Boiled collar of bacon with creamy mustard sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2¼ pounds Unsmoked bacon
1 medium Onion
2 Carrots
2 Celery sticks
1 Bay leaf
4 cups Chicken stock
⅝ cup Double cream
2½ ounce Unsalted butter
1 teaspoon Brown mustard seeds
Seasoning

Directions

Preparation:

Remove the rind from the bacon and roll the bacon. Roughly chop the onion, carrots and celery sticks. Make the chicken stock.

1. Soak the bacon in water for 24 hours prior to cooking to reduce salt

content. Rinse well.

2. Place the bacon in a pan with the vegetables and bay leaf. Cover with

the stock or water. Bring to the simmer and continue simmering for 1-1½ hours. Rest the bacon in the stock for 20-30 minutes.

3. Drain off 600ml of stock and bring to the boil and reduce by half and

serve with the bacon. Alternatively, add the cream, if using, to the

reduced stock and cook for 10 minutes, then whisk in 25g of butter at a

time, to taste. Add the mustard seeds, season and keep warm.

5. Add the bacon, allowing 2 slices per person.

Submitted By KAZ LANGRIDGE On 05-20-95

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