🇮🇪 Ireland recipe
Bacon and Cabbage
Bacon and cabbage is as close to a national dish as Ireland has, a simple boiled dinner that has sustained Irish families for generations. A joint of cured back bacon is gently simmered until tender, then the cabbage is cooked in the flavorful bacon water. The dish is finished with a creamy parsley sauce, known as white sauce, that ties everything together. It is honest, nourishing food that tastes of home.
Prep15 mins
Cook1 hr 45 mins
Serves6
Difficultyeasy
Ingredients
- 1.2kg loin of back bacon, in one piece
- 1 large head of savoy or green cabbage, quartered and cored
- 6 medium potatoes, peeled and halved
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 onion, studded with 4 whole cloves
- 2 bay leaves
- 10 whole black peppercorns
- For the parsley sauce:
- 40g butter
- 40g plain flour
- 400ml of the bacon cooking liquid
- 150ml whole milk
- Large bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
- Salt and freshly ground white pepper
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 400
- Protein
- 30 g
- Carbs
- 16 g
- Fat
- 24 g
