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John Toal presents tales of family and community life. Plus great recipes, craic and music.

57 minutes

Last on

Sat 17 Jan 2015 11:03

Music Played

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

  • The Silver Screen Orchestra

    I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside

  • None

    Deleted Record

    • Live.

Hay Smoked Potatoes with Dulse Butter and Smoked Haddock Baked with Crispy Bacon, Cheese and Parsley

Hay Smoked Potatoes with Dulse Butter and Smoked Haddock Baked with Crispy Bacon, Cheese and Parsley

Hay Smoked potatoes

  • armful of hay
  • 200g seasalt
  • 4 medium baked potatoes

Place the hay in your sink and pour over a kettle of boiling water.

Take half of it and scatter over the bottom of a roasting tray.

Scatter over half the salt and nuzzle the potatoes into the hay.

Top with the remaining hay and salt.

Place a piece of parchment on top and then seal the top with tin foil.

Bake in a 180oc oven for about an hour or until potatoes are fork tender. Remove the tin foil and cook for a further 10 minutes to colour. Don't do this if you have a gas oven as there's chance the hay might ignite – remove potatoes and place on a clean tray to colour.

Brush with melted butter.

Split open and smear with some of the dulse butter ( the rest can be frozen)

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Dulse Butter

  • 1 shallot, peeled and finely chopped
  • 200ml dry cider or white wine
  • 2 tablespoons dulse
  • 200g butter
  • handful chopped parsley

Boil the shallot and cider until none of the liquid remains.

Blend with the dulse, butter and parsley.

Roll into a sausage shape in cling and chill until needed or freeze.

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Smoked haddock baked with cheese, crispy bacon and parsley

  • 4 x 150g pieces smoked haddock
  • 1 small onion, peeled and chopped
  • handful parsley
  • 4 rashers dry cure streaky bacon
  • 75g grated cheese
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard

Cook the bacon until crisp in a dry frying pan.

Pat dry on kitchen paper and chop roughly.

Blend with the other ingredients to a paste.

Place the haddock on a lightly buttered baking tray.

Spoon and press the mixture onto the haddock.

Bake for 12 minutes in a pre heated 190oc oven.

Serve.

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  • Sat 17 Jan 2015 11:03