Buttered Swede with Bacon

Name: Buttered Swede with Bacon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 medium sized swede; 4 rashers streaky bacon, you could use smoked and sometimes when we have it we use American bacon or pancetta; 50 grams butter; 1 bunch fresh chives or spring onions, these are optional; Sea salt flakes and coarsely ground or cracked black pepper

John Glen Over a year ago 3,056 views

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Serves: 6

British Side Dish 🥜 Nut Free 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Food

Ingredients

1 medium sized swede
4 rashers streaky bacon, you could use smoked and sometimes when we have it we use American bacon or pancetta
50 grams butter
1 bunch fresh chives or spring onions, these are optional
Sea salt flakes and coarsely ground or cracked black pepper

Accompaniment

Description

Rich, orange fleshed swede has an amazing nutty, fresh taste that is just the thing with roasted meats

Method

1
Peel the swede and cut into large dice, to small and they will absorb too much water put into a pan of lightly salted boiling water and cook, uncovered, until very tender about 20 minutes.
At the same time as the swede is cooking grill or fry the bacon until very crisp leave to cool a little then chop quite roughly.
Snip the chives or if using spring onions finely chop them drain the swede and mash with the butter, any fat from the bacon, and pepper until almost smooth.
Serve and Enjoy with the crispy bacon and chives or spring onions scattered on top.

Chef's Tips

Bigger than the turnip and with a rough skin that is partly tan and partly purple, the Swede with its dull exterior gives the lie to its fine texture and distinctive, sweet tasting flesh.
In Scotland, the swede is famous as neeps and is served mashed alongside The Haggis as part of the traditional supper on Burns Night and in America, they are known as Rutabaga.