Partan bree

Partan Bree is a seafood speciality from north-eastern Scotland, where much of the country's fishing fleet is based. Its name derives from its ingredients in a mixture of Gaelic and Scots respectively, partan being the Gaelic for crab and bree a Doric term for soup (lit. brew). Ingredients: Remove all the meat from the crab and set aside the flesh from the large claws. In a pan, boil the rice in the milk until soft but make sure not to over cook.... more

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