Loin of bacon with colcannon butter sauce

Name: Loin of bacon with colcannon butter sauce
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: European, Irish
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps clear honey; 8 cherry tomatoes; 1 serving chopped parsley, to serve; 2 leeks, trimmed, green and white parts separted and both finely sliced; 1 small knob butter; 3 potatoes, boiled and mashed; 1 Tbsp plain flour; 3 Tbsps double cream; 1 medium egg yolk; 50 grams butter; 5 Savoy cabbages leaves, finely shredded; 1 small potato, finely diced; 4 Tbsps white wine; 200 milliliters double cream; 900 grams whole piece of rindless, unsmoked back bacon

Loin of bacon with colcannon butter sauce might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 579 calories, 9g of protein, and 39g of fat. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have rindless, parsley, knob of butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Place the bacon in one tier of a steamer, cover and steam for 45 mins, then allow to cool. Once cooled, slice into 4 thick chops and set aside.

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Bacon

To make the potato cakes, fry the dark green part of the leek in a little butter, and mix well with the potato, flour, cream and egg yolk, then mould into four small round discs. Set aside until ready to serve.

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Egg Yolk

Butter

Potato

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Leek

To make the sauce, melt half the butter in a pan and add the cabbage and potato. Cook slowly for 5 mins, then pour in the white wine and reduce by half.

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White Wine

Cabbage

Butter

Potato

Sauce

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Frying Pan

Add the cream and reduce by half. Season and remove from the heat. Stir the rest of the butter into the sauce and keep warm until ready to serve.

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Butter

Cream

Sauce

When ready to serve, heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas

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Oven

Lay the bacon on a roasting tray and brush with the honey. Roast for 10-15 mins, until the honey caramelises, brushing the chops with the sticky juices halfway through. Sweat the remaining white part of the leeks and tomatoes in some butter for 3 mins, then season. Fry the potato cakes in the remaining butter for 2 mins on each side. To serve, place a potato cake on each plate with a spoonful of leek and cherry tomatoes.

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Cherry Tomato