Bacon and Potato Cake


My 9 year old son had a school project about World War 2 and one of the things was about rationing and how they made the food go further with so little. As he learned about using what you have grown to make the rest go further he asked if we could make some of the recipes and try them. He made these for the family breakfast and I have to say he did a good job. The mash was made by myself the night before but both my little girl (age 6) and little boy (age 9) grilled the bacon and fried the cakes (under my supervision)

Prep Time: 5 minutes 
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
(Excluding making the mash potatoes)

What you need:
4-5 Potatoes
6 Rashers Streaky Bacon
100g Bread Crumbs


  • Peel and chop the potatoes, place in a pan of water and boil until soft.
  • Once the potatoes are soft, drain then mash and put to one side to cool.
  • Once cooled down cook the bacon until crispy and chop into smaller pieces (roughly 1cm square)
  • Mix the bacon into the mash and make into balls (roughly the size between a golf ball and a tennis ball) then flatten and cover in bread crumbs. (keeping with the WW2 theme we broke up some bread and bake on gas mark 2 for 5 minutes to dry it out, then rubbed to break it into small bread crumbs)
  • Heat a little butter in a frying pan and cook each cake turning every 4-5 minutes until both side are brown and crispy.
  • You could add scrambled egg or tomatoes to the plate for a lovely cheap breakfast.

Try adding some herbs for that extra flavour.


Comments

  1. Mcdfoodforthoughts com25 September 2022 at 17:16

    I can't believe I've lived in London for three years and have never been to McDonald- until now. The Bacon and Potato Cake is a revelation! It tastes just like the ones my grandma used to make when I was a kid. And the price- you can't beat it! Usually, Mcdfoodforthoughts survey is helpful to convey our feedback about the restaurant visit with Mcdonald's Management.

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