Canal or bacon floddies
Canal or bacon floddies are a potato cake with onion and bacon. They are a traditional recipe from North East England usually served for breakfast
Ingredients
- 1 large potato
- 1 large onion
- 1 egg
- 25 g self raising flour
- 75g streaky bacon
- salt and pepper to season
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Grate the potato and squeeze out any liquid
- Grate the onion and add to the potato with the chopped bacon
- Beat the egg and add to the potato mixture with the flour
- Stir well and season
- Heat the oil in the pan
- Drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the pan and flatten
- Cook slowly until both sides are golden brown