Irish Shepherd’s Pie
Ingredients 1kg potatoes, peeled and cubed ¾ cup milk 6 tbsp butter ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp pepper 2 tbsp olive oil 2 medium onions, chopped 3 medium carrots, chopped Seasoning 500g ground beef or lamb 500g...
View ArticleSteak with Mushrooms and Whiskey Cream Sauce
Ingredients 4 steaks, cooked to perfection on the EGG 2 tbsp butter 2 tbsp olive oil Small pack of baby Portabella mushrooms ½ cup Irish whiskey ½ cup whipping cream Chopped fresh chives Instructions...
View ArticleShoulder of Lamb
Ingredients: 1 Lamb shoulder, bone in 60ml Olive oil 4 cloves of garlic Couple of lemons cut in half Handful thyme Season to taste Method: Set the Big Green Egg for indirect cooking to 200◦C. Rub the...
View ArticleChef Jacqui Brown’s Anglo Asian Salad
Ingredients: FOR THE SALAD 8 teaspoons garlic infused olive oil 4 lamb loins 500 g mixed salad leaves 9 tablespoons chopped mint FOR THE DRESSING 6 tablespoons Thai fish sauce 4 tablespoon redcurrant...
View ArticleIrish Soda Bread
Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt ½ tsp ground ginger 1¼ cups buttermilk, plus extra if needed 3 tbsp molasses Instructions Set EGG for indirect...
View ArticleIrish Stew
Ingredients 4 tbsp vegetable oil, divided 1.5kg boneless beef chuck roast, cut into cubes 2 medium onions, chopped 3 stalks celery, chopped 3 tbsp all-purpose flour 1 tbsp minced garlic 1 tbsp tomato...
View ArticleSlow Roasted Leg of Lamb
Easy Easter entertaining; simply pop into the Big Green Egg and return only when done! Ingredients 2 – 3kg leg of lamb 5 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced Handful of fresh rosemary ¼ cup extra-virgin...
View ArticleBanting Lamingtons
Ingredients: Batter: ½ cup butter ¼ cup xylitol 1 tsp vanilla extract 4 EGGs, separated ¼ cup (60ml) coconut milk Pinch of salt ½ cup coconut flour 1 ½ tsp baking powder Chocolate Sauce: 100g 85% dark...
View ArticleBread Pudding with Figs and Pine Nuts
Ingredients: 8 slices of thick-ish sliced bread **Brioche works well 2 tbs unsalted butter at room temperature plus 8 tbs butter, melted 2 cups full cream milk 2 cups heavy cream / Greek yoghurt ½ cup...
View ArticleReuben Riffel’s Smoked salmon, hake, mussel and white bean stew
Sugar cure Ingredients: 250g Maldon salt 375g Brown sugar 1 x Star Star Anise Zest of 1 orange and 1 lemon each Method: One day before cooking: 1. Sprinkle the sugar cure over the hake and place in a...
View Article9th Avenue Bistro’s Slow Roast Pork Belly with sides
Brine Ingredients: 1 cup each sugar and salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp fennel seeds 10 cloves 1l water Method: Bring all ingredients to a boil in a saucepan. Switch off and stir until the salt and sugar...
View ArticleJerusalem Artichoke and Potato Gratin
Ingredients: 6 peeled potatoes 6 Jerusalem artichokes 1 ½ cups Parmesan 2 cups cream Method: Use a mandolin slicer to thinly slice the potatoes and artichokes. Grease a Non-Stick Drip Pan with butter...
View ArticleGreg King’s Smoked Chicken
Greg, “The Lion King”, King sent us his favourite smoked chicken recipe. Ingredients: 1 (or 2) fresh, plump chickens Spice Mix: ¼ cup (packed) brown sugar 2 tbs sweet paprika 2 tbs Atlantic sea salt 1...
View ArticleReuben Riffel’s Yellow Bellied Swine
Ingredients: ½ pork belly, deboned, fat scored finely 3 tbsp coarse salt 4 sprigs of thyme 1½ cups curry sauce For the poached apricots: 8 dried apricots 1 cup water 1 cup sugar 2 star anise 2 tsp...
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