Cooking With Paula Mcintyre

Pot roast bacon 1 kg bacon loin joint 2 onions, roughly chopped 1 bay leaf Few sprigs thyme Place the bacon in pot that fits in the oven and add the onions, bay, thyme and cover with water. Add a lid and cook at 180°c for about an hour and half. Remove bacon and allow to rest. When ready to serve – place in a pan fat side down and cook until golden. Slice and serve with the accompaniments. Grilled cabbage and scallions 1 sweetheart cabbage 10 scallions Oil for cooking Salt for seasoningCut the cabbage in half through the root and cut each half into 3 wedges through the root. Brush with oil, season with salt and cook on a hot grill pan for about 3 minutes each side and on its side until soft. Remove. Brush the scallions with oil and cook on the pan until wilted on both sides. Season with salt.Proper parsley sauce 500ml of stock from cooking the bacon including the onions ( discard bay and thyme) 25g butter 15g plain flour Handful curly parsley roughly chopped – don’t be shy with the handful! 1 teaspoon