Bacon Roly Poly | Bacon & Onion Pudding | Bacon Clanger

[@debishipman2761]

Stuffing/dressing here in the states has a lot of variables as to what you call it. Anything from region, how you were raised to what your great, great memaw's cousin's sister used to call it. Me, I take a sort of logical approach. If it's in a bird (or pastry) it's stuffing because you stuffed it in. If it's in a dish sitting there it's dressing because it's dressing up the table. Easy peasy.

[@Hullj]

I think that you are substantially right. What's difficult for us to understand is that the states are viewed as much more monolithic than we really are or have ever been. Dressing versus stuffing. Skillet versus frying pan. There are a lot of regional differences in the way we name things, but the country itself is so large that that gets lost on a lot of people, including a lot of Americans. As opposed to in the former Yugoslavia where you had leb and cru both meaning bread depending on where you came from, but you were operating in an area that was the size of Ohio. So it was easy for people from Columbus to know what people in Toledo called things Much harder when someone in Central Europe needs to try to figure out what the states mean by a word. But I agree with you completely that stuffing mean stuffing and dressing means not stuffing

[@neilturner2924]

in buckinghamshire we call it a bacon badger bacon onions potatoes boiled in a cloth didnt have ovens years ago

[@Keefcooks]

Badger!

[@eileenthirling3676]

Omgoodness that take me back to when I was young in the 60s. Visiting my grandfather on a weekend he always had a steam pudding bubbling away but I remember he done it in a pillow case. Lol

[@jamesgoacher1606]

Oh Dear, I have just come from Cheryls channel 'What;s for Tea' and she did a steamed jam sponge so I am a little podged at the moment. I love this type of thing. Short trousers, socks around the ankles and dirty knees comes to mind - and that was only the other day. Beano Comic and 'The Bash Street Kids'. I'm reverting apparently.

[@sanseijedi]

Proud to be a member of 'you lot', just from me.Cheers!

[@dagenhamdave2611]

fantastic mr kief cooks very similar to my old mum used to cook and you did this a few years ago great video

[@anncarlisle6575]

love your cooking takes me back when a little girl in Hertfordshire,mum used to cook like that.

[@kymclinton3140]

Me too as a little girl in Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire in the sixties mum and aunty used to make this

[@kevowski]

My Mum makes a similar steamed version in a pudding bowl, like a steak & kidney pudding. She uses “cooking” bacon from the supermarkets which is a pack of trimmings and usually has some nice chunky bits inside. My Nan used to put potatoes inside hers to pad it out to save money when times were hard. A real family favourite and a perfect winter warmer 😊 Thank you for sharing 👌🏻

[@Keefcooks]

Cooking bacon is great stuff.

[@peternutt5646]

Twas my favourite thing growing up, steamed, with leek, and a meat and potato version too

[@adamwinbourne9128]

My partner is over the moon to see this, it was a favourite of his great nans to make she would steam it some times as you mentioned with a sweet side on the end however her favourite way was to oven cook it for that wonderful crust and she believed it improved not just the texture but the flavour. 👍👍👍👍

[@likkleginger]

I've seen one like this in a veggie cook book from the 70s with onions and stuffing. With veg suit obviously. It's very comforting (especially with cheese).

[@mikepetergumball8337]

Great video Keef. Keep on chooglin.

[@amandabrown352]

It's my end of the month meal with roast potatoes and cabbage

[@LearningCurveScience]

Genius trick to microwave bacon to get rid of the water. Another cool video. I've decided to go through them in order now (going backwards). Then when I've finished I'll have a lovely treat of some new videos!

[@Keefcooks]

Well good luck with that! If you haven't found this page: keefcooks.com/allvideos.php it's an index of all of my videos - easier than trying to find them via KZbin! Enjoy!

[@patrickormerod3472]

Gastronaut reporting in! Thanks for the shoutout loved to hear the opening!

[@Keefcooks]

You're welcome!

[@ralphrowlands3902]

Another good one Keef. I’m inclined to agree with your good lady about the bacon. Also I’m surprised that she said it was salty. Gonna give this a go. Cheers

[@Keefcooks]

She's very aware of saltiness - I like more than her.

[@lfcmonkeyyyman6229]

Another great recipe (personally, would use the less salty UNsmoked bacon). I have only ever steamed pudding/roll polys, but this way actually looks like a better result, slightly crusty pastry, and is faster too. There is something I just love about watching you cook.. the unpredictability, the mess, the things you forget etc!! Keep up the gr8 work!!!

[@marleneclough3173]

I have also always steamed you get lighter pastry but it does take ages

[@robertwcoleman4048]

When I was a kid my parents called it Bacon Badger , it was also only steamed, i make it these days for my aussie wife and she loves it as i add mushrooms and i do not use stuffing, i think that is a bit suspicious , for herbs i use some mixed herbs or Italian seasoning

[@Keefcooks]

TBH when I do this again I think I'll leave out the stuffing - it was a bit overwhelming.

[@itsmeintorrespain2714]

First...thanks for Shoutout. I didn't expect that. Second, an awesome result. and I will try your stuffing addition but I won't dice the bacon. Third, folks who can't get the boxed suet, just ask your butcher for some! He'll probably give it to you in a big white lump (mine does) and then you can freeze it and grate as required.

[@Keefcooks]

I don't know if UK butchers actually have suet these days, but I'd bet money that they won't give you it for free! In Madrid I used to get it from my regular butcher on the market - took a while for him to understand that when he prepped the riñones I didn't want him to throw the fat away. El inglés tonto.

[@itsmeintorrespain2714]

@@Keefcooks I get it gratis from my local butcher but I have to pay a Euro or 2 for Trotters for my pork pies which I used to get for free in Surrey (15 years ago mind, might be different now.)

[@karendaley3184]

Thanks Patrick Ormerod! I miss the gastronauts greeting too.

[@Keefcooks]

Watch this space...

[@leehotspur9679]

Hi mate enjoyed this recipe My old Mum used to make Roly Poly for us kids in the 40,s& 50,s ,as a cheap wholesome meal all types of meat or offal ,which was flour dredged beforehand the herbs came from the garden Also part was steamed without filling . This was sliced and Jam or treacle was put on with custard or whatever was available

[@robshaw1294]

Very nice and unusual, might try it with chorizo and mozzarella !

[@Keefcooks]

Interesting combo!

[@JTMusicbox]

Wonderful! You are right about the color but with the garnish it looks great and I’ll definitely try making this. I too have missed “greetings gastonauts.”

[@Mariak82]

Great video, glad I've found your channel. I love to bake and cook. I used to have this when I was little and I used to make it years ago for my family. I must make it again soon. 😋

[@30firebirds]

'Ello, Keef (and Mrs.!) Here in America we call it stuffing if it's roasted in a bird or other lump of meat, and dressing if it's done on the stovetop or oven by itself.

[@heatherlinton5057]

I bet that is fantastic with that steamed rolled pud 👌

[@reversethursday4975]

Oh boy this looks lovely!

[@kimbradley1292]

I'm going to try this Keef, thanks ever so 🙂

[@Keefcooks]

Good luck!

[@kevinheath7635]

My mum often made bacon and onion roly poly when I was a kid in the sixties. She also cooked it in a steamer.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

That looks really good. Cheers, Keef! ✌️

[@edgarburlyman738]

Never heard stuffing called dressing,but we do call "kitchen roll", "paper towels"! Also, this one's both novel and tasty-looking, love it.

[@karendaley3184]

Great video! I enjoyed it a lot. I might have to have a go at steaming a pudding.

[@mikeplatts2603]

Wow, that looked interesting KC ( I am a big fan of suet pastry ) I will be giving this one a whirl when the weather cools down a bit.

[@ricatkins4918]

Your hair shirt and the gravy jug make a great vlog🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jacquelinemoore7839]

Greeting Keefe. Yeah my mummy use to rave about bacon and onion suet pudding. Not sure about the stuffing. Questionable. Know for the onion gravy and mash potatoes, what no onion gravy lol

[@admirathoria0073]

As long as you don't greet us with "Greetings Gastropods", it's all good, imo. lol Dressing Vs. Stuffing....If it is inserted into the meat (turkey, chicken, etc.) and cooks with the meat, it is a "stuffing". If it is not inserted into the meat and cooked separately, it is a "dressing". When I was a child, stuffing and dressing were served at family get togethers because the cavity of the turkey wasn't large enough for everyone to have a serving of the stuffing. So a pan or two of dressing was made and cooked so everyone could have some. I preferred stuffing because it cooked inside the turkey and had more flavor than the dressing, even though both were made with the same ingredients. Anyhow, sometime in the late 1980s-early 1990s, stuffing was eliminated from our family get-togethers because one of my aunts read something that the stuffing never got to the temperature to kill the bacteria clinging to the inside of the turkey and we would all get sick and die. Sooooo...we stopped having stuffing and dressing and only had dressing after that. The family conspiracy theorists think Auntie just didn't want to stuff anything because it was easier to put it all into a pan and cook it separately. Here's a tip for the boxed dressing/stuffing/whatever you want to call it: dice one or two slices of fresh or day old bread, add it to the mix, and follow the box directions. The additional bread will reduce the salty taste.

[@stevendunn264]

It is Stuffing in America if cooked in the meat and Dressing if cooked separately .

[@ricatkins4918]

Looks good keefcooks!! Is the music per chance Bert Jansch......?

[@Keefcooks]

Ah no, it's from KZbin's free audio library.

[@kymclinton3140]

I love your wife for her appreciation of proper rib sticking food as soon as I'm paid next Friday I'm off to get the ingredients vi haven't already got I've always got the atora as I make a lot of dumplings I live alone and I'm in my sixties and I want proper food most of the time just like this a friend says what's the point when you live alone I say left overs I hate to waste any food whatsoever I'd make this and freeze it in portions as I do almost of my meals in fact I have two large freezers at the moment both stuffed to the rafters. and yesterday at work I was offered an under the counter freezer for free plus it will be delivered tomorrow I've just made the area ready for it and I can't wait for it to arrive I shop monthly and batch cook for convenience

[@barrymcnicholl4140]

You did it!

[@sanseijedi]

"Bedfordshire clanger: we kept them warm under the cow pats," Ned--To the Manor Born

[@Keefcooks]

Were they hygenically wrapped?

[@sanseijedi]

@@Keefcooks 😜

[@suejaneuk1681]

Looks delicious.

[@jeanniekillick889]

Lol thank you for taking it lightly 😘

[@harrybond007]

Need to spring for 2 plates!

[@Keefcooks]

You said this before. The answer is still 'not for my videos'.

[@Hullj]

If you put the bacon parallel to the short side of the pastry, then when you cut it, you're effectively cutting all the bacon into small pieces. So that would address Mrs. Keith Cook's extremely sensible observation and still not make any more work for the cook.

[@Keefcooks]

Great idea - I'll do that next time.

[@Skibo_1997]

class video, thanks!

[@chargerfryar]

This is lovely English food. A bit of mash, peas and carrots, and something savory baked in pastry. So many ppl here in the US think English food is just fish and chips. It's a shame really.

[@lenp00]

Comment from Canada… if it’s called stuffing when used to stuff poultry and dressing when it’s served as a side, then why is it that you can buy Kraft Stove Top Stuffing, which is prepared on the ‘hob’, to steal a term from “Old Blighty”?

[@rilessmiles6590]

Fellow Canadian weighing in to say: I've only ever heard it been called stuffing here, whether or not it's in a bird. :-)

[@brendarigdonsbrensden.8350]

Corrrrr belter 👍🏼

[@helza]

What do you reckon to sausagemeat and onion as an alternative?

[@Keefcooks]

I reckon that would be utterly splendid!

[@helza]

@@Keefcooks I reckon I'll give ita go then 😁

[@kymclinton3140]

My god haven't had one of those for eons mum. And my aunty used to make these weekly

[@ryanhorow4590]

U r great chapion Love u both kevin

[@chippyraf]

Ha! I remembered the pepper - pity I forgot the baking powder in my plain flour.

[@karenbell1005]

Ooh that looks fab I could just eat it.. And just out of being nosey what does Mrs keef do for a job?? I'm guessing a teacher or social worker???

[@Keefcooks]

She used to be a drama teacher. These days she's a customer service agent/call handler/organiser.

[@karenbell1005]

@@Keefcooks she has that calm but fun persona.. Lovely couple. X

[@tonywilkerson3999]

In the north it's called stuffing. In south it's called dressing.

[@petepeters2258]

It’s stuffing when in the meat bird… it’s dressing served as a side

[@redoorn]

15:51

[@Gerrygambone]

Steamed or baked ? Guess you would have to do both to see what you prefer ( looked good steamed I have to say ) would it be sacrilegious to cut down on the bacon and add boneless chicken thighs ?

[@Keefcooks]

Well it's meant to be steamed. It's not a religious item, you can put whatever you like in it!

[@jasminepatmore7484]

I have seen similar recipie using sausagemeat instead of the stuffing, which would be less bready.

[@katescaringcorner6765]

Americans call it stuffing if it’s in the bird and dressing if it’s beside the bird. Or whatever it is that you are stuffing or dressing.

[@briansnowdon2750]

I’ve never heard of bacon rolly polly

[@Keefcooks]

Me neither before this.

[@My2up2downCastle]

It's bacon clanger in North Bucks... steamed , not baked.... definately not rolled.

[@Keefcooks]

Not rolled - how is it then?

[@a.arathorn3769]

1st cheers

[@redoorn]

Psych! :-)

[@Keefcooks]

???

[@redoorn]

@@Keefcooks 15:51 ;-)

[@jamesparlane9289]

Don't drop your clanger.

[@Keefcooks]

Arf arf.

[@StanTompsett]

you have just rolled it the wrong way round bacon should be laid across the dough.

[@Hullj]

Americans aren't any more United in calling that bread product stuffing or dressing than they are about having a moral opinion about certain political events. So call it what you want. Just don't make it with cornbread.

[@jeanniekillick889]

Please stop waffling on

[@Keefcooks]

Oh, right. Sure. Waffling stopped - that better? 😀

[@3334001]

Make some Ukrainian food

[@Keefcooks]

I have done borscht, chicken Kyiv, pierogies etc. But these are common to Russia and other East European countries. I probably wouldn't do justice to Ukrainian food really.

[@3334001]

@@Keefcooks I haven’t looked my mistake sorry MR Keef

[@Keefcooks]

No worries.

[@dirtyunclehubert]

as a very old and very wise sandwich-sage from ireland already knew about store-bought ham: "they're too thin, they resemble razor blades to me at times...."