BRAISED BACON WITH COLCANNON CAKES

Braised bacon with colcannon cakes image

A bacon joint can stretch a long way. Serve with potato and Savoy cabbage cakes, plus a fried egg and optional tomato ketchup

Provided by Angela Boggiano

Time 1h25m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

600g lean bacon joint
700g potato (Maris Piper or King Edwards are good), halved
400g Savoy cabbage , chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion , finely chopped
50g plain flour
4 large eggs
ketchup , to serve

Steps:

Put the bacon joint in a flameproof casserole dish or heavy-based saucepan and cover with water. Pop on a lid, bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 45 mins until cooked. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes in a pan of salted water for 20 mins. five mins before the end of cooking, add the cabbage. Drain well, return to the pan for 1-2 mins to dry out, then mash together.
Add 1 tbsp of the oil to a frying pan with the onion and cook over a medium heat for 5 mins. add this to the potatoes and cabbage, and mix together with a little seasoning. Set aside. Meanwhile, drain the bacon and leave to rest for 10 mins.
Put the flour on a plate. Shape the potato and cabbage mixture into 8 cakes, then roll them lightly in the flour, tapping off any excess. Add 1 tbsp oil to the frying pan and fry the cakes in 2 batches for 3-4 mins on each side until golden.
Cover the potato cakes with foil and set aside. Wipe the frying pan with kitchen paper, then add the remaining oil. Crack in the eggs and cook until the white is set and the yolk is still runny.
Slice the bacon and serve with the potato cakes, eggs and ketchup.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 479 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 41 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 36 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium