Haggis

[2Margaret]

My friend has just returned from Scotland and has brought me a haggis from a butcher's shop in Moffat. It hasn't got any instructions and I don't know if I have to cook it - if so, how. Or will it be ready to eat? Help....

[janbee]

wrap it in tin foil(not necessary but advisable) and put into boiling water but do not boil. Keep it on a rolling simmer for approx 1 hour (depends on the size). Some are ready in a lot less time. Enjoy with neeps and tatties (mashed turnip/swede and mashed potatoes) Lovely

[2Margaret]

janbee many thanks. The haggis is 479g or 1lb. How long do you think it will need and how will I know when it is cooked? many thanks

[janbee]

probably an hour, maximum. It should be fine after that. Don't let it dry out though. Where did the haggis come from? Macsweens? Crombies?

[2Margaret]

Janbee -thanks again - she doesn't know the name of the shop, but he was on a coach tour and said the shop was on a corner just near the coach station.

By the way - given the heatwave it may be too warm today for neeps and tatties etc., - is it possible to freeze the uncooked haggis?

[monty0703]

My butcher does mini haggis and I've frozen them before. I've thawed them before cooking and they are fine. Maybe it has a long BBF date on it so you can just keep it in the fridge?

[janbee]

I'd definitely freeze it. They're more suited to winter temperatures. I've got some in my freezer at the moment as they're left over from Burns supper in January.

[joannie10]

even if you don't like whisky it is worth pouring some over the haggis - it moistens it and makes it even more tasty. Strangly enough not tasting of whisky!

[2Margaret]

Thank one and all for your helpful suggestions. Have now put it into hibernation!