Cullen Skink Recipe Guardian

As with many traditional recipes from these islands from irish stew to cullen skink boxty should be made with floury sometimes known as mealy potatoes the. Sometimes cullen skink is served with a softly poached hen s egg on top for an even more filling soup. The guardian back to home.

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Mark hix for example gives a recipe in british regional food. Absolutely top class great recipe i must say the best i ever had was on a trip back to scotland. Although cullen skink relies upon a certain amount of milk or cream to give it richness when and how much to add varies wildly. This recipe is very close i believe the difference could be rich cream in the chef s recipe. Many recipes for this soup add potatoes and or leeks and in some cases even white wine but this is the simpliest of all.

4 1 gently soften the onion in a heavy based pot. I was given this recipe for cullen skink skink means broth many years ago by a lovely lady called anita steffan who ran a b b in perthshire and i have made it many times since. For the stock heat the butter and vegetable oil in a large pan and gently fry the leeks onions and fennel for 3 4 minutes or until softened. Add the white wine to the pan and bring to the boil. We stayed at the cuillin hills hotel on skye the chef s cullen skink was to die for i can still taste it.

Or lightly poached quails eggs dropped into the soup before serving add a touch of sophistication if you are serving the soup on a more formal occasion. 4 add the milk stock water to the pot and place the fish on top. 2 add the diced potato and stir for a minute or two. Or lightly poached quails eggs dropped into the soup before serving add a touch of sophistication if you are serving the soup on a more formal occasion. 4 1 gently soften the onion in a heavy based pot.

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2 add the diced potato and stir for a minute or two. Mark hix for example gives a recipe in british regional food.