Haggis, Neeps and Tatties
Jan. 28th, 2013 11:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fenchurchI know, I know... we should have had this Friday night, but it just didn't work out. Our plan was to make it for dinner Sunday, but then I ended up being sick and slept most of the day, so that didn't happen either. But aside from having a bit of a groggy wake-up (groggier than normal anyway) and a bit of a cough, I seem to have kicked the headcold to the curb... so I decided to give it a go for dinner tonight!
As I mentioned last week, I was able to get a haggis from Proper British Bacon, even if it did make me feel like I was some sort of secret agent heading to a clandestine meeting to pick up the secret goods from the back of a van in the bottom level of a parking garage. Now, I've had haggis before and I know I like it... but I've never *cooked* one. Thankfully, I'd made some lamb stock the last time we had lamb bones around, so I had something to use to steam it in. And yeah, while it's cooking it looks as unappetizing as you might imagine.
Haggis fresh out of the pot, ready for slicing.
It is, however, incredibly tasty!! I made neeps (in this case, turnips... although I think next time I might try parsnips, since I understand they're traditional as well) and tatties (aka potatoes), which wasn't anything I hadn't made before under different names. I decided we really needed something green to go with it, so I cooked up some kale in a bit of vegan buttery spread and garlic. And yeah, I cheated a bit and bought some beef gravy from the store, but it worked out really well.
Behold the yumminess of haggis!
Really, when it comes down to it, it's just another sort of meatloaf... prepared in a slight different way. And so, so good.
Crossposted from my Livejournal
As I mentioned last week, I was able to get a haggis from Proper British Bacon, even if it did make me feel like I was some sort of secret agent heading to a clandestine meeting to pick up the secret goods from the back of a van in the bottom level of a parking garage. Now, I've had haggis before and I know I like it... but I've never *cooked* one. Thankfully, I'd made some lamb stock the last time we had lamb bones around, so I had something to use to steam it in. And yeah, while it's cooking it looks as unappetizing as you might imagine.
Haggis fresh out of the pot, ready for slicing.
It is, however, incredibly tasty!! I made neeps (in this case, turnips... although I think next time I might try parsnips, since I understand they're traditional as well) and tatties (aka potatoes), which wasn't anything I hadn't made before under different names. I decided we really needed something green to go with it, so I cooked up some kale in a bit of vegan buttery spread and garlic. And yeah, I cheated a bit and bought some beef gravy from the store, but it worked out really well.
Behold the yumminess of haggis!
Really, when it comes down to it, it's just another sort of meatloaf... prepared in a slight different way. And so, so good.
Crossposted from my Livejournal
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Date: 2013-01-29 08:03 am (UTC)