Following our recent forays into fatty carbs here in BitchBuzz cookery corner, I thought as a treat, I would shelf the health again, and go the whole hog with a 'fuck the diet' recipe.

A male friend of mine came up with this dish because he is one of those, 'grr, manly food, me eat fat' kind of guys, but having tasted his pretty amazing mash-on-steroids, I see no reason why it can't be enjoyed by all, even if you do end up serving it with vegetables on the side. SHOCK!

While mash with a dash of butter and milk is perfectly good, throwing a load of cream, bacon and spring onions in it puts it in another league, and I can now understand my friend's devotion to this particular kind of potato.

If you're a vegetarian, you can obviously omit the bacon and just add extra cream for richness, and if you just like to mess about with recipes, it is worth trying this with the addition of cheese, garlic, mustard, or all of the above. Leaving the skin on the potatoes makes this mash extra manly, whilst also adding further variety to the texture.

Serve with sausages, of course, and eat only once a year to prevent heart disease. 

Ingredients (serves 4)

4 large baking potatoes, skin on

3 rashers of streaky bacon, finely chopped

150mls double cream

4-5 spring onions, finely sliced

1 tablespoon of butter

salt/pepper

Directions

Chop potatoes into chunks and throw into a pan of slightly salted, boiling water. Cook for 10-15mins until a knife slides through easily.

Drain potatoes, and leave in the colander covered with a tea-towel to dry out.

In a small saucepan, melt the butter and add the spring onions and bacon. Fry for 5mins on a medium heat until the onions begin to soften and the bacon begins to crisp. Add the cream and gently heat to nearly boiling (when it just starts to bubble, stop).

As the cream is heating mash the potatoes. Pour in the warmed bacon, cream and onion mixture, and stir to combine, mashing a little more if potatoes and still a bit lumpy. Season with plenty of pepper.

Loosen the top button of your trousers and serve.

Image via Endless Simmer