Two Scottish Recipes Inspired by Brave

Brave the movie comes out this week and Disney Studios sent me these two recipes inspired by the movie. I wanted to share them because animated movie-inspired food is a great way for kids to try something new. Now you too can organize a Brave-inspired menu – cold showers optional but bagpipes background music encouraged.

Scotch Egg Recipe (Serves Four)

John Ricks – Pixar Animation Studios, Luxo Cafe

Ingredients:

• 4 farm eggs, hard boiled, chilled and shelled
• 8 oz bulk pork sausage, best quality (turkey sausage can be substituted)
• 1 raw egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs
• oil for frying
• salt & fresh herbs

Procedure:

• Set up a breading station using separate bowls for 1. Seasoned flour (1/2 cup flour, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper), 2. Egg wash (beat together raw egg & milk), 3. Panko bread crumbs (with minced fresh parsley, chives, chervil, thyme, optional)
• Portion sausage into four equal balls.
• Flatten sausage into a thin disc using the palm of your hand.
• Encase the hard boiled egg evenly in sausage meat, and crimp it closed thoroughly.
• Coat with flour then egg wash and finally bread crumbs. Note: Breaded eggs can be refrigerated overnight for convenience.
• Preheat oil to 350F and cook for 5 minutes, until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towel and lightly season with salt while still hot.
• Serve warm or room temp, with your favorite mustard!

Great Granny May Scott’s Cullen Skink Recipe

Great Granny May – Thurso, Scotland

Ingredients:

• 2 oz butter
• 1 onion diced
• 1 celery stick diced
• 8 oz diced potato
• 10 oz stock (chicken or vegetable)
• 12 oz smoked Haddock
• 10 fluid oz milk
• pepper/parsley to taste
• 3 tablespoons cream

Procedure:

• Melt butter in pan.
• Cook vegetables for 2 minutes.
• Add potato and cook for 1 minute.
• Add stock and cook for 20 minutes.
• Add fish (cut into bite size pieces)/milk/pepper/parsley and simmer for 5 minutes. Add cream.
• Serve with crusty bread and butter.

For the record and in case you wonder why Disney/Pixar has become an authority on Scottish food: I did check the recipes section of RampantScotland.com and yes, both Scotch Egg and Cullen Skink are the real Scottish thing.