Jerk potatoes, butterhead lettuce, crispy bacon, sour cream and chives

Jerk potatoes, butterhead lettuce, crispy bacon, sour cream and chives
Jerk potatoes, butterhead lettuce, crispy bacon, sour cream and chives
Serves: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cooking Time: 0 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

  • A packet of rindless smoked streaky bacon (250g)
  • 16 cooked baby potatoes
  • 2tsp jerk seasoning
  • 1 tub of light sour cream (200g)
  • 1tsp horseradish
  • 2tbs chopped chives
  • 1 large / 2 small butterhead lettuce (washed and patted dry)

1 Set the oven to 190 degrees.

2 Lay the bacon out on a roasting tray and cook until crisp, then lift off on to a kitchen towel.

3 Put the potatoes on the roasting tray, turn them in the residual bacon fat and crush with a fork until they are flat and even. The flatter they are, the crispier they will be. Dust the potatoes with the jerk seasoning and bake for 20-25 minutes until crisp.

4 Meanwhile, mix the sour cream with the horseradish and chives then put into a nice presentation bowl.

5 Lay the lettuce on the base of another platter or bowl, place the dish of sour cream in the middle, then arrange the warm potatoes and bacon on top.

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford