Follow these steps for perfect results
liver
boiled
scrapple
boiled
spicy sausage
ground
ground veal
ground
ground fowl
ground
kidney beans
cooked and mashed
beef broth
warmed
Kitchen Bouquet
Pickapeppa Sauce
onions
peeled and finely chopped
old-fashioned oatmeal
toasted
suet
shredded or ground
salt
to taste
garlic powder
seasoned pepper
nutmeg
grated
cayenne pepper
to taste
sage
red pepper flakes
to taste
Tabasco sauce
to taste
peppery dry spices
to taste
pork sausage casings
thoroughly cleaned
Combine Kitchen Bouquet and Pickapeppa sauce with beef broth in a saucepan.
Boil liver (or other organ meat) in the broth mixture for 5 minutes.
Drain the liver and set aside to cool.
Cut chilled scrapple into thick slabs.
Boil scrapple in the broth for 2 minutes.
Drain the scrapple and set aside, retaining the broth.
Toast the oatmeal in the oven until lightly browned.
Grind the liver or organ meat.
Mix all ingredients (except the 2-oz batch of suet) with seasonings and spices thoroughly by hand until moist.
If too dry, add broth or ground suet until a thoroughly moist consistency is achieved.
Cut sausage casing into 12-inch strips.
Stuff the haggis mixture into each strip of sausage casing, leaving 2.5-3 inches unfilled at both ends.
Leave the ends of the casings open.
Place the haggises in a steamer, cover, and steam for 3 hours.
Alternatively, grease the top pan of the steamer and place the haggis mixture in it, leaving space for swelling.
If the steamer lid is unvented, cover with greaseproof paper and a cloth.
Steam the mixture for 3 hours.
Repeat the cooking process with any remaining mixture.
Serve hot with mashed potatoes and mashed yellow turnips (tatties and neeps), and a glass of single malt whiskey.
Refrigerate or freeze cooked haggis.
Slice cold haggis and pan-fry until golden brown.
Serve fried haggis with poached eggs for breakfast, or with chips (French fries) for lunch.
Expert advice for the best results
Freeze suet in small chunks for easier grinding.
Do not overfill sausage casings to allow for expansion during cooking.
Serve with a good single malt scotch.
Everything you need to know before you start
Moderate
Can be made ahead and refrigerated or frozen.
Serve on a warm plate, alongside mashed potatoes and turnips, garnished with fresh parsley.
Serve hot with mashed potatoes and mashed yellow turnips (tatties and neeps).
Serve with a glass of single malt whiskey.
A traditional pairing.
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National dish of Scotland
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