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TASTE

Norfolk

plough pudding

This hearty dish comes from

Norfolk and was traditionally

eaten on “Plough Monday”

• a Monday in early January
  that was seen as the begin-
  ning of the farming year.
  Serving this pudding marked
  the start of spring ploughing.

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INGREDIENTS

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1 pinch of salt

3oz shredded suet (we used

vegetable suet)

1lb pork sausage-meat

8 rashers of chopped streaky

bacon

1 large peeled and diced onion

1 tsp dried or fresh sage

½ oz brown sugar

Water or pork stock

METHOD

1. Grease a large (1 litre)
   pudding basin thoroughly.
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   in a large mixing bowl and then
   add the suet. Mix well and then
   gradually add enough cold
   water to make a soft but not
   sticky dough.


2. Roll the dough into a ball
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   third of the dough and put it to
   one side; you’ll need this for the
   lid of the pudding. Roll out the
   rest of the dough and line the
   pudding basin.


3. In another bowl mix the
   sausage-meat, bacon, onion,
   sage and sugar together.
   Season to taste and add the
   mixture to the lined pudding
   basin. Pour in enough water or
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4. Roll out the remaining pastry
   and add to the top of the
   pudding basin. Pinch together
   the edges to make sure the
   pudding is sealed. Cover the
   bowl with a large circle of
   grease-proof paper (with a pleat

in to allow for expansion of the

pudding) and top with pleated

kitchen foil. Tie with string and

make a loop so you can retrieve

the pudding when hot.

5. Steam the pudding for

approx 3.5 hours.

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