Thursday, April 16, 2009

Scots Food

Mmmmm, haggis.

Image here (yes, I've had it).

Typical ingredients:

1 sheep's lung (illegal in the U.S.; may be omitted if not available)
1 sheep's stomach
1 sheep heart
1 sheep liver
1/2 lb fresh suet (kidney leaf fat is preferred)
3/4 cup oatmeal (the ground type, NOT the Quaker Oats type!)
3 onions, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup stock

More instructions here.

Note, any recipe that begins with "Wash lungs and stomach well" is something to be wary of.

4 comments:

Stephanie said...

We can get dried lamb's lung at the dog deli here. I wonder if that's illegal too.

Stephanie said...

And how was it?

Stephanie said...

Seems like one would need more spices to season a whole sheep stomach etc. . .

Scooter said...

It was as awful as you'd expect...but better than the Brits' steak and kidney pie.