Cathal
My favourite recipe is
Bacon and Cabbage
Me: What ingredients do you need to make the bacon and cabbage?
Mam: Bacon, cabbage, potatoes, butter, salt and pepper.
Me: What’s the first thing you need to do?
Mam: Firstly you put the bacon into the saucepan to boil.
Mam:
Me: What do you do while that is cooking?
Cut the cabbage while the meat is on, and once the meat comes to the
boil, add the cabbage to the saucepan.
Me: Then what?
Mam: While the cabbage and meat is cooking, peel and cut the potatoes. Once
the cabbage has been cooking in the saucepan for an hour, put the potatoes on to
boil.
Me: It must be nearly ready by then?!
Mam: Yes, when the potatoes are cooked, drain the water off them. Add but-
ter, salt, pepper and mash them all together. Be sure to turn off the cooker and
serve.
Me: Do you put in any secret ingredients?
Mam: Love!