Bacon Hash Browns
ING 3 medium potatoes, small onion, 3 rashers streaky bacon, fine-chp, tb self-raising flour, 1/2 tb milk, egg, grind of pepper, veg oil, sea salt
METHOD coarsely grate peeled potatoes and onions. Add fine-chop bacon, flour, milk, egg, black pepper. Mix well to combine. Batch-fry heaped tbl in 3 inches heated oil. Deep fry 2 min---edges start to turn golden; flip, cook 2-3 min. Drain; salt liberally.
Eat immediately, or keep warm in a low oven until ready to serve.
Bacon Pancake Dippers / Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes cooked w/ bacon
METHOD Make Fluffy Buttermilk Pancake Batter as per box directions. Pour into squeeze bottle; cut tip TO ease pouring.
Spray griddle and heat to medium heat, about 300 deg.
Squeeze pancake batter in long oval shape onto griddle, bit bigger bacon slices—--will expand.
Center w/ cooked bacon slice, gently press in. Squirt batter on top zig-zag.
Cook til batter bubbles up; then flip; cook golden brown. Serve hot w/ maple syrup and butter.