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Regional Recipe: Pan Haggerty
Pan Haggerty is a traditional Northumberland dish. The name of the dish is said to have come from the French hache, meaning chopped. The dish is said to have originated as a cheap and easy way to fill hungry bellies in the coal mining towns once prevalent in Northumberland. It is a one pot meal that is very filling. It can be served on its own or with sausages, bacon or other meat.
Pan Haggerty is really simple to make and contains three main ingredients, cheese, potatoes and onions. I decided to try it as I had some left over roast pork and I thought it would work really well with this. It turned out I was right, it was delicious.
I find it strange that even though I have lived in Newcastle for many years I have never come across this dish before. Regional dishes should be championed so that they retain their rightful place in the British culture.
If you would like to try making Pan Haggerty, this is the recipe:
Pan Haggerty Recipe
- Serves: 4-6
- Cooking time: 35 mins
Ingredients
- 25g (1oz) dripping or 2 tablespoons oil
- 450 g (1 lb) potatoes
- 225g (8oz) onions
- 100g (4oz) grated cheese
- salt and black pepper
Method
- Peel and thinly slice the potatoes and onions
- Heat the oil or dripping in a large frying pan.
- Add the potatoes to the base of the pan and season with salt and pepper.
- Layer the onions on top of the potatoes
- Sprinkle the grated cheese over the top and cook slowly for 30 minutes.
- Place the pan under a grill and cook until the cheese is brown and bubbling.Serve on its own with meat and enjoy.
Pan Haggerty recipe
Pan haggerty is a traditional Northumbrian side dish containing potatoes, onion and cheese. It is cooked in one pan.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil
- 450 g potatoes
- 225 g onions
- 100g grated cheese
- salt and black pepper to season
Instructions
- Peel and thinly slice the potatoes and onions
- Heat the oil or dripping in a large frying pan.
- Add the potatoes to the base of the pan and season with salt and pepper.
- Layer the onions on top of the potatoes
- Sprinkle the grated cheese over the top and cook slowly for 30 minutes.
- Place the pan under a grill and cook until the cheese is brown and bubbling.
i never tried this recipe before but you know what i would try it again.
It was lovely, would definitely make it again
I bet my fella would love this – and I totally agree about the regional dishes, it’s a shame when any are lost or abused by other parts of the country…
I am going to have a look and see what others I can find.
I have never heard of this before, but it looks great either as a dish on its own or a side dish! Think I’ll have to give it a try!
Just popped over because I liked the look of your pan heggerty on Emily’s linky!
And I still do!!! making me feel hungry. I used to make something like this when I was a student, although I was not aware of a name for it
I was amazed I had not heard of it before, it was lovely
sounds great and very simple 🙂