Cullen Skink is a Scottishsoup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and Onions. Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... Soup is a savoury liquid food that is made by boiling ingredients, such as meat, vegetables and beans in stock or hot water, until the flavor is extracted, forming a broth. ... Binomial name Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758) The haddock is a sea fish, also known as offshore hake, found mostly in the northern hemisphere. ... Binomial name Solanum tuberosum L. The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, grown for its starchy tuber. ... For the parody newspaper, see The Onion. ...
This soup is a local speciality, from the town of Cullen in Morayshire, Scotland. The soup is often served as a starter at formal Scottish dinners. Cullen is a village in Morayshire, Scotland, situated on the North Sea coast 20 miles east of Elgin. ... Morayshire or Elginshire (Siorrachd Mhoireibh in Gaelic) is one of the traditional counties of Scotland, bordering Nairnshire to the west, Inverness-shire to the south, and Banffshire to the east. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ...
The name is thought to derive from the Gaelic word for "essence".
This is a simple and quick version of cullenskink, traditionally it should be prepared Finnan (whole smoked haddock), I have also included a few mussels to finish the dish but of course these are optional.
CullenSkink: Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a sauce, add the onion to the pan and sweat them for a few minutes until soft.
Add the potato, water or stock to the pan and bring it to the boil, then reduce to a strong simmer, and leave it cook for 10 minutes until the potato is tender.
CullenSkink for those as ignorant as me comes from the Gaelic language.
Skink is a term used for shin of beef and its said that this was the original chief ingredient of this soup before Smoked Haddock took over later on.
Cullen is a small fishing port located on the north coast of Scotland where the recipe originated, its obvious then why fish plays a major role in this soup today.
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