Dublin Coddle

1 lb. bacon slices 2 lb. pork sausage links bacon fat or oil 2 lg onions, sliced 2 cloves garlic, whole 4 lg potatoes, thickly sliced 2 carrots, thickly sliced 1 bouquet garni black pepper hard cider (apple wine) or apple cider chopped parsley for garnish

Serves 6 Lightly fry bacon until crisp. Place in large cooking pot. Brown sausage in some bacon grease or vegetable oil. Remove and add to pot. Soften sliced onions and whole garlic cloves in fat, then add to pot with potatoes and carrots. Bury the bouquet garni in the middle of the mixture. Sprinkle with pepper. Cover with cider. Simmer 1 1/2 hours over medium-low heat; do not boil. Garnish with chopped parsley.