Sausage Coddle

Ingredients

• 1 pound pork sausage links
• 1/2 pound smoked bacon, cubed
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 4 large potatoes, peeled and sliced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley (optional)
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 1/2 cups Irish stout beer (such as Guinness(R))
• 1/2 cup heavy cream