Potatoes with bacon and herbs
The potatoes in this recipe are rolled in a slice of lightly cooked bacon with sage and bay leaves slipped in between.
They are then baked in the oven.
They are then baked in the oven.
38K 4.7/5 based on 7 reviews
Last modified on: November 14th 2018
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0 kg 7 g belly (streaky) bacon
1 lb + 1.6 oz cooked potatoes
1.1 oz 
10 
10 leaves 
2 tablespoons 
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Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 25 min. | 35 min. | 1 hour |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Finely slice 0 kg 7 g belly (streaky) bacon (if not already sliced) and lay out flat on a sheet of cooking parchment. Cook in the oven at 360°F (180°C) for 10 minutes.
This is just to lightly pre-cook the bacon, rather than cook it completely.
Leave the oven on after this.
This is just to lightly pre-cook the bacon, rather than cook it completely.
Leave the oven on after this.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Peel 1 lb + 1.6 oz cooked potatoeses. You should have the same number of potatoes as bacon slices.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Cut a small slice off one end of each potato so that they will stand upright in the dish.
Stage 4
Butter a gratin dish.
Put a sage leaf and half a bayleaf on each potato, roll up in a slice of bacon and stand in the dish.
Put a sage leaf and half a bayleaf on each potato, roll up in a slice of bacon and stand in the dish.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Prepare all the potatoes like this, packing them tight together. Drizzle a little olive oil over.
Stage 6 - 25 min.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
Remarks
If possible, use herb olive oil, rather than ordinary, to drizzle over the potatoes before they go in the oven.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, covered in plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,075 Kcal or 8,688 Kj | 28 gr | 95 gr | 176 gr |
| 104 % | 11 % | 9 % | 27 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 269 Kcal or 1,126 Kj | 4 gr | 12 gr | 23 gr |
| 13 % | 1 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 519 Kcal or 2,173 Kj | 7 gr | 24 gr | 44 gr |
| 26 % | 3 % | 2 % | 7 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 9.68 €
- Per person : 2.42 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cooked potatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Seb's Italian-style aperitif slices, Gratin Parmentier, Artichokes with beef, Pollack Parmentier, Baker's chicken and potato tart, ... All |
 | Belly (streaky) bacon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Hamburgers, Confit of carrots with bacon, Sunday night pasta, Eggs Arsène, Potato wallets, ... All |
 | Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to prepare cockles, Liège waffles, Bonnevaux apple tart, Leek and broccoli "à la flamande", Tyrolean apple crumble, ... All |
 | Bayleaf: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: "Au vert" beef, Sausage and lentils "en cocotte", Celeriac and mushroom gratin, Onion fondue, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, ... All |
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