Scottish Tattie Soup

 In Scotland between eating square sausages and deep fried mars bars yer average Scot consumes Tattie Soup for a takeaway lunch, it seems that all the takeaways have it on, so it must be true. 

Don't sniff at the Scottish who may do unspeakable things to confectionery but when it comes to soup they know the art of 'magic' soup. This can be suitable for the vegetable people or include bacon/gammon (ham hock would be best if you have some left over) for the rest of us. However it's a kind of poverty dish - it should include leeks or onions, pots, carrots, turnips maybe parsnip, but it doesn't matter if you havent got all ingredients ya Bampott.

They key to it seems to be a long simmer, so fry onions or leeks in a little oil till clear (you don't need olive oil it's unheard of there) grate a couple of carrots and add and add some soup sized pieces of carrot, and similar other root veg, lob them in. Cube, wash and add potatoes. Add stock, veg or chicken, there's no in it garlic either, if you put that in and served it to a proper Scot, they'd sniff it and say it's boggin. Anyway Nicola won't let garlic over the border as she doesn't want her pudding race eaters turnin into eejits.

So season and simmer for about an hour, summon and serve, and if of the assembled give you any lip, say, 'Away an boil yer head' and add firmly, 'Yer da don't sell Avon'.