Sweet Relish

 Posted on July 6, 2018  |  3 minutes  |  441 words  |  Stephen

This delicious relish has lots of apple and a medium-sweet flavour and a warm aroma of cloves. Serve it on fried bread, full Irish breakfast, over hash browns and fried eggs, on burgers with cheese and bacon, on toast with home cooked ham or with a cheeseboard and oat crackers. This recipe makes about 2 kilogrammes so you won’t be stuck for relish for some time. If you follow the pasteurisation step it will keep, frozen for a year or in the fridge for a few months until opened. [Read More]
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Sweetened Oat Bread

 Posted on July 1, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  171 words  |  Stephen

This sweet oat bread combines coconut, almonds, raisins and apple in a delicious light oat based brack ideal for serving with tea as a healthy alternative to cakes and biscuits, and it’s fully made within an hour. You can also double the quantity and use a large round tin for more people. Ingredients 500 g greek yoghurt (Full or low fat are good) 150 g coconut flour 100 g ground almonds 200 g porridge oats 50 g raisins 50 g diced apple (About half a small apple) 50 g brown sugar (Optional) 1 teaspoon baking powder 50 ml water [Read More]

Jambalaya

 Posted on June 20, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  315 words  |  Stephen

Delicious jambalaya with chorizo and prawn.200 g large prawns 200 g smoked sausage: Andouille, Chorizo or similar 500 g chicken breast 160 g octopus (Sliced octopus is commonly available in Oriental food shops) 1 tin of chopped tomatoes 200 ml chicken stock made with one cube 1 medium onion 3 stalks of celery 1 bell pepper 1 bulb of garlic 250 g long grain rice 1 tablespoon of Cajun spice mix 1 teaspoon of oregano 1 teaspoon thyme 1 teaspoon crushed dried chillies 2 teaspoons smoked paprika (Particularly important if your chosen sausage does not have a strong smokey flavour) [Read More]

Chicken Paprikash

 Posted on June 13, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  195 words  |  Stephen

A delicious dish of chicken and paprika. 1 kg chicken breast approximately 2 medium onions 1 red bell pepper 400g tin chopped tomatoes 500g passata 1 bulb garlic 3 tablespoons paprika 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or crushed dried chillies (Optional) 1 chicken stock cube dissolved in 100 ml water 50 ml white wine vinegar / rice wine vinegar / apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon yeast extract or equivalent flavour enhancer as source of glutamate (Optional) 3 tablespoons of sour cream or plain greek yoghurt (Optional but recommended) [Read More]

Slow Cooker Creamed Rice

 Posted on June 10, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  177 words  |  Stephen

A delicious and economical dish of creamed rice you can make easily in your slow cooker.2 litres of milk 225 g long grain rice 20 g of Splenda (About 5 tablespoons) 30 g butter 1/2 teaspoon of Allspice and Cinnamon 2 tablespoons of vanilla essence 2 eggs Mix all ingredients except the eggs together in a slow cooker (3.5 litre cooker or bigger is recommended.) Cover and cook on high for 3 hours. [Read More]
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Guinness Stew

 Posted on June 2, 2018  |  6 minutes  |  1106 words  |  Stephen

This stew is a modern take on the classic Dublin Guinness Stew with a few surprise ingredients to give it a punch. Ingredients 1 Litre of Guinness (Draught or Stout) at room temperature 1.5 to 2 Kilogrammes of inexpensive stewing beef 4 Large Onions (1 kilogramme) 2 Stalks of Celery Entire Bulb of Garlic 500 g Whole Mushrooms 4 Large Carrots (600 - 700 grammes) 100 g Oyster Sauce (About 3 Tablespoons) 3 g Crushed Dried Chillies (1 Teaspoon); (Cayenne pepper could be substituted) [Read More]
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Cheesecake Sousvide

 Posted on May 19, 2018  |  5 minutes  |  1032 words  |  Stephen

This cheesecake is delicious, light, delicately flavoured and almost certainly won’t break during cooking. Because the sousvide bath will not overheat any part of the cake there will be no Maillard reaction and no browning, drying or unwanted textures. You can also get creative with toppings and because nothing will go over 80 degrees celsius there is lots of scope for adding chocolate or other ingredients into the batter. The ingredients listed give a mild lemon flavour and a hint of vanilla, but this is also a great place to use a small amount of tincture of star anise or purée of passionfruit (Seeds removed. [Read More]
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Oat Bread

 Posted on April 15, 2018  |  2 minutes  |  258 words  |  Stephen

This oat bread is very much like soda bread and is wheat free, but tastes delicious and will raise no eyebrows on your table if visitors arrive. Enjoy it just as you would a soda bread. This recipe makes one small loaf tin, not bigger than 22 x 12 cm (5 x 9 inch). Ingredients 500 g greek yoghurt (Full or low fat are good) 250 g oat flour (Alternatively oats ground in food processor) * 200 g porridge oats * 2 tablespoons oat bran 1 teaspoon baking powder 0. [Read More]

Ketchup

 Posted on March 22, 2018  |  1 minutes  |  168 words  |  Stephen

A delicious plain ketchup bursting with tomato flavour and no hidden ingredients. 400g tinned chopped tomatoes 200g tube of tomato purée 50g raisins 1 teaspoon sea salt 100 g White Wine Vinegar 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder 1 teaspoon Onion powder 2 teaspoon English Mustard 1 tablespoon of brown sugar 1 teaspoon medium curry powder 1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves 0.5 teaspoon Chilli Flakes Pinch or to taste Cumin, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Cayenne, Allspice, Pepper [Read More]
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