A great big thank you to Marina Azevedo for shaping the sourdough @ballymaloecookkeryschool


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A great big thank you to Marina Azevedo @marinamorenah2o for coming to my rescue yesterday, and shaping all the sourdough. Thank you Lucy Stocks @lucy_makes_stock for getting up early this morning with Marina to bake it off in the #ballymaloebreadshed , ( I hope you had a beautiful sunrise,) sorry about the oven, then shaping, making, and feeding more sourdough, before rushing off to class. Thank you Marina and Lucy, for keeping the show on the road! #learnatballymaloe #12weekcertificatecourse #ballymaloecookeryschool
Digging new season potatoes @rachelallencooks #ballymaloe


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New season potatoes are being dug daily here at Ballymaloe Cookery School and delivered up to the Farm Shop by the hardworking gardeners. The pic of @rachelallencooks is from last year when everyone (literally) dug in during the lockdown and helped out anywhere they could.
Thank goodness things are begining to look a little more normal. Swing by the shop and grab a bag of Homegrown Organic Spuds at The Farm Shop. Bring them home and gently boil in salted water, slather with some delicious butter and a sprinkling of @maldonsalt. It couldn’t be more #SimplyDelicious
Smashed avocado on sourdough with poached eggs on top – The Good Batch Café #goodfood #goodmood

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INGREDIENTS
- Approximately 1200 grams of Gigot Chops
- 4 medium onions
- 4 medium carrots
- teasp butter
- Salt and Pepper
- 2 ½ cups stock (lamb, veg or chicken)
- 4 potatoes (floury)
- 1 tablesp Roux
- Some fresh Parsley and Chives, chopped
METHOD
Shred some fat off the Gigot or Rack chops and render it down in the bottom of a heavy casserole pot. Peel onions, carrots and potatoes. Trim off any excess fat from the chops. Do not remove bones. Cut carrots and onions into quarters. Toss meat in the rendered fat until browned then remove. Do the same with the carrots and onions, then add back in the meat.
Add stock if you have it or water will do. Season nicely with salt and pepper remembering that it will reduce.Allow to simmer for half an hour with the lid on, then add potatoes on top. Cover and simmer gently for another 1 and half hours approximately on a gentle heat or in a moderate oven until meat is cooked.
Then pour off the cooking liquid. Degrease and reheat in another saucepan. Very slightly thicken the liquid with roux. Check seasoning. Then swirl in butter, chives, parsley and pour back into stew.
Come and savour culinary delights at Ballymaloe House Hotel in person, and experience how we prepare this recipe firsthand.
Ballymaloe Festival of Food @rachelallencooks #ballymaloe

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- rachelallencooks
- Getting ready for the Ballymaloe Festival of Food starting this Friday 17th – 19th of May.
For more info and to book, please go to ballymaloegrainstore.com
#ballymaloefestivaloffood #ballymaloehouse #ballymaloegrainstore #ballymaloe
Smashed avocado on sourdough with poached eggs on top – The Good Batch Café #goodfood #goodmood

The Good Batch Café, Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Home-made vanilla ice cream in ice bowl decorated with our Irish Native Bluebells…@Ballymaloe
Home-made vanilla ice cream in ice bowl decorated with our Irish Native Bluebells… make time for a walk on our woodland paths if you are visiting @Ballymaloe this weekend! 

Photo @JRRyall
Jen Allen busy in the Ballymaloe Bread Shed this morning baking for the farm shop and the farmers markets.


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Jen Allen busy in the Ballymaloe Bread Shed this morning baking for the farm shop and the farmers markets.
#ballymaloecookeryschool #learnatballymaloe #cookingisfun #ballymaloebreadshed
Home-made vanilla ice cream in ice bowl decorated with our Irish Native Bluebells…@Ballymaloe
Home-made vanilla ice cream in ice bowl decorated with our Irish Native Bluebells… make time for a walk on our woodland paths if you are visiting @Ballymaloe this weekend! 

Photo @JRRyall



Serves six.
You will need:
6 x 175g (6oz) pieces of haddock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
225g (8oz) Irish mature Cheddar cheese, grated
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
4 tablespoons cream
Ovenproof dish 8½ x 10 in (21.5 x 25.5cm)
Pre-heat the oven to 180°C, 350°F, Gas 4.
First season the haddock pieces with the salt and freshly ground black pepper. Arrange the fillets in a single layer in the ovenproof dish (it should be a dish that is posh enough to bring to the table). Mix the grated Cheddar cheese together with the Dijon mustard and the cream and spread carefully over the fish.
The fish can be prepared ahead and refrigerated at this point. It will keep in the fridge for a day.
To cook, place in the pre-heated oven for about 20 minutes or until the fish is cooked and the top is golden and bubbly. If the fish is cooked but the top is not yet golden, place under a hot grill for just a few moments to colour the cheese.