Haggis recipes?

[xany]

I've just discovered that a butcher shop local to me (Tampa, FL area) is quite likely to carry sheep innards (lungs, kidneys, heart, etc).

now comes the question: does anyone have any good (preferably tried-and-true) haggis recipes?

...yes, I'm serious.

Comments

[msladyice]

Hmm I did a quick search online, looks like a lot the places have some kind of premade 'haggis' they make into dishes. Such as:

http://www.macsween.co.uk/fam_recipe.htm

http://www.scottishhaggis.co.uk/cooking_a_haggis.htm

Or perhaps Im ignorant about how to make haggis. :)

[xany]

what those sites list are recipes using haggis.

a good analogy would be sites with recipes calling for sausage vs sites that have recipes for sausage.

I know of a few places stateside where I can acquire haggis, but I haven't been terribly thrilled with most of them. plus shippingit can be expensive. hence why I'd like to try making my own.

[msladyice]

That is what I thought you were looking for. Which is what I was searching for myself. I just came up with a bunch of stuff like that.

[pencil_pusha]

Is "good haggis recipe" an oxymoron?

[xany]

hardly.

[zaphod_groupie]

I was under the impression that a haggis was a specific part of a sheep, and that you use that in something like shepherd's pie. But, then again, my main source of info on that is the movie So I Married an Axe Murderer, so there's a definite possibility I'm wrong, lol.

[xany]

nope. haggis is a forcemeat, similar to a sausage. it consists of the sheep's "pluck" (heart, liver, lungs, kidneys, and esophagus) chopped up with onion, suet, spices and oats, and stuffed into the sheep's stomach. this is then boiled and traditionally served with mashed turnips, mashed potatoes ("neeps and tatties"), and Scotch.

As you can see, I know the basics, but I'm looking for the specifics for a recipe.

[zaphod_groupie]

Well, you learn something new every day, lol. Here's a recipe that I, obviously, haven't tried, but I'd trust it seeing as it's Alton Brown.

One would think with my love of all things Scottish (see icon) I'd have known what a haggis was = D

[beebri]

"Serve with mashed potatoes, if you serve it at all."

lol!

Re: Leave it to Alton Brown (Good Eats)

[xany]

I've got this recipe (and the oat episode on DVD).

However, as much as I love Alton, I'd prefer to try a recipe by someone who likes haggis (as I do), rather than someone who has gone on record saying that he thinks it's foul stuff.

thanks though!

Re: Leave it to Alton Brown (Good Eats)

[xiphias]

There's one listed here, and the author of the page says, "I've enjoyed Haggis at our Clan Gathering in the Highlands of Scotland, piped in by a piper, as required, and can vouch for it being one of the tastiest dishes ever." Which seems to at least have the attitude you're looking for.

And the recipe sounds good, too. If you like organ meats. I generally like the taste, but not the texture, so the fact that they're MINCED organ meats makes it seem like this would be something I'd like.

Re: Leave it to Alton Brown (Good Eats)

[glam_ang]

This recipe looks much better than the Alton Brown recipe to me--I'm Scottish and adore haggis. It has cayenne and nutmeg which will give a slight kick to the flavour followed by a gentle warming effect. Yum!

I'll have a look for my gran's recipe, but I suspect it's crated up by now as we're in the midst of moving house. Much woe.

[lakebreeze]

You will have to tell us which recipe you find and like. My husband moved to the US from Scotland last year and has been dying to have haggis. I myself tried spicey haggis balls (not reg. haggis), and they were too spicey for me.