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The Kilkenny Observer Friday 5 May 2023
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Rum old-fashioned
Chicken paprikash
Try using rum in place of whisky in an oldfashioned for a twist on the traditional cocktail. Finish with ice and a strip of orange peel. Preparation time is 10 minutes. Serves 1.
Prep: 15 mins Cook: 50 mins - 1 hr Serves: 4-6
Ingredients • 50ml dark rum • 1 tsp sugar syrup • few dashes of orange bitters • ice • strip of orange peel, to garnish
Try chicken paprikash, a traditional Hungarian casserole – it’s a comforting dinner that’s perfect for relaxed entertaining. Enjoy with boiled potatoes, noodles or rice.
Method STEP 1 Put half the rum, the sugar syrup and bitters in a mixing glass or jug. Add three ice cubes and stir slowly with a mixing spoon until the outside of the glass feels cold. Add the rest of the rum and a few more ice cubes, then stir to just combine.
Ingredients • 8 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs • 1 tbsp vegetable oil • 2 onions, finely chopped • 2 red or green peppers (or a mixture), chopped • 2 garlic cloves, crushed or finely grated • 3 large ripe tomatoes (around 400g), deseeded and chopped, or a 400g can chopped tomatoes • 1½ tbsp plain flour • 3 tbsp sweet smoked paprika • 1 tbsp hot paprika (optional) • 350ml chicken stock • 200ml soured cream • boiled potatoes, noodles or rice, to serve Method STEP 1 Season the chicken thighs. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat and fry the thighs in batches for 5-8 mins until browned all over. Remove from the pan and set aside. Tip in the onion and fry for 8-10
Cheese and bacon scones Prep: 20 mins Cook: 25 mins Makes: 12 These savoury brunch beauties can be made ahead of time and warmed up when you’re ready to serve. Top with lashings of butter. Ingredients • 100g butter, plus extra for greasing • 10 rashers streaky bacon • 275g self-raising flour • ½ tsp baking powder • 150ml milk • 50ml vegetable oil • 1 egg • handful snipped chives • 150g grated cheddar Method STEP 1 Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas
STEP 2 Strain the drink into an ice-filled rocks glass or tumbler and garnish with the strip of orange peel.
mins until softened and turning golden. STEP 2 Stir in the peppers and cook for 3 mins, then add the garlic and tomatoes. Cook for another 5-8 mins until the tomatoes have started to break down. Sprinkle
in the flour, paprika and hot paprika, if using, and cook for 30 seconds more. Return the chicken thighs to the pan and mix gently to coat. STEP 3 Pour in the stock, bring to the boil, then turn down the
heat and simmer, covered, for 15 mins. Remove the lid and simmer for another 15 mins until the sauce has thickened. Stir in the soured cream and cook for 5 mins – the sauce should be quite thick. Serve with boiled potatoes, noodles or rice 6 and grease a 12-hole muffin tin. In a frying pan over a medium heat, fry the bacon for 5 mins until golden. Let it cool, then chop into chunks and set aside STEP 2 In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and 1 tsp sea salt. Using your fingers, mix the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles breadcrumbs STEP 3 In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, oil and egg. Tip into the dry mixture, and gently mix until the flour mixture is mostly moistened (lumps will remain). Stir in the bacon, chives and cheese, then spoon the batter into the muffin tin. STEP 4 Put the muffin tin in the oven and bake for 20 mins or until the tops are golden brown. Serve warm.
Classic margarita Tequila and triple sec combine in this fabulous margarita cocktail recipe, mixed with lime juice. Garnish the rim of the glass with salt for that extra punch. Ingredients • ice • 50ml tequila reposado • 25ml lime juice • 20ml triple sec For the garnish • salt • 2 lime wedges Method STEP 1 Sprinkle a few teaspoons of salt over the surface of a small plate or saucer. Rub one wedge of lime along the rim of a tumbler and then dip it into the salt so that the entire rim is covered. STEP 2 Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, then add the tequila, lime juice and triple sec. Shake until the outside of the shaker feels cold. STEP 3 Strain the mix into the prepared glass over fresh ice. Serve with a wedge of lime.
