Donal's Irish Adventure

Dublin Coddle

Name: Dublin Coddle
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 1 large onion, chopped; 6 slices of thick streaky bacon rashers, roughly chopped; 2-3 (800g) large waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into small pieces; 8 butchers sausages; 30g butter; A good handful of fresh parsley, roughly chopped; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Guinness Bread, to serve

Traditional Irish food is all about comfort and nothing proves this more than Dublin coddle.

Donal SkehanFrom the series · Donal's Irish Adventure

60 min totalServes 4Medium

Dublin Coddle

Time60 min

Serves4

SkillMedium

ShowSuper Food In Minutes

Method

In a heavy based casserole dish, add the bacon, sausage, onion, potato and butter with a splash of water. Season and leave to simmer over a medium heat for 15 - 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender.

Add the parsley and serve in bowls alongside Guinness bread.

Cook's notes

Traditionally the sausages and bacon aren't browned — coddle is a pale, gently simmered dish. Get the heat on, then keep it to a steady medium simmer for 15–20 minutes rather than chasing colour.
Waxy potatoes hold their shape best; floury ones can break down too much, though a little of that thickens the broth nicely.
Use good butcher's sausages with a high meat content — they're the heart of the dish and cheap ones will let it down.
Just a splash of water to start; the onions, sausages and bacon give up plenty of liquid as they cook.
A generous handful of fresh parsley stirred in at the end lifts the whole pot and cuts through the richness.

Serve with Thick slices of Guinness bread or brown soda bread for soaking up the broth, and a glass of stout if you're keeping it Dublin.

Make ahead & storage Coddle is one of those dishes that's even better the next day. Cool it quickly, keep it in the fridge for up to three days, and reheat gently on the hob until piping hot.

Recipe by Donal Skehan · From the series Donal's Irish Adventure · Photography © Appetite Media
Published 13 July 2026 · Updated 15 July 2026

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