Boxty Breakfast

Directions

• Preheat oven to lowest setting to keep cooked items warm.
• Peel 4 large potatoes; grate 2 and set aside; cut 2 into large chunks and boil 10–15 minutes until tender.
• Squeeze liquid from grated potatoes with a clean tea towel.
• Mash boiled potatoes then mix with grated potatoes, spring onions and plain flour.
• Whisk egg white until soft peaks form, fold in milk then add bicarbonate of soda and fold into potato mixture.
• Heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat and add 1 tbsp butter and some vegetable oil.
• Drop 3–4 spoonfuls of potato mixture into the pan and cook 3–5 minutes per side until golden and crusty; keep warm in oven and repeat adding butter and oil as needed (yields about 16 boxty).
• Heat grill to medium; put cherry tomatoes in a heavy-based pan with a knob of butter and a little oil and fry about 5 minutes until softened.
• Grill bacon and keep warm.
• Stack boxty with bacon and fried eggs and serve tomatoes on the side.