Cockles, Laverbread and Welsh Bacon

A traditional Welsh breakfast dish featuring savory laverbread patties, sautéed leeks, cockles, and crispy smoked bacon.

Seafood Bacon Breakfast Traditional Welsh

Estimated Nutrition

Calories

431.6

kcal / serving

1726.5 kcal total

Carbs

11.2g

per serving

44.8 g total

Fat

34.6g

per serving

138.2 g total

Protein

19.6g

per serving

78.4 g total

Cook Time

minutes

Serves

people

Dietary

Vegetarian Vegan Dairy Free Gluten Free

Ingredients

Dairy

Butter

GrainsCereals

Oatmeal

Meat

piece

Bacon

Smoked rashers, fried until crisp

NutsSeeds

to taste

White Pepper

Freshly ground

OilsFats

Bacon Fat

Seafood

225

Cockle Meat

Picked and cooked

Vegetables

225

Laverbread

Ready-prepared

piece

Leek

Finely chopped

Method

Mix the laverbread and oatmeal in a bowl and season with white pepper.

Let the mixture rest for 20 minutes.

Melt butter in a pan and fry the leek for 4 minutes until softened.

Add the cockle meat to the leeks and cook until heated through.

Form the laverbread mixture into golf ball-sized balls and flatten into patties.

Heat bacon fat in a separate pan and fry patties until golden-brown on both sides.

Serve patties topped with the cockle mixture and two crispy bacon rashers.