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How to Make: Mac & Wild’s Haggis Pops

London’s best Scottish restaurant – Mac & Wild – was born from a successful street food pop-up, with founder Andy Waugh having launched the restaurant’s first permanent site at the end of 2015. A Scottish game restaurant in Fitzrovia with all meat sourced from the family’s game butchering business (Ardgay Game), another restaurant opening soon followed (Mac & Wild in Devonshire Square, near Liverpool Street Station).

At both restaurants, the menu changes with the season and has prominent focus on venison – namely the now famous Veni-Moo burger, comprising both venison and beef patties – but also offers a number of distinctly Scottish treats, with plenty of haggis. To coincide with Burns Night (25th January), both restaurants have launched a brand new haggis, neeps and tatties burger, available all week. Moreover, Mac & Wild will also host a number of events throughout the week to celebrate Rabbie Burns. These include whisky and beer pairings, haggis-making master classes, whisky and chocolate pairings, plus a special Burns Night supper on Thursday.

A different take on a typical Scottish ingredient, Andy Waugh has shared his ‘Haggis Pops’ recipe, also coinciding with Burns Night. These nuggets of breaded and deep-fried haggis are relatively simple to make at home, joined by a Red Jon sauce. You’ll also want to have plenty of Scotch whisky to hand, too, as a predictably perfect accompaniment.

Ingredients

Haggis, 100g per person

Plain flour, 100g

Eggs, 2, beaten

Bread crumbs, 200g

For the sauce

Redcurrant jelly

Dijon mustard

Whisky

Method

Cube your haggis into 2cm chunks.

Roll the haggis chunks in flour, coat in egg to make a batter and cover in breadcrumbs.

Deep fry the haggis for three minutes or until golden brown.

To make the red Jon sauce, mix equal parts redcurrant jelly, Dijon mustard and whisky, then adjust to taste.

Further information on Mac & Wild and both restaurants’ Burns Night events can be found here.

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Mac & Wild’s Haggis Pops

 These nuggets of breaded and deep-fried haggis are relatively simple to make at home, joined by a Red Jon sauce. You’ll also want to have plenty of Scotch whisky to hand, too, as a predictably perfect accompaniment.
Course Snack
Cuisine British
Keyword Fast Food
Servings 1
Author Jon Hatchman

Ingredients

  • 100 g Haggis per person
  • 100 g Plain flour
  • 2 Eggs beaten
  • 200 g Bread crumbs

For the sauce

  • Redcurrant jelly
  • Dijon mustard
  • Whisky

Instructions

  • Cube your haggis into 2cm chunks.
  • Roll the haggis chunks in flour, coat in egg to make a batter and cover in breadcrumbs.
  • Deep fry the haggis for three minutes or until golden brown.
  • To make the red Jon sauce, mix equal parts redcurrant jelly, Dijon mustard and whisky, then adjust to taste.
Jon Hatchman

Jonathan is Food Editor for The London Economic. Jonathan has run and contributed towards a number of blogs, and has written features for publications such as Eater London, The Guardian, i News, The Independent, GQ, Time Out London and more.

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