Ham And Haddie Pie

Bacon and smoked haddies (haddock) go very well together in this tasty traditional Scottish pie.

Ingredients12oz/375g smoked haddock
4oz/110g chopped bacon
8oz/250g thinly sliced tomatoes
2oz/55g grated mature cheddar cheese
small quantity butter for frying
1 small chopped onion
2oz/55g fresh breadcrumbs
2 - 3 tablespoons milk

Method
1 Melt the butter in a pan and fry the onion until it is soft.
2 Add the chopped bacon and cook for another 2 - 3 minutes.
3 Meanwhile arrange half of the tomato slices in a buttered medium sized casserole dish.
4 Cover with the onion and bacon mixture.
5 Put the haddock on top.
6 Top with the remaining tomato slices.
7 Pour on the milk.
8 Mix together grated cheese and breadcrumbs.
9 Sprinkle cheese and crumbs on top.
10 Cover with a lid or kitchen foil and cook for 20 minutes at 190 degrees centigrade/gas mark 5.
11 Remove the lid or foil and cook for another ten minutes until the topping has turned brown.

Serves 4

Orcadian Crunchy Trout

This wonderful trout supper dish comes from a member of the family living in the Orkney Islands.

Ingredients
1 cooked trout
1oz flour
1 large can evaporated milk
2 tablespoons lemon juice
½ stick diced celery
2oz fresh breadcrumbs
1oz polenta
2 ½oz butter
salt and pepper

Method
1 Grease a 2 pints baking dish.
2 Skin and flake the trout, discarding the head, fins, skin and bones.
3 Melt 1½oz butter in a saucepan.
4 Add the flour, mix together thoroughly and cook out for 2 minutes, stirring all of the time.
5 Gradually add the evaporated milk, a tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition.
6 Bring to the boil, stirring constantly.
7 Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
8 Add the trout and lemon juice to the sauce.
9 Bring the sauce back to the boil and then reduce to a simmer, stirring frequently.
10 In a mixing bowl melt the remaining butter.
11 Add the breadcrumbs and the polenta and mix together thoroughly.
12 Test the sauce for seasoning and adjust to taste with salt and pepper.
13 Pour the sauce into the prepared baking dish.
14 Pour over the breadcrumb mixture over the top of the pie, do not pat down.
15 Bake at 180 degrees centigrade/gas 4 for about 30 minutes or until the crumble topping is a pale golden brown colour.

Serve straight away with new potatoes and favourite vegetables.

Serves 3

Twice Laid Codfish

This is an old recipe from the county of Kent in England.

Ingredients
codfish
little milk
salt and pepper
a little fat
cold mashed potatoes
1 beaten egg

Method
1 Flake the codfish.
2 Mix in twice as much mashed potatoes.
3 Add a little milk.
4 Season with salt and pepper.
5 Make into balls.
6 Dip into the egg.
7 Roll in breadcrumbs.
8 Fry in fat until brown.

Serve immediately.