Super Posh Brunch With Leek And Potato Cakes

I think we can all agree that brunch is easily the best meal of the week, but while there are hundreds of great places you can now eat it in Dublin, sometimes one of the best places to eat is in the comfort of your own home.

I wanted to create a recipe that was a pimped out lunch but which anybody could make, that’s a step above the traditional breakfast and something to wow your mates with.

Check this bad boy of a recipe out, it’s off the charts good…

Instructions

Step 1

All of the ingredients are super simple to find but the key here is to buy some really good bacon. You’ll find back bacon in a high end butchers, and the same with the sausages. I went with black pudding and thyme sausages but you’ll always find something special in the local butchers.

Step 2

Peel the potatoes and fuck them into a big pot of water and bring them to the boil.

Step 3

The tomato sauce is super simple to make. Start with gently frying some garlic in olive oil, nice and slowly.

Step 4

Next slice the leeks in half. They’ll often have sand, grit and general dirt in the layers so get them under running water and give the bastards a really good wash.

Step 5

Lash the tin of tomatoes in with the garlic.

Step 6

Slice the leeks thinly.

Step 7

Throw them into a pot with olive oil. You’ll immediately get the most amazing aroma from them. They really are one of the most underused and unappreciated veg.

Step 8

When the leeks are nice and soft take them off the heat and throw them in with the strained potatoes (which should also be nice and soft).

Step 9

Mash them all up together and add in a good bit of salt and pepper to taste.

Step 10

Throw on the sausages first. You could pop them under the grill but I find the frying pan easiest to keep an eye on everything.