Quick 'n Easy Braised Potatoes Bacon/Pastrami & Onion: frugal, vegetarian option

Singletons, tuck into this when you're ready for supper...

original 2021; updated 9/24

Singleton's delight: Very tasty, thrifty easy meal 

On days when carbs are encouraged, allowed, this is a terrific, simple relatively easy, budget-friendly supper.

It is so easy to put together.  It has enough protein and veg to to slow the release of blood sugar and you can top it off with a fried or boiled egg with soft yolk for a lovely oozing sauce.

It is also wallet-friendly and won't draw down on the tinned and dried items stashed away for a rainy day in your cupboard

Cost: not much, maybe £1.75?

Serves: 1 but mutiplies easily

Ingreds:

2 slices back bacon, fat removed OR equiv turkey bacon or thick sliced pastrami

4-5 new potatoes (pref) or 1 good sized potato, washed but not peeled

1/2 a good sized onion

vegetable oil

(0pt) 1 or 2 fried eggs

Method:

1. Place a good sized non-stick frying pan (which has a matching lid) on medium high
2. Chop bacon into 1/4inch/1/2 cm strips
3. Finely dice onion
4. Cut potato in slices the width of a pound coin
5. Spray pan lightly, spread out bacon strips
6. When bacon starts to colour, add onions and a little more oil; cook stirring occasionally 2-3 mins or until onions are half cooked; push both  to one side
7. Add a little oil to coat the rest of the pan, spread potatoes over the base; cook 3-4 mins without stirring
8. Toss potatoes, bacon & onions together; add 1/4 cup water; turn heat down to medium, cover tightly; cook another 5 mins or until potatoes are cooked through (insert knife into the middle; it should meet little resistance)
9. If topping with fried egg, use another pan; otherwise, soft-boil the egg
10. Serve with frozen peas, or corn or salad with French vinaigrette dressing

Comments:

'Thoroughly satisfying; the rich mealiness of potato, saltiness of bacon and soft fragrance of onion are an excellent team.' Retired writer

Tips:

• Replace bacon with turkey bacon OR coins of meat sausage that have been poached in just boiled water 10 mins OR vegetarian/ vegan sausage
• Replace potatoes with celeriac, swede or parsnips, or all three  

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These recipes have been developed by B  Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may not be reproduced, in any form, without the author's written permission.