Arbroath Smokie Smash

Arbroath Smokies: quintessentially Scottish. A rustic looking and highly flavoursome coastal treat which can be enjoyed on their own, for breakfast, lunch or even dinner. This dish is a lazy lady's (that would be me) verison of fishcakes but can certainly be enjoyed on its own as a weekday tea. 

To fully form fishcakes from this Smash: 

• Take small scoops of mixture and mould by hand into rounds
• Flatten each round slightly 
• Dip in egg wash and then breadcrumbs
• Pan fry until golden brown. 

The reason this Smash works so well, especially for a Scottish or even Harvest themed supper, is due to mix of land and sea, with earthy potatoes and deep smoked haddock. To rustle up this dish simply:

• Put your potatoes onto boil (you can roughly chop these but make sure they are appriximatly the same size as you want them to cook equally). You will also notice I have not peeled my potatoes, that again would be down to my lazy style of cooking but I honestly love the texture and taste provided by potato skins but feel free to peel beforehand if you wish!

• Whilst these are on the boil, flake apart your Arbroath Smokies (one pair)

•  Finely chop 3 spring onions and roughly chop a good handful of parsley

• Once the potatoes are soft, drain them. You are now ready to get smashing.
• Pile everything back into the same pot (potatoes, parsley, spring onions, flaked Smokie, a knob of butter and squeeze over juice of half a lemon).

• Add ground black pepper to taste, you may wish to add a pinch of salt too but taste your Smash first.

You now have a rough and ready meal, similar to that of stovies for dinner, or as mentioned you could refine it further and transform this into dainty fishcakes whilst would ideally be served with a side of Chilli Jam and fresh salad leaves.

Happy 'smoking' everyone! x

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