Yummy haggis samosas

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:34:52 +0000

This evening I decided to try making these yummy haggis samosas (with a twist). As you can sea from the pic - they worked out just great!

I first heard about haggis samosas on The Hairy Bikers' latest series "Mum's know best". Apparently they're one of the featured mums' family favourites. The twist is: Instead of using the traditional samosa pastry, you use tortillas.

If you're thinking that the mixture of dry tortilla and claggy haggis is going to be a bit too much stodge - think again, they're just right.

Haggis isn't something I usually have lying around the kitchen, it just so happens I spotted it in the reduced section at Booths recently. Note: Booths is not my usual supermarket (waay too posh!).

You'll be amazed at how quickly these things come together, here's what to do:

Slice the tortilla into two strips, about 4 fingers wide, discarding the leftover edges.
With one of the strips, put your finger where the red dot is in the diagram, and fold each side across to make a cone shape, with a flap at the top.
Fill with haggis.
Brush the inside of the flap with egg and close it, squashing it firmly shut.
Brush the rest of the entire samosa.

I found that I had to microwave the haggis for a few seconds on medium before it was pliable enough to fit into the samosa.

If you don't have a deep fat fryer like me, you can just pour the oil into a pan and use that instead. Make sure it's deep though, better safe than sorry!

Skittles Vodka

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:22:04 +0000

As a poor student, I’m always on the lookout for ways of making cheap alcohol more appealing to the palate. With a house party approaching, and wallets thin as usual, my housemates and myself decided to experiment with Tesco Value Vodka and Skittles. The recipe (as one would imagine) is ridiculously simple – you stick a load of Skittles into the vodka, let them dissolve, and then drink it.

To get the best flavour, we found that there were enough of each colour Skittles in 5 large bags. To begin with, simply separate the Skittles into the different colours (trying not to eat too many!), and drop them into a bottle of vodka (we used the 90cl Tesco Value). Shake vigorously, and then leave overnight to dissolve – the result should look something like this:

Filtering the sediment from the bottom of the bottle is a rather tedious process – made much easier if you have spare bottles and funnels lying around the house. I have it on good authority that a folded piece of kitchen paper makes a good filter, however we splashed out and a used a mixture of coffee filters, and proper chemical filters ‘acquired’ from the university chemistry labs.

The filtering process took us several hours, since each funnel would only hold a small amount of the mixture at a time. It’s important not to rush this stage, as getting sediment into the final drink does not look particularly attractive! That said – the end product will never be completely clear, however it is worth filtering 2 or 3 times until the worst has been removed.

Your Skittles vodka is ready to consume! Be warned – it is very easy to drink this stuff neat without tasting the vodka. Enjoy at your own peril, or mix with lemonade to save on the hangover.

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