Vegetarian Lancashire hotpots

Name: Vegetarian Lancashire hotpots
Prep time: 45 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 46 h
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 large onion, sliced; 200g tomato purée; Good glug of Madeira; 2 tbsp pearl barley; Dash of Tabasco sauce; 3 litres fresh vegetable stock, hot; 24 baby onions, unskinned; 2 carrots, sliced; 2 parsnips, cored and cut into batons; 3 celery sticks, roughly chopped; 2 baking potatoes, very finely sliced; 25g butter, melted, for brushing

Instructions

Prep:45hCook:1h

Is it still a Lancashire hotpot if it’s vegetarian? That’s up for debate! Either way, give this a try if you fancy going meat-free – it’s made with pearl barley, parsnips, carrots and onions.

Updated at: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:34:08 GMT