First things first, thank you to everyone who came to our Irish night – it was a fantastic evening! As always, Susan cooked a delicious meal, and we had quite a few requests for the recipe. So here it is – Susan’s Irish Cobble and Soda Bread…
Irish Cobble
Ingredients:
250g sausages (we used vegetarian but meat eaters don’t need to be left out!)
700g white potatoes
1 carrot
1 onion
500ml stock (again, we used vegetable but meat would work too)
Mature cheddar cheese to taste
Method:
– Preheat the oven to 200C
– Using the ‘slicer’ attachment in your food processor (or just a knife if you prefer!), thinly slice the sausages and put to one side. Peel the potatoes, then thinly slice, and repeat with the carrot. Peel the onion and roughly chop.
– In a large baking dish, or small ramekins for individual portions, place a layer of potatoes. On top of this, layer the onion, then the sausages, then the carrot, repeating until all of the ingredients have been used and making sure to top with a layer of potato.
– Pour over your ready-made stock, making sure to coat as much of the dish as possible. The stock should come to half way up the dish.
– Cover with foil and place in the oven for roughly 1 – 2hrs, until the potato is completely soft.
– Remove the foil and cover the top of the potatoes with grated cheese. Return to the oven for 10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and browning.
For the soda bread, we used this recipe from the BBC – it’s just the right amount of sour and went deliciously with the Cobble (or just a heap of butter…)
