Erin go brat.

The author of this cookbook says that you can find this in ANY pub in Dublin. I've never been, so I'll just have to take her word for it.

"Dublin Coddle" (6 quart pot)

~4 slices lean bacon
~5 pork sausages
~2 yellow onions, sliced
~salt
~pepper
~2 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
~2 carrots, peeled and sliced
~1 c beer (or water, or hard cider or chicken stock.) I used Brooklyn's brown ale.
~1/4 c chopped fresh parsley (I kind of forgot this part.)

Cook bacon until it's crispy and drain. (I do it in the microwave because I can. The recipe had you do it in a sauté pan.)
Heat sauté pan over medium-high heat and add sausages for 10 minutes turning frequently until browned.
Transfer sausages to a plate and drain fat from sauté pan.
Add onions to sauté pan and stir frequently for 10 minutes or until browned.
Spread half of the onions on the bottom of the crock pot.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Place half of the potatoes on top.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Lay the bacon on top of the potatoes.
Lay the sausages over the bacon.
Spread carrots over the sausages.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Spread remaining onions over carrots.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Top with remaining potatoes.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Add beer. (Or whatever you decide to use.)
Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
Sprinkle with parsley. (Or forget to do it like I did.)
Serve immediately.

5 servings.

Mmm... If I ever find myself in Dublin pub (which WILL happen if I ever end up in Dublin), I'm going to have to try this. I'm not a HUGE fan of bratwurst, but this was REALLY good.