I’m pretty pumped about St. Paddy’s Day if you haven’t figured out yet. I leave for New Orleans tomorrow!! I am so excited to explore the city and celebrate St. Paddy’s Day there. Anything I absolutely have to do while I’m there? I’ve never been and can’t wait.
I made this Irish breakfast as a little pre-St. Paddy’s Day celebration. If you are actually Irish, look away! I took some creative liberties with the Irish boxty. I swapped out white potatoes for turnips. I promise it turned out delicious! Also since rashers aka Irish bacon is a staple in Irish breakfast, I figured why not put a little bacon in the “potato” pancakes! Sorry no black and white pudding here. I just couldn’t. If you don’t know what it is, it isn’t some cookies and cream swirl deliciousness. Just google it. I made myself a little sandwich using the boxty as a bun and filled it with a fried egg and bacon. OMG you have to do this! I’m happy to say this Irish boxty turned me into a turnip fan.
Ingredients
- 1 lb turnips, peeled (about 3 small)
- 1/4 cup coconut milk, divided
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 egg
- 2 tbls arrowroot flour
- 4 thick bacon slices or rashers
- 2 banger sausages, I got mine from Whole Foods
- 2 eggs
Directions
- Cut 1 1/2 turnips into small chunks. In a small saucepan, bring two cups of water up to a boil with the turnips.
- Cook for 10 minutes or until turnips are fork tender.
- While turnips are boiling, shred other 1 1/2 turnips with a cheese grater. With a dish rag, squeeze out any excess liquid of the shredded turnips.
- Once boiled turnips are finished cooking, drain and add 2 tablespoons coconut milk.
- Blend until smooth with an immersion blender.
- Mix in shredded turnips, remaining coconut milk, egg, arrowroot, salt and pepper.
- In a flat bottom skillet, crisp 4 slices of bacon over medium heat.
- Once bacon is done, dice two slices and add to boxty batter. Reserve a little of the bacon fat from the skillet.
- With the remaining bacon fat, scoop 1/4 cup boxty batter onto hot skillet. You don’t want the pancakes to be too big or they won’t flip.
- Cook for 7-10 minutes until patty is brown. Flip and cook for another 5-7 minutes.
- Add more bacon fat as needed and continue the process of frying the pancakes. Makes 10 small pancakes.
- Cook bangers for 7-10 minutes per side, covered. In banger fat, fry up eggs to your liking.
- Fill your plate with boxty, bangers, bacon and eggs! Serves 2-3. Or 1 really, really hunger person.
The boxty look great! My husband loves them, but I never want to cook potato heavy foods. Looks like a great alternative! I’ll definitely be giving this recipe a try!
Glad to hear it!!
I’m menu planning for my first whole30 today and this breakfast idea looks great! I’ve never heard of a boxty but I’ll give it a go. Happy early St. Patty’s Day!
Happy early St. Patty’s! It is definitely a great filling Whole30 breakfast!
I think turnips are way underrated, so I’m always happy to see them in a recipe!
I completely agree! I am trying to cook with them more!
I’d love to wake up to this on St. Patricks morning, looks awesome!
Thanks Mark!!
I might need to eat this before Saint Patty’s Day! Drool! Love your photos 🙂
Thanks Stacey!!
These look so good! I agree with Rachel that turnips are totally underrated. Can’t wait to try this one
I hadn’t tried turnips in forever before making this dish! Now I love them!
Looks soooooo good. Gonna make it soon. Thanks!
Yeah thank you!!
while your frying the components of this wonderful feast drizzle some Bush-mills if you’re game. Gets a real irish-man up and rearing to go. don’t try it if you’re pommy it might hurt.
Thanks for the suggestion!!
I think this would taste great with parsnips too another underrated veggie.
I definitely think these would be great with parsnips!
Never heard of these pancakes, so I am going to try them out! Awesome photos!
Thank you!!
Bangers at Wholefoods, at the counter, have breadcrumbs inside. Careful for those who are true to paleo, to read (or ask) for ingredients.
My Wholefoods doesn’t have breadcrumbs in their bangers, but it is good to know that isn’t true to all WH!! Thanks for letting me know!