Category: Health & Wellbeing

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Delighted to see our friends @gleniskinsta back @flahavans

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We’re so delighted to see our good friends at @gleniskinsta back up and running, producing their amazing organic yoghurts, and to celebrate here’s a throwback to a recipe we created together back in the summer of 2020. This Cranberry & Pecan Porridge bread recipe is t-oatally worth the effort, so stock up on your oats and yoghurt and get creative in the kitchen! Make sure to tag us and @gleniskinsta if you give it a go! #FlahavansOats #FriendsOfFlahavans #IrishBrands

Serves 8|Takes 65 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

360g of Flahavan’s Organic Oats
500g of Glenisk Organic Natural Yogurt
60g of Pecans (reserve a few to decorate the top)
50g of Dried Cranberries
60g of Honey
1 Egg
2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
4 tbsp of Milk
Pinch of Salt

METHOD:

Place the dried cranberries into a heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water and set aside for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180°c. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin with parchment paper.
Add the yogurt, egg, milk and bicarbonate soda to a large mixing bowl and set aside for 5 minutes.
Drain the cranberries and add them to the bowl of yogurt etc. along with the oats, pecans, honey and salt. Mix all the ingredients together well.
Transfer the mixture to the prepared loaf tin. Place a couple of reserved pecans on top for decoration and cook for 45 minutes until golden (ovens may vary so do check before end of cooking with a skewer or toothpick to see if comes out clean – if it does it’s cooked).
Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack. Slice and serve with a topping of your choice15m
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Rory O’Connell’s Grilled Fish with Herb Relish @Bordbia #foodaware

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This way of cooking fish is perceived as being rather old fashioned, but if you have a really fresh fish, it can be fabulous and quite contemporary in its simplicity. Hake, cod, ling and mackerel are all delicious cooked in this way. The relish served here is classic, and when properly prepared, it will remind you why herbs, butter and lemon will always have a place at the table when fresh fish is being served.

Serves 4

  • 4 x 120- 150g pieces of your fish of choice
  • 2 tablespoons of flour, seasoned with salt and pepper optional
  • 25 g butter at room temperature
  • salt and pepper
  • 4 wedges of lemon
    • Herb Relish
    • 50g butter
    • 2 tablespoons of very finely chopped herbs such as parsley, chives, fennel and a few thyme leaves
    • black pepper

To cook the fish, place the grill pan on a medium heat and allow to become quite hot. You don’t want it smoking madly, but should see a light haze, almost like vapour, arising from the pan. Dry the fish fillets with paper towel and dip in the seasoned flour and shake off the excess. You can skip this flouring stage if you wish. With a knife, lightly butter the flesh side of the fish fillets. Place the fish, buttered sides down on the hot grill. The fish should sizzle immediately it hits the pan, if it doesn’t, the pan wasn’t hot enough and you need to crank up the heat immediately. If you have difficulty determining if the pan is hot enough, take one of the pieces of fish and holding it above the pan, just place a corner of the buttered side onto the grill. If it sizzles, it is fine to proceed, if it doesn’t then allow the pan to get hotter. Let the fish cook, still on a high heat until the fish is well coloured. There should be a bit of smoke coming from the pan, but not great clouds of it, so adjust the heat accordingly. Lift the fish at one corner to check if it is golden and getting crisp. When you are confident this stage has been reached, turn the heat down a little and with the help of a fish or egg slice, turn the fish over on to the skin side. Let it continue to cook until the skin is crispy and the fish is cooked through. You will know the fish is cooked when the flesh appears to be white and creamy in colour and no longer looks translucent.

While the fish is cooking, melt the butter for the relish. Allow the butter to cool a little before stirring in the chopped herbs.

Remove the cooked fish to hot serving plates, placing them with the golden flesh side up. Place a wedge of lemon on each plate and drizzle the herb relish over.

If you wish garnish with a spring of parsley and serve immediately.

http://www.bordbia.ie/consumer/recipes/roryoconnell/pages/grilledfishwithherbrelish.aspx