New potatoes with bacon cracklings and dill

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 1 kg potatoes (early potatoes)
• 50 g bacon, raw, untreated (green bacon, Salo)
• 1 bunch dill, finely chopped
• some salt

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

Basic recipe, traditional Ukrainian cuisine

Scrape the papery skin off the new potatoes with a knife, boil the potatoes in lightly salted water, and drain. In the meantime, finely dice the green bacon (salo), add it to the pan, and fry until golden brown. Add the rendered green bacon and fat to the pot with the potatoes, then add the finely chopped dill. Cover the pot, place a long, folded tea towel over the lid, hold the pot handles firmly, shake the pot 2-3 times, and you’re done. Ukrainian radish salad or coleslaw made with young white cabbage with cucumbers and dill (see my recipes) goes very well with this dish. This dish is a typical Ukrainian breakfast during the new potato season. Salo (green bacon) is used extensively in cooking in Ukraine. Dill is the most popular herb in Ukraine.