Haggis, using ingredients available in the US Recipe kbinsted
- 1 beef bung
- 1/2 lb "old fashioned" oats
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 lbs lamb meat, in chunks
- 1 lb beef liver, in large chunks
- 1 tbsp allspice
- 2.5 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp pepper
- 1 tbsp mustard powder
- 1 lb lard (suet would be better, if available)
- 1 cup beer
- Rinse the beef bung thoroughly, inside and out.
- Soak in lukewarm water for at least 1 hour.
- Toast the oats on a cookie sheet in a 350F oven for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Saute the onion in the butter until translucent, and allow to cool.
- Mix the spices, onion, lamb, liver, oats and lard in a large ziplock bag.
- Put in the freezer until quite cold (even stiff) but not frozen.
- Grind the meat mixture using a large die.
- If you dont have a grinder, chopping everything up into very small pieces might do the trick.
- Use less beer in the next stage if you go this route.
- Put the meat mixture in a Kitchen Aid on low setting for one minute.
- Add the beer, and mix on medium for one minute, until everything gets sticky.
- Cut the bung into three equal pieces.
- One will be closed at one end, open at the other, while the other two will be open at both ends.
- Sew one end of the two-ended pieces shut with a needle and (strong) thread.
- Stuff each bung bag with the meat mixture.
- Squeeze out all the air, but leave some slack in the bag so that the contents can expand.
- Sew each bag shut.
- Unless you have a big Burns Supper planned, you should probably put two of the haggises in the freezer at this point.
- Bring a large pot of water to a simmer, and add the haggis.
- Simmer gently for at least three hours.
- Serve ceremonially with tatties and neeps (mashed potatoes and turnips).
beef, oats, butter, onion, lamb meat, beef, allspice, salt, pepper, mustard powder, lard, beer
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/haggis-ingredients-14255 (may not work)