tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263961708160606607.post8080795800189608632..comments2024-03-04T01:26:39.665-06:00Comments on Tartan Tastes in Texas: Scottish recipes - 2013 Most Popular look backAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06131076714225109568noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263961708160606607.post-23504143546460972122014-11-13T09:04:40.314-06:002014-11-13T09:04:40.314-06:00Hello fellow Scottie! I live in Ontario Canada, a...Hello fellow Scottie! I live in Ontario Canada, and hail from Dundee. My Dad was born in Edinburgh and my Mum in Errol (near Perth) so I grew up playing on the High Street of Edinburgh just down from the Castle.<br />I never knew how much I missed my Homeland until I went back after 37 years. I teared up the minute I set foot on the pavement at Glasgow airport. Great to have found a bunch of expats to share recipies with.<br /><br />Here is my Grannies all time favourite soup...hale and hearty and served on Hogmanay it truly warms you up.<br />My Canadian Hubby LOVES it. Hope you all like it too.<br /><br />Cael. pronounced cail ...not to be confused with Kale the vegetable.<br /><br />1LB of Red Lentils, put in big (and I mean BIG) pot cover with salted water (not too much you can add to taste later) add a smoked Ham Hock (most deli places sell them) cut off the skin and just leave the meat<br />on the bone, add to the pot. <br />Boil for 1 hour, you will have to scoop off the white scummy stuff that comes off the lentils. No need to soak them overnight!<br /><br />While waiting on your lentils to turn mushy after an hour boiling, you can grate or finely chop in a blender (this is easier on the hands) 4 large carrots, 1 big onion (yellow) and a medium sized Turnip (this is the one with the waxy skin on it) <br /><br />Use a Potato peeler to take the waxed skin off....cut into small chunks and grate/blend until very fine. <br />I usually leave a few bigger pieces to have in my soup as I LOVE my neeps!<br /><br />Once the hour is up on the Lentils you can start to add the grated veggies to the pot. <br />This is where you need to finesse the amount as it gets pretty packed in the pot (hence the need for a BIG soup pot) <br /><br />Most Scots make a huge pot of this, as it is fabulous the next day heated up and we usually eat it for a couple of days. Just put the leftovers in a big bowl in the fridge and scoop out what you want to heat up. Ours doesn't last long as my Hubby eats it all.<br /><br />You need to boil the pot for about 3 hours on simmer, just keep stirring once in a while, and add more water if it starts to go down and gets too thick. <br /><br />About 2 hours in, I add a couple of Tatties to the pot, cut them into small chunks...makes it yummy! <br />I also fish out the Ham Hock and shred off the meat and add it back into the pot.<br /><br />Enjoy!Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263961708160606607.post-58608314700281870042014-01-09T09:12:29.772-06:002014-01-09T09:12:29.772-06:00So glad to see your list. I forgot that I promised...So glad to see your list. I forgot that I promised my kids the Harry Potter dessert: Treacle pudding. Thanks for being part of foodie friday.Diane Balchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13354023885009559689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263961708160606607.post-12840010107500972002014-01-02T22:32:01.778-06:002014-01-02T22:32:01.778-06:00its sweet and delicious, hope you love it tooits sweet and delicious, hope you love it tooAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131076714225109568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263961708160606607.post-54239967785706122312014-01-02T22:31:38.193-06:002014-01-02T22:31:38.193-06:00great, let me know how you get on making some of t...great, let me know how you get on making some of themAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131076714225109568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263961708160606607.post-27546930609369733972014-01-02T22:31:09.588-06:002014-01-02T22:31:09.588-06:00Thanks Jennifer, personally they are a favorite of...Thanks Jennifer, personally they are a favorite of mine :)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131076714225109568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263961708160606607.post-45567621157288869552014-01-02T22:30:39.657-06:002014-01-02T22:30:39.657-06:00thanks, hope you love them as much a me :)thanks, hope you love them as much a me :)Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131076714225109568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263961708160606607.post-35389153997123145962014-01-02T13:14:31.338-06:002014-01-02T13:14:31.338-06:00Treacle pudding looks delicious! Pinning that for ...Treacle pudding looks delicious! Pinning that for later :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15264761378428216619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263961708160606607.post-67002042289479901372014-01-02T12:00:56.213-06:002014-01-02T12:00:56.213-06:00Delicious! Pinning several of these and sharing wi...Delicious! Pinning several of these and sharing with my mum :)Jessica Barsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17440692746565202757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263961708160606607.post-68855505049687418552014-01-02T11:11:32.099-06:002014-01-02T11:11:32.099-06:00Those apple turn overs look AMAZING!!! Those apple turn overs look AMAZING!!! Jennifer https://www.blogger.com/profile/05296667688297447582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263961708160606607.post-10935228332357020912014-01-02T09:32:17.028-06:002014-01-02T09:32:17.028-06:00Oooh! I'm going to have to pin some of those r...Oooh! I'm going to have to pin some of those recipes to try! Yum!All That Glittershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17679835908932334811noreply@blogger.com