Braised Faggots with Peas

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Complex

Appears in
British Regional Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2006

  • About

These bring back fond teenage memories of faggots and gravy from the chippy after youth club or swimming. Faggots are found in many parts of Britain and sometimes referred to as savoury ducks in the North. They are most likely to be of Welsh ancestry, although Northerners may well disagree. They are one of the best ways to use up all of the offal and are generally made around pig-killing time. It’s a real working man’s dish and easily transportable, a bit like the pasty, hence their popular