Irish Coddle

Ingredients::
8 oz smoked streaky bacon, in one piece
8 good quality sausages
1 onion, peeled and thickly sliced
8 large potatoes, peeled and quartered
Chicken or vegetable stock, as needed
To garnish – freshly chopped parsley

Method:
Place a frying pan over a medium heat, add a little oil and fry the bacon
When the bacon is cooked, slice it into chunky pieces and place in a casserole dish sufficiently large to hold all the potatoes and water so that it doesn´t boil over

Brown the sausages in the bacon fat, add to casserole

Sweat the onions in the frying pan, when translucent and soft add to the casserole along with the prepared potatoes

Pour in sufficient vegetable or chicken stock to cover the potatoes

Place a lid on the casserole and bring up to the boil

Reduce the heat and simmer for between 60 and 90 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender

Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with fresly chopped parsley