Dublin Coddle and Spuds! BBQ style Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
Dublin Coddle and Spuds!
BBQ style Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
Ingredients for BBQ style Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
It’s fast approaching St Patrick’s Day and, if the sun continues to shine, it’s also fast approaching that shortest and fleeting of seasons, the “BBQ” season, where men arm themselves with tongs and matches and women get very worried! Now, I must “fess” up here, I don’t celebrate St Patrick’s Day usually, although I have been to several St Paddy’s festivals and gatherings over the years; but at home, we just don’t celebrate it as everyone in the Emerald Isle (and North America) will be doing, with green beer and green food etc! I have an aversion to “dyed” food anyway, so green beer won’t ring my bell and if the food is naturally green, then that’s fine, but if it’s not, then don’t dye it please – unless it is cake icing maybe!
BBQ style Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
However, I do LOVE Irish cuisine (and beer!) so this year by way of a subtle way of celebrating Ireland’s national Saint’s day, I decided to bake a special potato dish, based on a classic Irish dish, Dublin Coddle. We all love a good coddle in our house, and I have a great recipe which I often cook, especially during winter. There are numerous coddle recipes, mine is very simple, it’s potatoes, bacon, onions and sausages.
Dublin Coddle and Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
The recipe I am sharing today is not a coddle, but it is based on two recipes – my recipe for a traditional Dublin Coddle and a friend’s recipe for cheesy baked potatoes with bacon, which are cooked in a slow cooker. My BBQ style Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper are comforting and extremely calorific, but they certainly hit the spot when enjoyed in a cold, damp and miserable day, as well as being the perfect accompaniment to any barbecue. In fact they can be cooked in the barbecue too, in an envelope of foil, and the smoked bacon and salt add a very “smoky barbecue” flavour to these decadent spuds.
BBQ style Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
As barbecue season has not quite arrived yet, I served these slow cooked spuds with mounds of salad, tomatoes and a metre or two of crusty bread, for a very satisfying and tasty lunch. By cooking them in a paper “envelope” in the slow cooker, you get meltingly soft potatoes and cheese, with crispy bacon pieces and layers of juicy onions…….it’s a simple dish that works on every level – easy to prepare, easy to cook and delicious to eat. Plus, as it is cooked in a slow cooker, and is a “BBQ” style recipe, I can enter it into Janice of Farmersgirl Kitchen’s Slow Cooker Challenge, as the theme for March is BBQ style recipes cooked in your slow cooker.
Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
For all my Irish friends out there, “Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit” and…….
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
…….have a wonderful day and see you soon with more recipes, chat and some reviews. Karen
Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
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| Serves | 4 as an accompaniment and 2 as a main meal with salad and bread |
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Cook time | 12 hours |
| Total time | 12 hours, 15 minutes |
| Meal type | Lunch, Main Dish, Side Dish, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot |
| Occasion | Barbecue, Casual Party |
| Region | Irish |
| By author | Karen S Burns-Booth |
Ingredients
- 200g smoked (bacon) lardons (or smoked streaky bacon cut into small pieces)
- 2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 large potatoes, cut into thin slices (no need to peel)
- 225g mature Farmhouse Cheddar cheese (cut into thin slices)
- smoked sea salt (I used Malden smoked sea salt flakes)
- freshly ground black pepper
- butter, to taste (thinly sliced - I used about 50g)
Note
These delicious Irish style slow cooked potatoes are based on a classic recipe called Dublin Coddle, but minus the sausages and make the perfect accompaniment to any barbecue as well as being served as a main meal with salad and crusty bread. Use smoked bacon and salt for a "BBQ" flavour - these potatoes can also be cooked in a conventional oven as well as on the BBQ in a tinfoil envelope. Recipe adapted from my own Dublin Coddle recipe as well as this recipe here: Slow Cooked Bacon Cheese Potatoes.
Directions
| Step 1 | Line a slow cooker (crock pot) with extra strong baking parchment/greaseproof paper, so that the paper comes up the sides of the casserole crock. |
| Step 2 | Gently fry the bacon lardons until they are crispy and set to one side. |
| Step 3 | Layer the ingredients in the paper lining in this order, potatoes, butter, onions, bacon, cheese and then the salt and pepper seasoning. Continue until all of the ingredients have been used up. |
| Step 4 | Bring the paper lining up and around to cover the potato mixture and put the slow cooker lid on. |
| Step 5 | Cook on High for 6 to 8 hours, or in Auto for up to 12 hours. |
| Step 6 | Serve immediately from the paper. Perfect with BBQ dishes and/or salad and crusty bread. |
| Step 7 | These potatoes can also be cooked on the BBQ in a tinfoil envelope or in a conventional oven, covered and at 200C/400F/Gas 6 for 1 to 1 1/4 hours. |
Dublin Coddle and Spuds! BBQ style Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
I am also adding this to Janie’s Tea Time Treats theme for July, which is BBQ fodder!
Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
BBQ Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes
Dublin Coddle and Spuds! BBQ style Irish Slow Cooked Cheese and Bacon Potatoes in Paper
Dominic says
oh Karen, i’ve never heard of coddle before but I LOVE the idea and yours looks so unbelievably delicious… such a great combo of flavours and ingredients… and all wrapped in paper, what could be simpler… GORGEOUS!
Karen says
Thanks Dom – this is a NEW favourite recipe of ours now!
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
I saw this when you posted a picture on Instagram and I have been craving cheesy potatoes ever since. I am definitely going to have to make this.
Karen says
It is a decadent and very naughty treat, but fine if you have it just now and then Dannii!
Janice says
That looks great, Karen. I love slow cooked spuds and can imagine that the flavour of the bacon would be fabulous. Thanks for entering your dish for The Slow Cooker Challenge, it would be a perfect BBBQ dish.
Karen says
I am going to try this recipe out when BBQ season is here Janice, and may even cook it in paper and foil over coals too!
Anneli Faiers says
This looks so good! A bit like slow cooked Tartiflette!! I love it. I am bookmarking this 🙂
Karen says
Thanks Anneli! Yes, it’s an Irish/British style Tartiflette, but maybe a little easier to bake!!
Trevor aka The Burger Nerd says
What a gorgeous looking dish. Seems like it would be perfect for a light lunch or dinner…and with a nice glass of vino 🙂 Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Karen says
Thanks Trevor, this is perfect when served with a glass of wine, as you say! 😉
Choclette says
First time I’ve come across coddle, but it sounds rather good. I don’t even know when St Patrick’s Day is, but guessing it must be any day soon by the amount of posts I’m seeing. I don’t like dyed food in anything, though I do like naturally colourful food.
Karen says
NOT a fan of coloured food at all Choclette! And, St Patrick’s Day is today, the 17th March!
Janie says
Ye gods, Jonny would be beside himself if I dished this up! 🙂 Pinned for his birthday!!!
Janie x
Karen says
I was a bit besides myself when I served it Janie!!
Fish fingers for tea says
This is our kind of food! It sounds – and looks – delicious, simple ingredients that work very well together. I still haven’t bought a slow cooker and I really must!
Karen says
Thanks Sian, I think you would LOVE a slow cooker and create some lovely meals in one too!
Lizzy (Good Things) says
Ooooh, what a delicious sounding dish, Karen!
Karen says
VERY tasty this one Lizzy, thanks!
Nayna Kanabar (@SIMPLYF00D) says
This looks great but I would leave the bacon out maybe add mushrooms.
Karen says
Mushrooms would be good Nayna, or just cheese, onions and potatoes!
Tina @ The Spicy Pear says
I have never heard of a coddle before but the thought of bacon, potatoes and cheese in one plate sounds heavenly. Its worrying that I am dreaming of Guinness and Beer at 9am in the morning!
Karen says
LOL! That could be a little worrying Tina! 🙂
DANIELLE VEDMORE says
Mouth watering! Making me hungry! x
Karen says
Thanks Danielle!
London Unattached says
I used to make something along these lines when I was a student – excellent frugal food
Karen says
It is excellent frugal grub Fiona!
Morgan @ Peaches, Please! says
This certainly sounds delicious. Question: how does cooking the potatoes in paper affect the end product?
Karen says
The paper stops the potatoes, which are starchy, sticking to the crock whilst creating a bag in which they steam and keep moist Morgan!
Tracy Nixon says
Thanks – shared via G+ today!
Karen says
Thanks Tracy!
Louisa Foti says
Bacon, cheese, onions and potatoes. My kind of food! Love the idea of this in the slow cooker and shall definitely be pinning. Lovely.
Karen says
GREAT combo aren’t they Lou? I LOVE this recipe for the odd treat now and then!
corina says
I’ve never tried wrapping anything in paper in the slow cooker before. I love the idea of these and the flavours sound delicious.