Authentic Haggis Recipe Scotland, Europe

One of the finest examples of traditional Scottish cuisine, haggis may not look attractive at first glance, but it compensates its looks with a rich, meaty taste which some people also describe as earthy and nutty. Basically, haggis is a savory pudding prepared with meat, oatmeal, onions, suet, salt, and pepper, and in this case, meat refers to sheep’s pluck or offal — heart, lungs, and liver. The haggis is traditionally encased in a sheep’s stomach, which is, in modern times, sometimes replaced with a synthetic sausage casing. The first step is to soak the sheep’s stomach in salted water and to turn it inside out. The heart, lungs, and liver are cooked in unsalted water for 1,5 hours or until tender, after which they are left to cool. The stock is reserved for later preparation, while the pluck is chopped, minced or grated, and mixed with onions, suet, lightly toasted oatmeal, salt, and pepper. The mixture is then stuffed into the sheep’s stomach, which ... Read more