Stoved Bacon And Turnips

Stoved Bacon And Turnips

This is an old recipe from Scotland. The turnip which is used in this recipe is the Swedish Turnip or swede.

Ingredients
1 large diced turnip
8 rashers of smoked streaky bacon
1 small finely sliced onion

Method
1 Heat a large saucepan on the hob.
2 Add the bacon rashers, cook on both sides, reserve all the rashers of bacon.
3 Place two rashers of bacon in the saucepan.
4 Sprinkle a quarter of the onion rings over the bacon.
5 Sprinkle over a quarter of the turnip over the onion.
6 Repeat stages 3 to 5 until all of the ingredients are used up.
7 Add 2 tablespoons cold water.
8 Place the saucepan on the heat and bring to the boil.
9 Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender (about 25 to 30 minutes).
10 Serve immediately with chicken and potatoes.

Serves 4 people