Traditional Scottish Clapshot Recipe (+Video!) - Larder Love

Author: Karon Grieve Published : January 2012 RecipeNo Burns supper or self respecting haggis wouold be complete without clapshot, that deliciously creamy mixture of potatoes and swede, chives and the very best butter.What is clapshot?A strange word I know but actually it originates in the Orcadian dialect where the dish of clapshot comes from. Clapshot is a simple vegetable dish of mixed turnips (swede if you live in England, turnip if you life in Scotland!) and potatoes. They are mashed together with chopped up chives for extra flavour and lots of creamy butter. OOriginally dripping would be used to mash the vegetables together but nowadays butter is more commonly used.Clapshot is traditionally served with haggis on Burns Night.Check out my other traditional Scottish recipes here on Larder Love.Ingredients Turnip, or swede if you life south of the border.Potatoes (any good mashing potatoes are fine here, I like King Edwards or Marris Piper potatoes.ButterChivesSalt and pepperAlternat...