Tattie Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb old potato
2 onions
2 old carrots
4 slices bacon
7 1/2 cups beef stock or 7 1/2 cups water
salt
fresh ground pepper
fresh parsley, handful,finely chopped

Preparation

Peel and slice the potatoes, coarsely shred the peeled onions and carrots and cut the bacon into squares.
Bring the water or stock to the boil in a large pan and add the vegetables and bacon.
Cover and simmer gently for 11/2 hours until the soup is thick and creamy.
Season.
Add the chopped nettle tops or parsley 10 minutes before serving.