Scottish Recipes

Balmoral Chicken

Chicken stuffed with haggis, wrapped in bacon, and finished with a whisky cream sauce. A proper Scottish classic that is far easier to pull off than it sounds.

50 mins Serves Serves 4 Medium

Traditional Scottish Scones

Properly risen, golden on top, and ready in under 30 minutes. This is the Scottish scone recipe worth keeping.

29 mins Serves Makes 10-12 Easy

Traditional Cullen Skink

Smoked haddock poached in milk, chunky potatoes, and a swirl of cream. Scotland's most famous soup, made properly and ready in under an hour.

50 mins Serves Serves 4 Easy

Petticoat Tails Shortbread

Four ingredients, one tin, and a recipe with roots going back to Mary Queen of Scots. This is Scottish shortbread as it was always meant to be made.

1 hr 5 min Serves Makes 8 pieces Easy

Traditional Scottish Tablet

Buttery, caramel-sweet, and unlike anything else you will ever taste. This is the definitive recipe for traditional Scottish tablet.

50 mins Serves Makes approximately 28 squares Medium

Atholl Brose

Scotland's legendary whisky drink — oat-steeped water, heather honey, and Scotch, served chilled or with a swirl of cream. A Hogmanay classic with 500 years of Highland history behind it.

10 mins Serves Serves 4 Easy

The Full Scottish Breakfast

The king of Scottish mornings — Lorne sausage, haggis, black pudding, tattie scones, and all the trimmings. Here's how to make it properly at home.

35 mins Serves Serves 2 Medium

Traditional Scottish Cranachan

Toasted oats, whipped cream, Scottish whisky, heather honey, and fresh raspberries — this is Scotland's greatest dessert done properly.

26 mins Serves Serves 4 Easy

Traditional Scottish Stovies

The ultimate Scottish comfort food — slow-cooked potatoes, onion and leftover roast beef in a rich, savoury pot. Every family has their version; here's ours.

1 hr 20 min Serves Serves 4 Easy

Scottish Mince and Tatties

The ultimate Scottish comfort supper — rich, slow-cooked savoury mince with fluffy buttery tatties. Pure nostalgia in a bowl.

1 hr 25 min Serves Serves 4 Easy

Traditional Scotch Broth

Scotland's most iconic soup — pearl barley, root vegetables and slow-simmered lamb stock in one deeply satisfying bowl. This is cold-weather cooking at its finest.

1 hr 50 min Serves Serves 6 Easy

Traditional Scottish Tattie Scones

Golden, crispy and soft inside - learn how to make authentic Scottish tattie scones with just four simple ingredients. A breakfast staple since the 18th century.

40 mins Serves Makes 12 scones Easy