Scottish Craft Butchers

Recipes

Recommended Cooking Methods and Times for Meat

The attached leaflet gives timings for cooking with various cuts of meat from beef, lamb, pork, venison and chicken plus two tasty recipes.

BEEF SHORT RIBS RECIPE

A delicious short ribs recipe for the colder months of the year

Autumn 2021 Recipes

Four excellent recipes to try this autumn.

“Scottish Craft Butchers are delighted to provide you with some innovative and tasty recipe ideas using Scottish Venison. In partnership with our industry colleagues at the Scottish Venison Association and NatureScot, we have developed these recipe ideas to give you the option to create some truly fine dining at home.
Impress your household with these dishes which are full of flavour and sure to satisfy!”

Tips, Advice and Cooking Times

Tips, Advice and Cooking Times for Beef, Lamb, Pork, Turkey, Ham & Gammon.

Ham and Gammon Roasts Cooking Guide

Hints and tips and advice for cooking ham and gammon roasts.

Pork Roasts Cooking Guide

Hints and tips and advice for cooking pork roasts.

Lamb Roasts Cooking Guide

Hints and tips and advice for cooking lamb roasts.

Beef Roasts Cooking Guide

Hints and tips and advice for cooking beef roasts.

Autumn Essentials - No need to compromise

Recipes for the autumn.

Recipes to tempt your taste buds!!

With superb, quality Scottish meat it is as Easy as 1,2,3 to create a mouth-watering range of tasty healthy dishes with the addition of just a few store cupboard ingredients. Why stick to the usual dinners week in week out? Let us help you to create new family favourites.

Information For a Safe BBQ & Recipes

Your Scottish Craft Butcher has all the prime cuts for a successful barbeque. Just ask them for advice and they will be happy to guide you.

How to cook the perfect Steak

How to cook the perfect Steak. Leaflet to download or print.

Salt Chilli Chicken Goujons Recipe

Salt Chilli Chicken Goujons Recipe which you can print out and use at home.

Skinny Sizzling Stir Fry Recipe

Skinny Sizzling Stir Fry Recipe which you can print out and use at home.

Sausage and Vegetable Casserole Recipe

Sausage and Vegetable Casserole Recipe which you can print out and use at home.

Lamb Tagine Recipe

Recipe card for Lamb Tagine which you can print out and use at home.

Cooking from room temperature or directly from chilled

There is a fair amount of debate over whether or not there are benefits from removing raw meat from refrigeration prior to cooking and let it reach room temperature.

COOKING WITH MEAT DVD

Now available from Scottish Craft Butchers:- How to roast, stew, casserole, stir fry, grill, things to do with mince and cook a steak

BOILING MEAT

Boiling a Ham

Cooking a Sirloin Steak

How to fry using Sirloin Steak as an example

GRILLING

How to grill using bacon as an example

HOW TO STIR FRY

Link to YouTube footage of Nicola Cargil showing how to stir fry Chicken, Lime and Ginger

COOKING MINCE

Cooking mince using cottage pie as an example

MAKING AND COOKING MEATBALLS

Link to YouTube footage of Nicola Cargill showing you how to make and cook your own mini meatballs

POT ROASTING

Pot Roasting using Scottish Brisket as an example

CASSEROLING

Link to YouTube demo of cooking beef in red wine

STEWING

Using no fuss Lamb Curry as an example

ROASTING

Link to YouTube demonstration of how to roast using a Loin of Scottish Pork as an example

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

Your haggis is already cooked and only needs thorough re-heating.

WHY HAGGIS AND ROBERT BURNS?

SCOTLAND’S National Bard, Robert Burns was born in Alloway near Ayr on 25th January 1759 to William Burness, a poor tenant farmer, and Agnes Broun, Robert Burns was the eldest of seven.

TO A HAGGIS

The Address to a Haggis by Robert Burns

HAGGIS CHAMPIONS - THE RECORDS

A list of known winners of the contest now held every second year by the Scottish Federation of Meat Traders Association

HOW TO COOK A KELLYS TURKEY

HAGGIS HUNTING?

Where do I buy a Haggis?