Stoemp Smash Cakes with Bacon, Fried Egg and Mustard Mayo

Method

1. Cut the potatoes into 4 cm chunks and the carrots 1 cm thick. Put them in a 18 cm pot with the salt and the water, bring to the boil on high heat, then lower to medium heat and simmer for 18 min.

   Add in this stepWater 1.2 LSalt 1 tspFloury potatoes 400 gCarrots 100 g

   high heat→medium heat

2. Halve the leeks lengthways, rinse well and chop finely. Melt the butter in a 20 cm pan, add the leeks and cook on medium-low heat for 6 min until soft, then turn off the heat.

   Add in this stepButter 15 gLeeks 80 g

   medium-low heat

3. Drain the potatoes and carrots, shake them in the pot for 1 minute to steam dry, then mash, a little smoother than normal stoemp so the cakes hold together. Mix in the leeks, cheese, half the flour, the nutmeg and pepper and let it cool slightly. With wet hands, shape 4 round cakes 2 cm thick and chill for 15 min. Cold cakes don't fall apart.

   Add in this stepMature cheddar, grated 60 gPlain flour 1 tbspGround nutmeg 1 pinchBlack pepper to taste

4. Lay the bacon in a large 26 cm frying pan without oil and cook on medium heat for 6 min until crisp. Lift out the bacon and leave the fat in the pan.

   Add in this stepBacon rashers 4

   medium heat

5. Dust both sides of the cakes with the remaining flour. Add 75% of the oil to the bacon fat and heat on medium heat until a scrap of potato sizzles at once, then fry the cakes for 4 min per side. Don't flip until the first side is deep golden. For 3 to 4 servings, fry in two batches so the pan isn't crowded. Lower the cakes in away from you, as the fat may spit.

   Add in this stepPlain flour 1 tbspVegetable oil 2¼ tbsp

   medium heat

6. Wipe the pan lightly with kitchen paper, add the remaining oil, crack in the eggs and fry on medium heat for 3 min, until the whites are set and the yolks still soft.

   Add in this stepEggs 2Vegetable oil ¾ tbsp

   medium heat

7. Stir together the mayonnaise, mustard and chives. Plate the cakes, top with the bacon and fried eggs, and serve the mustard mayo alongside.

   Add in this stepMayonnaise 2 tbspMustard 2 tspChives or spring onion, snipped 1 tbsp