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Cullen Skink |
Cullen what?
Cullen Skink
If you are not Scottish you will think this is the weirdest name for any food, ever !!
But bear with me and wait until you try this wonderful recipe and you will forgive the strange name
Cullen Skink is in fact a soup
It is a soup made with smoked haddock (finnan haddie) and potatoes
It can even be mistaken as a stew if you don't blend or mash the ingredients all the way down, which is fine by me, I like it that way
Some say it can be compared to Chowder here in the USA but really Cullen Skink has a more smokey, creamy flavor, due to the smoked haddock which is a meaty, mild, smokey fish. Try not to buy the fake dyed yellow fish, a natural smoked haddock is best
Cullen Skink, for me as a kid was considered an "adult" soup. Is there such a thing? I don't know
But it reminds me of the kind of soup my Dad would have, like Game soup for instance, all adult in nature and flavor, but really this soup is a great family soup, loved by kids and adults alike
It is hearty and filling and wonderful on a cold autumn evening with some crusty bread
Makes a large pot of soup
You will need
2 large pieces of Smoked haddock (about 1lb/450g)
knob of butter
2 medium onions (chopped)
4 medium potatoes (un peeled, chopped into cubes)
1 leak (chopped)
1 pint of whole milk
Black pepper and salt to taste
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smoked haddock |
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potatoes, onion and leak |
- Put fish in a large saucepan, cover with cold water
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smoked haddock |
- Bring fish to boil and turn off, leave in water until cooked through, leave to side
- in a large soup pot, melt butter and add chopped onions and leaks, let sweat on a medium heat for 10 minutes until soft
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leaks and onion |
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leaks and onion |
- Meanwhile, take fish from liquid, place on a plate and remove any skin and bones, break the fish into flakes (keep fish liquid to side)
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cooked smoked haddock |
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flaked smoked haddock |
- Add chopped un peeled potatoes to the onion and leaks and stir to cover in butter, pour in the fish liquid, stir well
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potatoes |
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Pots and leaks |
- Cook on a medium heat until the potatoes are tender
- Once potatoes are ready, lift out a few spoonfuls of the potatoes, leaks and onions and set aside (only do this if you like a chunky soup)
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Pots and leaks |
- Add the milk to the pot, with half of the haddock and using a potato masher, mash the soup to thicken
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- Add the rest of the haddock and the chucks of veg back into the pot and stir, add oodles of salt and pepper to taste
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- Serve with crusty bread or oatcakes
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Enjoy, my Scottish chums
Angela
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