Burns Supper (with a twist)
Every year we love to experiment with the traditional Burns Supper
and give it our own twist. This year we thought we would try a
Greek inspired Haggis Moussaka but instead of using aubergine
we substituted neeps and tatties. We peeled and sliced a turnip
and large baking potato then using cutters we cut out circle shapes.
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These were then blanched in salted water for 10 mins until soft,
we drained and left them aside. Then peeled and chopped a bag
of parsnips.
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Then seasoned with oil, salt and pepper and roasted in the over
for 30-40 mins. We chopped some broccoli florets to serve on the
side.
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For another side dish we sliced and sauteed 2 large leeks and
boiled what was left from the turnip.
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Once this was soft we drained and mashed them with some butter
and added the sauteed leeks, seasoned to taste.
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For our Haggis filling we softened some onions, added our haggis
and a tin of plum tomatoes and cooked through.
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We greased our ramekins with some butter and then assembled our
Moussakas with layers of potato, haggis, turnip and repeated until
the ramekins were full.
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We then topped the ramekins with slices of Halloumi cheese and
baked in the oven until bubbling and golden. As another Scottish
ingredient with a twist we shaped some black pudding and haggis
into sausage shapes and cooked them through.
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We then put them on squares of puff pastry, wrapped them up,
egg washed them and baked for 10 mins until golden brown and served
this as a starter.
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Our main course was our delicious haggis moussaka served with
turnip and leek mash, roasted parsnips and our favourite green
vegetable - broccoli.
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