The Irish Farmers' Market Cookbook by Clodagh McKenna

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  • ocuimin on February 02, 2010

    Recipes for using fresh farmers' market produce

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  • Roast asparagus, Knocklara and mint salad

    • mjes on June 01, 2018

      I suspect there is an error in the cookbook introductory material as Knocklara was originally a sheep's milk cheese producer. See https://www.facebook.com/Knockalara/ As noted the title mentions mint which does not appear in the recipe. Apparently the original recipe used mint leaves rather than mixed salad greens and someone forgot to change the title. From https://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2010/0612/features/keeping-it-local-in-lismore-122217.html "Justin Green and his head chef Eddie Baguio had planned a delicious menu for the Slow Food feast. We had a salad of Knockalara Ewe’s Milk Cheese with asparagus, toasted hazelnuts and fresh mint leaves."

  • Farls

    • mjes on June 01, 2018

      I love Irish soda bread but had never heard of farls despite an Irish great-grandmother. This is a thick skillet bread, ideal for cast iron cooking. The instructions said to mix it with a palatte knife - an oddity that meant I had to try the recipe. I'd never dusted a pan with flour to test the temperature - another reason to try the recipe. Results are basically a dry-fried soda-yogurt biscuit - very tasty with a bit of butter and jam. I only discovered later that in Northern Ireland I would have fried in bacon drippings. I obviously have to make the recipe again.

  • Cork beef stew

    • mjes on June 01, 2018

      This is a delightful simple beef stew: bacon-shallots-mushrooms-beef-stout. For a heavier dish, serve over mashed potatoes. No, I didn't have access to Irish wild mushrooms - I used a mixture of the mushrooms currently available in the market and reconstituted dried wild mushrooms native to the Pacific Northwest. This should work well with pearl onions if shallots are not at hand.

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  • ISBN 10 0007236271
  • ISBN 13 9780007236275
  • Linked ISBNs
  • Published Nov 06 2006
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 224
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Collins

Publishers Text

This is both a cookbook and a culinary tour of Ireland, celebrating the diversity and quality of local food and showing how the experience of shopping at farmers' markets can transform your everyday cooking. It features over 100 recipes that range from new takes on traditional Irish favourites to dishes with more Mediterranean flavours, always emphasising seasonality, local produce and fresh ingredients - the return to slow food. It includes a guide to the best farmers' markets in each region of Ireland, with profiles of some of the farmers and producers bringing their food sensations to market. As well as using ingredients available at the market, recipes also recreate some of the breads, cakes, chutneys available, like Robert Ditty's potato farls and Mrs Twomey's wellington squares - so even if you can't visit the markets you can still enjoy a taste of Ireland. It includes recipes for everyday cooking - Fried mackerel, Cork Beef Stew - as well as more unusual offerings that reflect the wider range of produce available at farmers' markets, such as Roast Teal (duck) with Spiced Apples.

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