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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal266
  • fat16g
  • saturates10g
  • carbs29g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre3g
  • protein4g
  • salt0.2g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Boil the potatoes until very tender, about 20 mins. Meanwhile, make the skirlie. Heat the butter in a frying pan, add the onion and cook for 10 mins until golden and soft. Add the oatmeal and stir until the butter is absorbed and the mix looks dry. Continue cooking until the skirlie is toasted, stirring (skirling round the pan) all the time for 5 mins, but do not let it catch and burn. Remove and keep warm.

  • step 2

    Drain the potatoes, return to the hot pan and mash really well. Beat in the cream, parsley and skirlie, then season to taste. Serve immediately before the skirlie softens.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2006

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.4 ratings

spannerr134

Best leave skirlie as its meant to be!!!!!!!!!!!!

robbieboy

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Savoury oatmeal into fluffy potatoes? Worth trying for its interesting mix!

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gemscotland

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Couldn't get my skirlie dry with the amount of butter the recipe call for but the whole dish was very well received! I had it with braised venison stew, and buttered leeks.

tan_tan-2

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

I really like this! I love oats and love potatos and this was really really nice. Its great if you want to eat potato but are GI conscious

susiebrown

Totally agree with Peatcutter - skirlie should be left alone! When my kids come home to and I ask them what they'd like for dinner, it's usually going to be "something and skirle". It goes well with most things.

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