Pan haggerty

Name: Pan haggerty
Yield: To serve four
Cuisine: Northern Europe
Ingredients: 675 g (1½ lb) potatoes; 2 onions; 50 g (2 oz) bacon fat or lard (or a mixture of oil and butter); 50 g (2 oz) bacon fat or lard (or a mixture of oil and butter); 50 g (2 oz) bacon fat or lard (or a mixture of oil and butter); 50 g (2 oz) bacon fat or lard (or a mixture of oil and butter); 75 g (3 oz) grated Cheddar; salt, freshly ground pepper; salt, freshly ground pepper

Preparation info

To serve
four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

British Cooking

By Caroline Conran

Published 1978

About

This traditional Scots recipe is either a good filling supper on its own or a rich accompaniment to a plainly boiled piece of gammon or bacon.

Ingredients

675 g (1½ lb) potatoes
2 onions
50

Europe
United Kingdom
Supper
Side dish
Gluten-free
Scotland

Method

Slice the potatoes finely and grate the onions. Heat the bacon fat or lard in a large, heavy and reliable frying pan.

Put in the sliced potatoes, onions and cheese in layers, seasoning with salt and pepper as you go. Cook slowly on the top of the cooker for about 30 minutes until tender all the way through; test by sticking a skewer or knife into the centre. When cooked through, brown t