Scottish recipes

Three delicious Scottish recipes with an East Lothian flavour

Scotland is famous for its culinary delights and has produced a number of world-class chefs. Have some Tartan Day fun in the kitchen with the following Scottish recipes.

Three delicious Scottish recipes with an East Lothian flavour

Partan Bree
(Serves 4)

50g ((2oz) white long grain rice
560ml (1 pint) light fish stock
560ml (1 pint) milk
The meat from one large crab
Freshly milled pepper
A light pinch of salt
125ml (4fl oz) single cream
2 tbsp snipped chives

1. Cook rice in the fish stock and milk in a large pan.
2. Once cooked, stir in brown crab meat, season and liquidise.
3. Return to pan over a medium heat, adding flaked white crab meat and remaining ingredients.
4. Heat through thoroughly.
5. Adjust seasoning and serve with local wholegrain bread. 

Mackerel with Rhubarb, Orange & Sage Sauce
(Serves 2)

2 mackerel fillets, skin on
Salt & pepper
1 stick rhubarb
½ wine glass orange juice
2-3 sage leaves, shredded

1. Brush fillets with oil, season with salt
   and pepper and roast in the oven gas 6 (200°C) for 10 minutes or until cooked (can be microwaved).
2. Meanwhile, poach rhubarb gently in orange juice then purée.
3. Add seasoning and sage to purée.
4. Reheat then serve as a sauce with the mackerel.

Apple Muffins

100g (3½ oz) self raising flour
1 tbsp corn oil
25g (1oz) caster sugar
1 eating apple, peeled, cored and grated
2 tbsp milk
1 egg

1. Sift the self-raising flour into a bowl.
2. Add all the other ingredients and mix to a
   paste.
3. Put spoonfuls of the mixture into 10 cake
   cases on a baking sheet.
4. Bake at gas mark 5 (190°C) for 15 minutes.

Eat just as they are hot, or cold or serve with a topping of honey. Also tasty eaten with some local East Lothian Balfearn Cheese.