Put the potatoes on to boil in lightly salted water and drain when cooked. Mash the potatoes with the milk and spring onion. Taste and season. Set aside and keep warm. Melt the butter in the pan ...

Continue to mash and blend the potatoes until smooth with a potato masher. Chop the cooked bacon and stir in half into the potatoes. Stir half of the chopped bacon into the potatoes, then spoon ...

John's here to show us how to cook them perfectly, accompanied by creamy mash and crispy bacon. Place a heavy based fry pan over a high heat, and leave until it starts to smoke, take the scallops ...