Hot pot and Mackerel fishcakes

One thing that I could never get my children to eat was lamb hot-pot. I don't know why? after all, they liked lamb, I think it was the butter beans that put them off.

Anyway, now that they all have gone off to cook for themselves, I like to make it for Yvonne and I and I've added a little twist of my own to it.

First, the lamb, chunks from the leftovers from our roast.

Cut the meat into small pieces and put it into a casserole with the spare gravy, add the butter beans (or not)

then add chopped onion, carrots and some frozen peas.

Give it a stir, this is when it stops looking quite so nice but bear with it, things will get better.

Top with sliced sweet potato,

and top that with the pre-cooked potato skins that I'm always banging on about. If you don't know the secret of these, look HERE. They're a great way to avoid food waste.

Now all you have to do is cook it at 180°C for about an hour and a half, until the onion and sweet potato are soft.

Next up this week, Mackerel fishcakes. The first job is to dry some bread, 140°C for an hour and make some breadcrumbs.

Take your Mackerel, I found these in a local shop, a little easier than fresh as I was in a rush.

drain the sauce and mash the fish, adding Balsamic vinegar and salt/pepper to taste.

Get some mashed potato and sweet potato mixture,

combine, and then form into cakes,

cover with flour,

then the breadcrumbs and you're done.