a traditional
Welsh stew, made with smoked
bacon,
stock,
potato
The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae.
Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...
es and other
vegetable
Vegetables are parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. The original meaning is still commonly used and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including the flowers, fruits, stems, ...
s.
As a stew, it is unique in that all the main ingredients are cut into slices, so as to lie flat. Because of this, it is normally cooked in a large frying pan, on top of the stove, and served on a plate (as opposed to a bowl). The vegetables used are typically potatoes, onions, carrots (sliced lengthwise) and peas. Although usually made with smoked bacon, minced beef is occasionally substituted.
The dish is normally accompanied by crusty bread and butter. Perhaps oddly, for a Welsh dish, it is also frequently served with
Worcestershire sauce.
A similar dish, called Tatws Popty or Tatws Pobdu, is made using chunky vegetables, and cooked in an
oven, ' being North Welsh for "oven".
See also
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List of bacon dishes
The following is a list of bacon dishes. The word ''bacon'' is derived from the Old French word ''bacon'', and cognate with the Old High German ''bacho'', meaning "buttock", "ham", or "side of bacon". Bacon is made from the sides, belly, or back o ...
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List of stews
This is a list of notable stews. A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients in a stew can include any combination of vegetables (such as carrots, potatoes, bean ...
References
External links
Tatws Pum Munud ''Celtnet Welsh (Cymric) Recipes''
Tatws Pum Munud ''Cross cooking'' (a site that uses cookery as an aid to learning Welsh)
Welsh cuisine
Bacon dishes
British stews
British pork dishes
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