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Haggis, Neeps and Tatties (Easy Scottish Comfort Food)

A traditional Scottish dish of haggis, turnip/rutabaga and potatoes served on Burns Night.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
5 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 633 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: British , Scottish

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ lbs rutabaga (turnip or swede)
  • 1 ½ lbs Russet potatoes or gold potatoes
  • ¼ tsp salt to taste
  • 4 oz butter (good quality)
  • 2 oz milk
  • 1 oz cream
  • 14 ½ oz haggis

Instructions

Make the Whisky Sauce:
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  1. You can find it here: whisky sauce recipe.
  2. Have the whisky sauce made and ready to heat and serve ahead of time.
Prepare the Neeps and Tatties:
  1. Peel the rutabagas. Cut into cubes, and place in a pot and cover with water and add some salt. Boil until fork-tender, about 20 minutes. 
  2. In another pot, peel the potatoes. Cut into cubes, place in a pot and cover with water and add salt, just as the rutabagas. Boil under ready, about 13 minutes, 
  3. Drain the rutabaga and mash with some butter. Taste and season with salt.
  4. Drain the potatoes and mash with butter, milk and cream. You'll want a nice, creamy result, but you can omit the cream and just use milk, if desired. Taste and season with salt as needed.
Heat the Haggis:
  1. Put the tinned haggis into a non stick pan and heat gently.
  2. You can do this over low heat while the neeps and tatties are nearly cooked.
How to Serve Haggis Neeps and Tatties:
  1. Spoon some of the mashed rutabaga (neeps) onto one side of the plates, then spoon some of the mashed potatoes on the other side, leaving a space between them. Have the whisky sauce heated and ready to pour. 
  2. Spoon a quarter of the haggis onto the plate in the middle of the two root vegetables.
  3. Now pour the whisky sauce over the top- this is really a must if you're going to do the dish justice. You can give everyone a little jug of gravy to themselves, or pass a larger jug around.
  4. Enjoy with a wee dram of Scotch whisky. 

Notes

  • Click here for the whisky sauce recipe
  • NOTE: for ease of recipe writing, I refer to the neeps as rutabagas
  • You may have leftover neeps and tatties, depending on the serving size.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 Calories 633kcal (32%) Carbohydrates 63g (21%) Protein 16g (32%) Fat 36g (55%) Saturated Fat 22g (110%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 7g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 71mg (24%) Sodium 365mg (15%) Potassium 1263mg (36%) Fiber 9g (36%) Sugar 13g (26%) Vitamin A 841IU (17%) Vitamin C 52mg (58%) Calcium 124mg (12%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 633

% Daily Value*

Serving 1
Calories 633kcal 32%
Carbohydrates 63g 21%
Protein 16g 32%
Fat 36g 55%
Saturated Fat 22g 110%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 71mg 24%
Sodium 365mg 15%
Potassium 1263mg 27%
Fiber 9g 36%
Sugar 13g 26%
Vitamin A 841IU 17%
Vitamin C 52mg 58%
Calcium 124mg 12%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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