Name: Haggis
Yield: 4-6
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 1 lb (450 g) ground lamb or lean beef; 1 cup (100 g) pinhead or steel-cut oats; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 1/2 cup (120 ml) beef stock; 1/2 cup (60 g) beef suet or butter; 1 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/2 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp salt; Mashed potatoes (tatties) and mashed turnip (neeps) to serve

Where it comes from

Haggis is the best-known dish of Scotland. It is a hearty mixture of meat, oatmeal and spices traditionally cooked in a casing, and today it is easy to find as a loaf or in tins.

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Recipe

Make Haggis at home

Serves 4-6Time 2 hours 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb (450 g) ground lamb or lean beef
1 cup (100 g) pinhead or steel-cut oats
1 large onion, finely chopped
1/2 cup (120 ml) beef stock
1/2 cup (60 g) beef suet or butter
1 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp nutmeg and 1/2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp salt
Mashed potatoes (tatties) and mashed turnip (neeps) to serve

How it's made

Toast the oats in a dry pan until fragrant.
Cook the lamb and onion in a skillet until the meat browns, 10 minutes.
Mix in the oats, suet, spices, salt and stock.
Press the mixture into a greased 1-quart (1 L) pudding basin or loaf pan and cover with foil.
Steam or set in a water bath in the oven at 325 F (160 C) for 1 1/2 hours.
Rest 10 minutes and turn out.
Slice and serve with tatties, neeps and gravy.