Traditional Scottish Hotch Potch Soup Hairst Bree Harvest broth soup
We love this delicious Tradtional Scottish Harvest Broth called Hotch Potch. It's so dleicious to have at the end of Summer and is the perfect way to use up all of the Summer garden peas and broad beans.
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The sweetness of the Scottish Summer peas and broadbeans works really well with the lamb neck and other vegetables. This is definitely one of our favourite soups at the end of the Summer and we love to freeze it too to enjoy in the Autumn.
Traditional Scottish Hotch Potch soup is the perfect soup to warm you up on the odd colder day at the end of the Scottish Summer months. It's also called Hairst Bree which means Harvest Broth. I think its the perfect name for this soup as it uses up so many elements of the Summer harvest. It's a great way to use up your peas, broadbeans and a cauliflower or two from your garden in the late Summer months.
Hotch Potch is a slightly sweet fresh tasting soup but with a hearty element as a result of the addition of the lamb. Traditionally lamb is used in the recipes and lamb neck in particular but I do believe you could also make this with other cuts of meats if you wanted to be experimental. I do feel the lamb flavour works really well with the soup though. If your using very young peas and broadbeans the flavour will be sweeter and if you don't have access to seasonal peas and broadbeans and are making this recipe outwith the Summer months then I would recommend using frozen peas and broadbeans. I would recommend trying it seasonally though as its just delicious!
This Hotch Potch Soup is so easy to make and is enjoyed by all the family. Even my little toddler loves the small pieces of vegetables and lamb from this soup and eats them all up with a little bread on the side.
This is a hearty Hotch Potch broth and a meal in itself. It's filling enough to have for dinner, especially if you have this Hotch Potch with a freshly made crusty bread roll. The crusty bread rolls I have linked above are so delicious lathered with some salty butter fresh out of the oven. These bread rolls are perfect for this soup!
This recipe is based on a few Traditional Scottish recipes I found, its my variation but close to the old fashioned ways of making Hairst Bree / Hotch Potch. This recipe will give you a taste of a good Scottish harvest and all the delicious things in the garden to devour at this time of year. Its a late Scottish Summer garden in a bowl.
The Hotch Potch soup also works really well with the following recipes below. The creamy crowdie and the homemade oatcakes. I couldn't think of a better combination, a nice big bowl of warming Scottish soup, homemade oatcakes and fresh creamy crowdie.