He was a bold man who first ate a haggis

I tried my first haggis on my very first trip to Scotland, it was in the seaside town of Oban, it fast became one of the highlights of the 2013 trip.

Haggis is everywhere in Scotland, it is so versitile that you can have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and i would be remis if i didn't mention Haggis Pakora. (thats another Jaffle Blog for another day )

I ordered the Traditional Haggis, Neeps and Tatties with Whisky Sauce not really knowing what to expect,

when they brought it out (this was an entree serve) i immedietly regretted the bacon and cheese cabonara main i ordered to follow, ah well i was on holidays !!! and from my first bite of that Haggis i have been hooked, and ever since, i have been on a mission trying to convert others to try the delicious spiced offal.

to make this delicious Jaffle we first need to start with the Haggis,

For this recipe we used pre sliced haggis that was frozen ( Waste not want not i say) in this case we have wrapped it in foil and cooked it in the Grill, if you buy a traditional Haggis it is best to boil it

You can pick up the cannonball haggis in David Jones Pitt st or sliced Haggis from the Scottish Butcher who is at the marrickville market every sunday.

while the Haggis is cooking prepare the neeps ( Mashed Swedes or Turnip) and tatties ( Mashed Potatoes)

First cut these into small peices and boil until soft, i boil these seperatly as the neeps can sometimes take a bit longer than the potato.

Once the neeps and tatties are cooked Strain them and mash them with Butter and a little milk adding salt and pepper to taste.

Put these aside and check on your Haggis. once cooked take the haggis out of the water and set aside to cool.

whilst that is cooling you can start on your whiskey sauce, the great thing about this sauce is that it has 3 ingredients

150 Mls of cream

2 tsp of Wholegrain Mustard

1 Nip of Scotch Whisky

put together into a saucepan and whisk on the heat until it has reduced and thickened a little.

you can then start to put your Jaffle together

You can add cheese if you like to this one, i decided to keep mine traditional.

Add the Neeps and Tatties

then add the Haggis

You can also add some of the whisky Sauce as an extra

Cook until Golden Brown

Enjoy !!!

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