Food Monday ~ Stuffed Bacon Rolls
Happy St Patrick’s day to one and all!
I went looking for a green, white and yellow dish, alas I could not find one.
Stuffed Bacon Rolls
Serves 4 Preheat oven to 190ºC
12 slices maple cured streaky bacon
½ lb sausage meat
2 ozs Bread crumbs
few dried apricots chopped
1tsp sunflower seeds
few sultanas
1 tsp sesame seeds
2 eggs
227g tin water chestnuts chopped
Black pepper
dash Worcestershire sauce
pinch mixed spice
Stretch the bacon with the back of a knife. Combine all the remaining ingredients. Divide the mixture and wrap in a slice of bacon. Place in an ovenproof dish and bake for 25-30 minutes.
Paddy Bloggit said,
March 17, 2008 at 9:48 am
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ……
Magpie 11 said,
March 17, 2008 at 10:00 am
Happy St.Patrick’s Day to one and all.
A Green, Yellow and White dish?
Perhaps a variation on Jewelled Rice? Using green and yellow peppers
and spices..cardamom and roasted saffron. Use the Peppers instead of the
usual dried fruit and barberries. include Blanched sliced Almonds.
There are probably recipes on the net!
Water Chestnuts? Mmmmm Yum they can add a unique crunch to a lot of
recipes can’t they?
Grannymar said,
March 17, 2008 at 10:28 am
Paddy ~ I take it you will have a go at this one!
Magpie ~ great ideas here.
I am working through my well tried recipes collected over my lifetime.
Ian said,
March 17, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Green, white and yellow?
Grannymar said,
March 17, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Ian I wanted foodstuff to incorporate these colours in honour of the day.
Normally I would produce a dish of veg in these colours to go with whatever we were having on this day.
I know, I know! Old Pat was way before there was a north and south, but I grew up in a time when all little girls wore new green ribbons in their hair and the boys might sport a green tie or dicky bow with their short trousered suit!
Ian said,
March 17, 2008 at 12:59 pm
It’s the yellow that worried me, Grannymar.
When I lived in the North the hardline unionists described the flag of the Republic as green, white and gold, or green, white and yellow (gold or yellow being the Papal colours) as a way of insinuating that the Tricolour was a anti-Protestant flag.
The Flags and Emblems Act in Northern Ireland was never enforceable because the Tricolour was green, white and orange, something the hardliners never wanted to acknowledge. I still have problems with the Tricolour being used by particular traditions.
Grannymar said,
March 17, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Ian I understand where you are coming from. The only place for flags in my humble opinion is on Public buildings, and we should treat them with respect whatever country we are in.
Driving through rural Northern Ireland in winter and seeing the wind torn remains of Union Jacks battering against Electricity Poles, is not only an insult to the flags but a very poor reflection on the people who put them there in the first place.
steph said,
March 17, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Happy St Patrick’s Day! GM
We’re being very traditional here today…
Christmas Pud is on the menu for tonight
Grannymar said,
March 17, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Steph my mother often had Christmas Pud for dessert on Paddy’s Day. I fancy some right now. What time is dinner?
steph said,
March 17, 2008 at 1:40 pm
So we’re not the only weird strange people then!
Looking forward to trying out your recipe but today we’re on a liquid diet (cough!) for lunch in preparation for the feast tonight!
Jefferson Davis said,
March 17, 2008 at 1:48 pm
It sounds scrumptious, Grannymar. How did you know that I love dried apricots?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you too…
Grannymar said,
March 17, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Cheers Steph and family! Enjoy the liquid lunch.
JD I love dried apricots and use them when ever I can. Enjoy the day and have fun with the recipe another time.
chrisb said,
March 17, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Now that sounds really good.
Grannymar said,
March 17, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Chris they are tasty and equally so hot or cold.
Roy (irish taxi) said,
March 17, 2008 at 4:00 pm
I’m on a diet, no Easter eggs either
kenju said,
March 17, 2008 at 4:37 pm
I’d love to eat that~! But mr. kenju cannot have bacon or sausage! Ha[[y St. Paddy’s Day!
Grannymar said,
March 17, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Kenju
Thank you and Happy Paddy’s Day to you and Mr Kenju.
Pity about Mr Kenju’s diet, You could always try making a smaller quantity some day when he is out for lunch.
Jo said,
March 17, 2008 at 7:50 pm
! I have two Christmas puddings in the cupboard, one’s quite fancy! I wish I’d known I was allowed, encouraged to have one today! I would have got soem cream in.
Still, it’s jsut was well, I’e been eating rinds round myself recently and I’ve put on all hte weight I lost at the end of the year
Sugar is the devil.
Green white and orange? Spinach or brocolli crepes, with cheese. Mmm!
Grannymar said,
March 17, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Jo why not have the pudding next week for Easter Sunday!
I am restricting myself to tried and tested recipes in my own repertoire.