Prep: 45 mins | Cook: 30 mins | Serves: 4 | Cost: £ 2-3ish

I stumbled across this recipe some years ago. Although, at first glance you might think Yuk…….Folks…..this is not an actual badger, its bacon!

Ingredients

• 100g beef suet
• 200g self raising flour
• 1/2 tbsp black mustard seeds
• 320g bacon cut into 1cm cubes (see tips)
• 450g potatoes cut into 1cm cubes
• 2 onions finely chopped
• 2 tsp English mustard
• handful sage leaves
• handful parsley
• 1 egg beaten

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees c
2. Pop your cubed potato into a pan of boiling water, cook until just soft. Drain and leave to cool.
3. Mix suet and flour with a little salt and pepper. Gradually add 100ml of cold water. Mix together with your hands. Wrap your dough in clingfilm and pop in the fridge.
4. Heat a pan and once hot add your mustard seeds and once they start to pop remove. Add them to a bowl with your cool potatoes.
5. Add a splash of oil to the pan. Add your bacon and cook until crispy. Remove and add to potatoes.
6. Add another splash of oil to the pan, add onions and cook until soft. Remove and add to the bacon and potatoes.
7. Mix mustard and herbs into your potato and bacon.
8. Roll your dough out on a lightly floured surface to approx 40cm x 25cm rectangle.
9. Place your mixture along the centre of dough, leaving 2cm at each end. Brush your egg around the edge of dough. Now all you need to do is roll up the dough to form a large roll. Seal the ends.
10. Place on a baking sheet and brush whole thing with your egg.
11. Put in the oven and bake for about 35 mins or until your pastry has crisped.
12. Remove from the oven and rest for 5mins.
13. I like to serve this with some green veg and gravy.

Blags, Tips & Tricks

• I normally buy bacon miss-shapes from either Home Bargains or Lidl, normally for under £1……..so much cheaper!
• If you have any leftovers – this is great re-heated with a fried egg!