Simple Scottish Tattie Soup Food

TATTIE SOUP

Steps:

• Tip in the vegetables, give them a stir and season with salt and pepper. Cook over a low heat for 10-15 minutes or until the veg starts to soften a little. Pour in the chicken or vegetable stock, cover and simmer gently for 1/1 1/2 hours or until the vegetables are soft and the potatoes are starting to break up.
• Using a potato masher, mash everything up, but not to much - you still want some large tattie lumps. If the soup is too thick for your liking just add some water to thin it down.
• Check the seasoning and serve with fresh bread or oatcakes.

SIMPLE SCOTTISH TATTIE SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Peel and chop potatoes into large cubes
• Finely chop onion and celery if using
• Discard the green part of the leek (or save for making stock another time) and finely dice the white part
• Dice the carrots into small pieces about 1cm each
• Add the butter/oil to a large pot and allow to melt
• Add in the onion, leek, and celery if using and cook for 5 minutes, allowing them to "sweat" but not brown.
• Put the carrots and potato in the pot and cover with the stock
• Add a dash of salt and white pepper
• Bring to the boil, skimming off any sort of foam/scum with a wooden spoon to get rid of as it does so. This is just the protein releasing from the vegetables but it's nicer if you remove it rather than stir in later.
• Turn down to a simmer for 1 hour
• Use a masher or wooden spoon to break up some of the potatoes, but leave some large chunks as well
• Season more to taste and serve!

TATTIE SOUP

Steps:

• Peel and slice the potatoes, coarsely shred the peeled onions and carrots and cut the bacon into squares.
• Bring the water or stock to the boil in a large pan and add the vegetables and bacon.
• Cover and simmer gently for 1½ hours until the soup is thick and creamy.
• Season.
• Add the chopped nettle tops or parsley 10 minutes before serving.