CHESTNUT & BACON CAKE

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Festive, flavoursome and filling, this chestnut and bacon stuffing is a winner

Provided by Good Food team

Time 1h20m

Yield Serves 8, plus 250g extra to stuff a 5kg turkey

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 tbsp sunflower oil
3 onions , finely chopped
8 smoked, dry-cured streaky bacon rashers, chopped
200g vacuum-packed chestnut , most roughly chopped, plus 100g more for the top, halved, if you like
450g pack good-quality pork sausage , meat squeezed out
140g breadcrumb
2 thyme sprigs, leave picked
1 egg , beaten
1 tsp butter , melted

Steps:

Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Heat the oil in a large frying pan, then fry the onions and two-thirds of the bacon, covered, for 10 mins until the onions are very soft. Once cool enough to handle, mix with the chopped chestnuts, sausagemeat, breadcrumbs, thyme leaves and egg, and season really well. Take out 250g for stuffing the turkey.
Butter a 23cm round tin, scoop in the remaining stuffing, press down a little, then top with the remaining bacon. Put onto a baking sheet, cover with foil and bake for 15 mins.
Uncover, grind over some fresh black pepper, then cook for 35 mins more until the bacon is turning golden. With 5 mins to go, top with the chestnut halves, if you like, brushing them with a little butter. Cut into wedges to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 329 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 28 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 13 grams protein, Sodium 1.49 milligram of sodium