Bacon and onion damper

This was a while ago while the craze of My Kitchen Rules was still on. Greatly inspired by Bill and Alex I decided to attempt the great Aussie damper. Never made it, never tried it but now is the time after being here for so long. Plus it would be handy if I ever get stuck in the outback with flour and coal. 

We had the webber going for a BBQ so I thought it was a perfect opportunity to do it outdoor style. On the coal. Also inspired by Bill & Alex, I decided to whip up a spicy tomato sauce to go with it. So here is our Bacon and onion damper  with spicy tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

1 cup diced bacon

1 onion finely chopped

2 cups self raising flour

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup milk

2 tbsp olive oil

Method:

1. Add 1 tbsp olive oil to pan and cook finely chopped onion and diced bacon till fragrant. Turn off heat.
2. Mix flour, salt and olive oil together. Add milk slowly and mix to form a dough.
3. Knead the dough till soft and smooth.
4. Incorporate the onion and bacon bits into dough evenly.
5. Shape the into a nice round loaf and wrap with two layers of tin foil.
6. Place in coal (cover with coal as well) and let it bake for 20 to 30 minutes. 

As this was my first time making damper I was checking every 10 minutes to ensure the heat is even and no particular part is burning quicker than the other. Plus I was cooking it in a Webber so heat wasn't exactly even but nonetheless I just had to turn it upside down and around. 

For the spicy tomato sauce, I just opened a tin of diced tomatoes, finely chopped two chillies and cooked it in a pan with 1 tsp sugar, salt to taste and chopped parsley. Bring it to high heat and simmer until you get a thick sauce.