Serves 4

(Callan Bacon joint used eye-joint with streaky bacon)

Ingredients:
1 eye-joint with streaky bacon
2 small butternut squash (skin on – wiped & halved)
2 cloves garlic (peeled)
2 red onions (peeled & halved)
2 pints vegetables stock
3 table sp cream
2ozs grated parmesan
Pinch of cumin & coriander
Drizzle of olive oil
Seasoning

Bread:

8ozs self-raising flour
Pinch of salt & Pinch of sugar
3ozs grated cheddar
1 tea sp mustard
Handful chopped chives or scallions
4ozs cooked chopped streaky bacon
2 table sp natural yogurts
Enough milk to moisten
Sprinkle of sesame seeds

Method:

1.    Into a roasting tray toss all the vegetables & spices. Drizzle over olive oil & place bacon joint beside it (plastic removed) in oven for 45 minutes @ 190C.
2.    Remove tray from oven & scoop flesh out of the butter-nut squash discarding seeds.
3.    Toss squash & the rest of the veg from roasting tray into pot with 2 pints of stock. Bring to boil & simmer for 10 minutes. Blitz with hand blender & add diced streaky bacon. (Keep 4ozs back for bread) & cream and cheese.

Bread:

1.    Toss first 6 ingredients into a bowl & give them a good stir. Add yogurt & enough milk to make it moist. Put into oiled loaf tin. Sprinkle with seeds & bake @ 190C for 30 minutes.




Dish created by Trisha Hennessy