Skirlie is a Scottish dish, made from oatmeal fried with fat,

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, which has similar ingredients but is boiled in a

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skin, it is served as a side-dish with potatoes, or used as a stuffing for

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or other fowl. It is also a common side dish to accompany mince and tatties or

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, 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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