What's the best way to cook haggis ?

[Fnaar]

Dip it in melted mars bar and deep fry??

 

[Crackle]

Open top of wheelie bin, place inside, go chippy.

 

[MiK1138]

There'd be plenty of theatre, if it exploded in the microwave.

Unless I hear otherwise from a genuine expert (one born in Scotland ) I'll take heed of your advice and steam it.

Should I put anything on it to take away any possible dryness ? A drop of tomato ketchup perhaps ? A pint of guinness ?

serve with a glass of single malt half of which should be poured over the haggis

 

[srw]

Whiskey

Whisky, surely.

 

[pubrunner]

Whisky, surely.

No, that's how proud Scots treat whiskey - they feed their haggis on it.

 

[pubrunner]

Out of interest, what is the plural of haggis ?

'Haggii' ? or is it 'haggises' ? or something else ?

 

[Profpointy]

A haggis is, or at least can be, a very fine thing. Boiling / steaming is traditional I believe, though if it bursts when boiled it's kind of ruined unless you want to strain a pan of watery porridge. If it's a proper one where the skin itself is sheep's entrails then roasting makes the skin semi-crispy and nice to eat as well - albeit perhaps less authentic. Even a nothing special plastic bladder haggis is pretty good - but probably less suited to roasting.

 

[Markymark]

Sounds like a load of tripe to me.

 

[pubrunner]

Sounds like a load of tripe to me.

Tripe is over-hyped and something that has never appealed to me. I tried it once and didn't like it, funny thing was, I offered it to my dogs and they wouldn't touch it either.

 

[fixedfixer]

Boil it. The only way to cook it in my view. And the advice to have a wee dram whilst it cooks is good. Then a wee dram whilst you eat it (maybe another wee dram whilst doing the washing up )

 

[rualexander]

Boil it.
If it has venison in it, it's not a proper haggis though, although proper traditional haggis are hard to find these days.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Steam it and allow the lovely aroma to fill the house. The real ones taste gorgeous. Best served with skirlie or a mealie pudding, neeps and tatties.

If you steam it you won't need to worry about dryness but boiling leeches the wonderful flavours away into the pan. The venison sounds a bit touristy tbh.

 

[Tim Hall]

Whisky, surely.

ASJT, surely.

 

[keithmac]

Good point ! It's quite a large example of the breed and after seeing the list of contents on the label (lungs etc) my better half has squeamishly decided that she doesn't want to try it - so there will be 'leftovers'.

You should never read the label..

 

[Dayvo]

You should never read the label..

A few more wee drams and you won't be able to.