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skirlie

A Scottish dish of oatmeal fried with onions and seasonings in suet, lard, beef dripping, or butter. Its name comes from the frying sound; it is served with potatoes or mince and tatties, especially in northeast Scotland.

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The "skirl" indicates the noise made by the frying ingredients. Similar to white pudding, which has similar ingredients but is boiled in a tripe skin, it is served as a side-dish with potatoes, or used as a stuffing for chicken or other fowl. It is also a common side dish to accompany mince and tatties or Christmas dinner, especially in the northeast of Scotland. Suet, lard, beef dripping or butter are used. The addition of salt at the cooking stage is crucial, but a bit less than used to be added as salt is to be found in so many other foods.

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