Dublin Coddle

Ingredients

• •1 pound bacon slices
• •2 pounds pork sausage links, bacon fat or oil
• •2 large onions sliced
• •2 cloves garlic
• •4 large potatoes thickly sliced
• •2 carrots thickly sliced
• •1 large bunch of fresh herbs tied with string
• •black pepper
• •hard cider (apple wine) or apple cider
• •fresh parsley, chopped for garnish

Directions

1. 1Lightly fry bacon until crisp. Place in large cooking pot. Brown sausage in some bacon grease or vegetable oil. Remove and add to pot.
2. 2Soften sliced onions and whole garlic cloves in fat, then add to pot with potatoes and carrots.
3. 3Bury the bunch of herbs in the middle of the mixture. Sprinkle with pepper.
4. 4Cover with cider. Cook 1 1/2 hours over moderate heat; do not boil. Garnish with chopped parsley.