Heaven in a Pot Recipe

Heaven in a Pot

This one is a special one. My great grandmother, grandmother and mother all made this one for their families and now I do to. In the past I’ve added bits here and there, garlic, EVOO and parmesan on top etc… but the basic way is the best. When my grandma (Guzzy) couldn't afford cream, it would be a dash of milk or no dairy at all.

If I’m feeling like we need a bit of cosiness, it’s cold or someone needs cheering up then this hug in a bowl hits the right spot.

1 Smoked gammon (medium)

1 Small Savoy cabbage / Half a big one (sliced into thumb width strips)

6/8 Medium potatoes peeled (depends how greedy you are)

1 Pork stock cube

2 Onions with a few cloves in (don’t worry if you don’t have cloves)

2 Bay leaves

Small bunch parsley (cut however you like, I roughly chop)

100ml Cream

2tsp English mustard

1tbsp Dijon mustard

1. Put the gammon in a pot, cover with water. Add bay leaf and onion with cloves in. Chop 2 potatoes up and add. Bring up to boil then turn down to simmer for 2-3 hours or until the gammon pulls apart.

2. Remove gammon from pot and chop into large chunks. Leave aside.

3. Chop rest of potatoes into rostie sized chunks and add. Cook for half an hour

4. Add savoy to the pot. Cook for 10 mins

5. Add cooked gammon, cream, white pepper and chopped parsley (small bunch)

6. Serve with French bread with loads of butter on and Dijon/English mustard on the side.