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Kilkeel Crab and Apple in Cucumber Cups
Cucumber Cups Ingredients1 cucumber (scraped and cut in to 8)4 ounces fresh cooked crab meat (white meat from claws and legs)1 ounce Granny Smith apple (grated)2 tablespoons lime juice1 teaspoon lime zest2 tablespoons crème fraiche2 tablespoon mayonnaise1 tablespoon shallots (finely chopped)1 tablespoon flat leafed parsley (chopped) plus 8 springs for garnishDash of Tabasco sauceFine sea […]
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Celebrity chef Donal Skehan to showcase Ireland in new food and travel TV series
Tourism Ireland is teaming up with celebrity chef Donal Skehan, to create a new food travelogue series, which will air on PBS in the United States later this year. Working with Inproduction TV, Tourism Ireland is co-funding the production of an eight-part TV series, all about an ‘active foodie’ holiday in Ireland. Viewers will see […]
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Spicy Moroccan Harissa Chicken Salad
Ingredients For the chicken: 2 tablesp. harissa paste 3 tablesp. white wine vinegar 4 chicken fillets For the roasted potatoes: 300g potatoes, peeled and diced ½ tablesp. rapeseed or olive oil 1 teasp. ground cumin 1 teasp. garam masala powder ½ teasp. chilli powder For the dressing: 2 tablesp. white wine vinegar 2 tablesp. Rapeseed […]
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Lamb Stew Hot Pot
You can also use neck of lamb or gigot chops to make this stew. Simply ask your butcher to cut it into 1½cm slices for you. This is a great nutritionally complete dinner in one pot for the whole family. Serves 6 Ingredients 675g shoulder of lamb 4 tablesp. plain flour Salt and freshly-ground black […]
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Amelda’s Perfect Sausage Rolls
Perfect Sausage Rolls Serves Makes 16 small sausage rolls Cooking time: 15-20 mins Ingredients 500g (18oz) good-quality sausage meat 50g (2oz) sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and finely chopped 1 small onion, finely chopped 4 tbsp freshly grated parmesan cheese 3 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 500g (18oz) all-butter puff pastry, thawed if frozen plain […]
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Mussel and Bacon Paella The ultimate one pan dish!
Mussel and Bacon Paella The ultimate one pan dish! Serves 4 Cooking time: 45 minutes Ingredients 20 mussels, scrubbed and de-bearded 12 uncooked large prawns, shells removed 100g bacon lardons 600ml seafood stock or water 5 saffron strands, soaked in 1 tablesp. boiling water 2-3 tablesp. rapeseed or olive oil 1 large onion, peeled and […]
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Lemon and Poppy Seed Drizzle Cake
Ingredients: – Serves 8 4 unwaxed lemons 250g caster sugar 6 free-range eggs 200g ground almonds 50g chickpea flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tbsp poppy seeds The Drizzle 4 tbsp lemon juice 115g caster sugar Method: Put two of the lemons in a pot of water and bring to the boil, then simmer for […]
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Goats’ Cheese, Potato & Bacon Soda Bread
Ingredients: 175g self-raising flour 175g grated Maris Piper potato 100g goats’ cheese 1 tsp sea salt 50g pancetta lardons 2 tsp English mustard powder 2 medium free-range eggs 3 tbsp whole milk 4 scallions, chopped Method: Set your oven to 190°C. Place the flour, mustard powder and sea salt into a mixing bowl and whisk […]
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Baked Scallops in Pastry
Ingredients: – Serves 2 4 large scallops with shells 100g puff pastry, cut into 4 rounds Sauce 1 shallot, finely chopped 1 garlic clove, grated 1 tbsp fennel, finely chopped 50ml Pernod 150ml fish stock 100ml double cream tarragon flat leaf parsley ½ lemon 20g butter Method: Place a non-stick pan on to a high […]
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Warm goat’s cheese with honey and figs
The perfect option for a starter for four or main for two. Serves 2 – 4 Ingredients 4 x goat’s cheese crottin 2 fresh figs cut into 8 pieces 2 tablespoon of honey 4 tablespoons of seedless grapes Micro herbs Method 1. Place goats cheese in a hot oven for 4 minutes. 2. To make […]