Description
While attending edinburgh university years ago, i had a flatmate from the orkney islans. He cooked this stuff fairly often because it was dirt cheap to make. Now i cook it because most new dinner guests have never even heard of it, never mind eaten it.
Ingredients
- Potato
- Turnip
- Onion
- Chives
- Butter
- Milk
- Salt And Pepper
Instructions
- Peel the potatoes and turnip
- Cut both into roughly the same size pieces
- Put into a deep pan with the onion
- Add boiling water to cover and simmer gently until the ingredients are just soft
- Drain off the cooking liquid
- Mash everything thoroughly, adding chives and enough milk and butter to make a light consistency
- Season well with salt and pepper
- Serve with a nice sharp cheese as a meal, or as a side dish with a stew or meat