Hidden pork neck under a potato „blanket“ with cream – a juicy one-dish lunch

Name: Hidden pork neck under a potato „blanket“ with cream – a juicy one-dish lunch
Prep time: 80 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 slices of boneless pork neck (approx. 1 cm thick); 1 tablespoon lard; salt; freshly ground black pepper; 8 medium potatoes; 2 large onions; 100 g good-quality smoked bacon; 250 ml whipping cream (33 %); crushed caraway

Easy to prepare
4 serving
80 minutes

Jan, 27. 01. 2026

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Try this delicious recipe for hidden pork neck under a potato blanket with cream, which is ideal as a hearty one-dish lunch. If you enjoy other tasty pork dishes, also check out roasted pork neck with garlic and a great sauce or layered pork neck with beer and garlic, which likewise offer juicy and tasty pork variations.

For 4 serving

Ingredients

Base:

4 slices of boneless pork neck (approx. 1 cm thick)
1 tablespoon lard
salt
freshly ground black pepper

Potato „blanket“:

8 medium potatoes
2 large onions
100 g good-quality smoked bacon

Sauce:

250 ml whipping cream (33 %)

Seasoning:

crushed caraway

Preparation procedure

Do not pound the pork neck slices. Salt and pepper them on both sides. Heat the lard in a pan and sear the meat quickly on each side for about 2 minutes to seal it. Transfer the seared meat to the baking dish.
Peel the potatoes and slice them into rounds about 0.5 cm thick. It is important to dry the potatoes with a paper towel so they steam in the baking dish rather than boil. Slice the onion into half-moons and the bacon into slices.
On each slice of meat, spread a layer of onion, place the smoked bacon on top, and cover everything with a layer of potato rounds. Lightly salt the potatoes and sprinkle with crushed caraway.
Pour the whipping cream over the entire contents of the baking dish. Cover the dish with a lid or foil and place in an oven preheated to 200 °C for 40 minutes. Then remove the lid, reduce the temperature to 170 °C and bake for another 20 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and the surface is lightly golden.

Basic information

Number of servings: 4 servings
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 60 minutes
Total time: approx. 80 minutes

Practical tips

Potatoes: The most suitable are potatoes of cooking type B or A, which hold their shape.
Cream: Use cream with a higher fat content so it doesn’t curdle and creates a creamy sauce.
Bacon: The better the quality of the smoked bacon, the more pronounced the flavor of the entire dish.