This soup is very simple, nourishing, filling and cheap to make.
Every single person in the world who makes tattie soup will have a different recipe/method for making it. I grew up in a broth loving house and I don’t recall having tattie soup all that much when I was little. This version is very plain and simple. You need to mash some of the tatties into the soup to achieve the right texture. But don’t go overboard with the mashing – you definitely still want some large chunks. This is how my mother in law made it, who is sadly no longer with us. And now I make it for my husband and my boys. It’s like a hug in a bowl to them.
A bowl of this nourishing soup on a cold Winters night will warm your bones!
An old fashioned Scottish Tattie Soup. Simple, cheap to make and very nourishing!
- 25 g Butter
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 Large Leek, finely chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 3-4 Carrots, diced into small pieces
- 8-10 Large potatoes, peeled and roughly cut into chunks
- 1.5 Litres Hot Chicken or Vegetable Stock
- Salt and Pepper
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Melt the butter and oil in a large pan.
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Tip in the vegetables, give them a stir and season with salt and pepper. Cook over a low heat for 10-15 minutes or until the veg starts to soften a little. Pour in the chicken or vegetable stock, cover and simmer gently for 1/1 1/2 hours or until the vegetables are soft and the potatoes are starting to break up.
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Using a potato masher, mash everything up, but not to much – you still want some large tattie lumps. If the soup is too thick for your liking just add some water to thin it down.
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Check the seasoning and serve with fresh bread or oatcakes.
I’m making this on Saturday as it’s getting too cold!! X
It’s definitely soup weather now Melanie! 🙂
I can see why you crave this soup, it sounds so hearty and warming. I’m sure I’ll be making your Tattie Soup very soon. 😊
It’s a bit like a thinner version of Dutch ‘hutspot’, or boiled carrots, onions and potatoes mashed together. Lovely winter(y) flavours. Sounds and looks delicious.
Thank you! My husbands aunt makes this and brings us it down for the freezer from Scotland when she visits but wouldn’t give me the recipe so I could get the ratio right. This however is perfect! Added a couple of oatcakes on the side and it tasted like my childhood in the Highlands!