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Neven Maguire’s Apple Tart with Custard recipe @bordbia

Apple-Tart-with-Custard

From The Nation’s Favourite Food by Neven Maguire

Ingredients

Pastry

  • 225g plain flour, extra for dusting
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
  • 100g butter, diced and chilled
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 2-3 tbps ice-cold water

Filling

  • 900g Bramley cooking apples
  • 100g caster sugar
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • Good pinch ground cloves/4 whole cloves
  • 1 tbsp milk

Custard

  • 5 egg yolks
  • 3 tbsp caster sugar
  • ½ vanilla pod, split in half and seeds scraped out
  • 300ml milk
  • 100ml cream

To Cook

To make the pastry: Sift the flour and icing sugar into a bowl. Using a round-bladed knife or the tips of your fingers, work in the butter and then mix in the egg yolks. Add the ice-cold water until the dough just comes together. Wrap in cling film and chill for at least 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F/gas mark 5). Lightly dust the work surface with flour.

Divide the pastry into 2 portions, one slightly larger than the other, then roll out the larger piece until it is about 30cm in diameter. Use to line a 20cm pie dish or a 23cm flat plate, gently pressing into the corners. Trim the edges with a knife and reserve the excess for decorating. Place back in the fridge to chill while you prepare the apples.

Peel, core and slice the apples. Place in a large bowl with all but 1 tablespoon of the caster sugar. Add the cinnamon and cloves and mix together. Brush the edge of the pastry with a little milk and then pile the apples into the lined pie dish. Roll out the second piece of pastry into a circle slightly larger than the pie dish and use to cover the apples. Press the edges together to seal, then use a sharp knife to cut away any excess.

Crimp the edges of the tart with a round-bladed knife, using your fingers as a guide. If you wish roll out the pastry scraps and cut into leaf shapes. Brush the shapes with milk and stick on top of the pie. Brush the entire top of the pastry with milk and sprinkle over the remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar. Bake for 25-30 minutes, then reduce the oven to 180°C (350°F/gas mark 4) and bake for another 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.

Meanwhile, to make the custard, place the egg yolks in a large bowl with the sugar and vanilla seeds. Whisk with an electric mixer for a few minutes, until pale and thickened.

Place the milk and cream in a medium pan and bring to the boil, then immediately remove from the heat. Gradually whisk the heated milk and cream into the egg yolk mixture until smooth, then pour back into the pan and place over a gently heat. Cook gently for 6-8 minutes on a medium heat, stirring constantly, until the custard coats the back of a wooden spoon. Keep warm.

Serving Suggestions

To serve, cut the warm apple tart into slices and arrange on warmed serving places with some of the custard. Pour the remaining custard into a jug and hand around separately.

 

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Organic Berries in a Lemongrass Syrup with Natural Yoghurt

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Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 2 lemon grass stalks, finely chopped
  • 225g sugar
  • Juice and zest of 1 lime
  • 300g blackberries
  • 300g raspberries
  • 300g strawberries, halved and quartered
  • Organic natural yoghurt

To Cook

Put the lemongrass into a saucepan with the sugar and 1/2 litre of water, stir until the sugar dissolves, then bring to the boil.  Reduce the heat and simmer for 2 minutes.  Cool, cover and chill overnight for the flavours to infuse.  Strain the syrup and add the lime juice and half the lime zest.

Serving Suggestions

Divide the fruit between 4 bowls, pour over some syrup and scatter the remaining lime zest.  Any leftover syrup will hold in the fridge for up to three weeks.  Serve with a bowl of natural yoghurt.
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Strawberry & Yoghurt Parfait @bordbia

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Looking for a delicious and healthy treat? Try this mouth-watering Strawberry and Yogurt Parfait recipe! Perfect for breakfast, as a midday snack or a delicious dessert 🍓🥣

Ingredients:

150g strawberries
A few drops of balsamic vinegar (optional)
175g Greek-style yoghurt
2 tbsp. crunchy granola

Method:

✅ Remove the hulls from the strawberries and cut into slices, reserving a half for decoration.
✅ Place in a bowl and add the balsamic vinegar, if using, stirring gently to coat. Set aside for a few minutes until the strawberries start to release juice.
✅ To assemble the parfait, layer the yoghurt and strawberries with their juices in a suitable container (a 300g jar or glass is about perfect).
✅ Top with the granola and reserved strawberry half to serve.

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Neven Maguire’s Fish Curry @BordBia @macnean_house_restaurant

Ingredients

  • 4 x 175g hake fillets, pin boned, scaled and skin on
  • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • ¼ butternut squash, deseeded and cut into cubes
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2cm piece of ginger, peeled and grated
  • ½ red pepper, cored and cut into thin strip
  • s½ yellow pepper, cored and cut into thin strips
  • ½ green pepper, cored and cut into thin strips
  • ½ red chilli, seeds removed and thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp mild curry powder2 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes
  • 1 x 400g tin coconut milk (Thai Gold brand, if possible)
  • 100ml vegetable or fish stock
  • 2 tbsp mango chutney
  • 1 x 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsedJuice of
  • 1 limeHandful of baby spinach leaves
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Steamed basmati I rice, to serve
  • 1 tbsp basil, chopped
  • 1 tbsp coriander, chopped

Method

 

Preheat a large heavy based saucepan with the rapeseed oil over a medium heat

Add the butternut squash, onion, garlic, and ginger to the pan and stir to combine. Add in the sliced peppers, sliced chilli followed by the spices. Mix well to coat the vegetables in the spices, scraping the base of the pan.

Add in the chopped tomatoes, coconut milk, stock, mango chutney, chickpeas and lime juice. Stir to combine, cover with a lid and bring to the boil.

Once the curry has come to the boil, carefully place the hake portions on top and cover with the lid. Reduce the head to a low to medium and slowly poach the hake for 15 minutes, until cooked through.

Add in the spinach and nestle between the fish to wilt.

Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper and finish with chopped basil and coriander.

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Ryan family growing rhubarb for over 20 years @bordbia #foodaware


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Meet Derek Ryan, a fourth generation grower from Oldtown, Co. Dublin. Ably assisted by his wife Aoife, and their three kids Louis, Elizabeth and Hazel, Derek has being growing rhubarb for 20 years!

Quality Assured rhubarb is now in season, ready for you to use in delicious desserts, cakes, crumbles and tarts this month.

#Rhubarb #Grower #LocallyGrown #IrishProduce #Ireland #Farmer #IrishFarmer #IrishFarming
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Pan Fried Whiting with Tomato and Red Onion Salad @BordBia

This Tomato and Red Onion Salad could be served with any of the other recipes. It would be particularly nice with the Spiced Haddock.

Serves 4

Cooking time:

Ingredients

  • 4 whiting fillets, around 175g each, skinned and boned
  • ½ tablesp. olive oil
  • A little salt and black pepper
  • A knob of butter

 

Tomato and Red Onion Salad

  • 200g tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 2 tablesp. olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Bunch of chives, thinly sliced

 

Pea and Potato Mash

  • 1kg potatoes, peeled and freshly cooked
  • 150g frozen peas, cooked
  • 6 tablesp. milk
  • 25g butter

To Cook

Heat a little olive oil in a large frying pan.  Season the fish and add to the pan, skin side up. Fry for 3-4 minutes then turn it over.  Add a knob of butter to the pan and continue to cook the fish for another 3-4 minutes until it flakes easily with a fork.  As the butter melts spoon it over the fish.

Meanwhile combine the salad ingredients. Taste for seasoning.

Heat the milk and butter in a saucepan then combine with the cooked potatoes and peas.  Mash well. Season to taste.

Serving Suggestions

Serve the fish with the Tomato and Red Onion Salad and Pea and Potato Mash.

Nutritional Analysis per Serving

Protein: 41g 

Carbohydrates: 48g 

Fat: 19g 

Iron: 2mg 

Energy: 522kcal 

http://www.bordbia.ie/consumer/recipes/fish/pages/panfriedwhiting-tomatoandredonionsalad.aspx