FOOD : Recipe for Christmas Dinner on a Stick

Scottish food producer Scotty Brand has created the perfect Christmas canape recipe bringing a taste of nostalgia back to the festive season this year.

RECIPE FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER ON A STICK

Scotty Brand decided to create a fun festive recipe that would bring all the Christmas tastes in one bite.  This new retro recipe - Christmas Dinner on a Stick - is a nod to the traditional cheese and pineapple ‘hedgehog’ that was enjoyed so much in the 1970 and 80’s.
Roast potatoes are an essential part of the Christmas dinner and these fun Christmas canapes takes these delicious roast potatoes off the table and lets people enjoy them before, during and after the main meal.

Recipe: Christmas on a Stick Recipe

• Prep Time 20mins

• Cook  Time 25mins

• Servings 10

Ingredients:

• 6 medium Scotty Brand Kestrel Potatoes (or Scotty Brand Bakers)

• 50g butter, melted 

• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 100-125g pork stuffing, divided into ten evenly sized parts and rolled into little balls

• 10 pigs in blankets – chipolatas wrapped in smoked streaky bacon

• cooked turkey, chicken, or goose breast – enough to make 10 juicy pieces

• 1 tsp cranberry sauce

• 3-4 sprigs fresh thyme or rosemary to garnish

• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

• 10 medium length skewers

Directions:

• Preheat an oven to 180oC / 160oC Fan / Gas mark 5.

• To make the potato bases cut 10 x 1cm thick, even slices from the potato. Use a 3cm scone cutter to make discs if you want a very neat presentation.  If not you can trim the potatoes into cylinders or even squares, as you like.

• Line a baking dish with greaseproof paper. Neatly place the potato slices on the greaseproof and then brush with melted butter, pouring any unused butter around the potatoes. Season the potatoes well with salt and pepper.

• Line a second baking dish with greaseproof (baking) paper and put in the chipolatas and the olive oil. 

• Put both dishes in the oven. After 15minutes turn over the potatoes in their dish, and add the little stuffing balls to the chipolatas.  Allow them both to bake on for another 10 minutes.

• When everything is cooked through remove from the oven and allow to cool.

• Assemble the canapes by layering the turkey on top of the potato, putting the chipolata on top of that, finishing it off with a stuffing ball, and holding everything in place with a skewer.  Garnish with cranberry sauce and a little sprig of herb.

Variations / Tips / Notes:

These potatoes make a delicious canape base. Smoked salmon, cream cheese, and cucumber works really well or how about slices of steak and a tiny dash of wholegrain mustard.

 Scotty Brand potatoes are widely available in most supermarkets across Scotland. For this recipe and other Scotty Brand recipes visit www.scottybrand.com/recipes/

If you make these be sure to take a photo and tag me, TartanSpoon and Scotty Brand on Instagram.