1ham, chicken or beef stock bouillon cubechicken or beef stock cube (optional)
1lbgood quality pork sausages
1lbthick-cut bacon
2large onionssliced
1tbspfinely chopped fresh parsley
salt and coarse ground pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Cut potatoes into evenly sized chunks. Dissolve the stock cube in boiling water, if using.
Grill sausages and bacon long enough to color them but not dry them out. Drain on paper towels and chop bacon into 1-inch pieces. Chop sausages into bite sized pieces if desired.
In a large ovenproof casserole dish with a tight lid, layer onions, bacon, sausages and potatoes, seasoning each layer liberally with pepper and parsley. Continue until ingredients are used up. Pour hot water or bouillon mixture over top.
On stove, bring the liquid to a boil. Immediately reduce heat and cover pot. Line under the pot lid with foil to help seal it.
Place the covered pot in pre-heated oven and cook for at least 3 hours (up to four or five hours won't hurt it). After two hours, check liquid levels and add more water if needed. There should be about an inch of liquid in the bottom at all times.
Serve hot with fresh soda bread to sop up the lovely gravy.