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Watts & Co- Fantastic Meal Experience!! School History Projects-Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin

February 26th, 2012

Went to Watts & Co on Saturday night ,Fantastic meal experience! ,ordered the Smoked Salmon Starter ,which came in a Kilner Jar “Smoking!!” Mary ordered the Ham Hock—–She Offered me a piece with homemade piccallili–did any of you see the movie Ratatouille ,when the food critic bit into the Ratatouille and was taken back to his childhood, to the food his mother used to make,with that one bite!!! that’s exactly the experience I had when I bit into that Ham hock flaked onto a crostini,,,This food is seriously good ,the Depth of  flavours  Kevin Pyke produces with his food at Watts is fantastic ….Kevin and his team are blazing the trail with good food and their unique styles in this waterside Restaurant .

Kevin and his team are putting together a celebration of the Pig,using a rare breed Pig,utilising all cuts from the pig on a special menu, including the squeal ,he tells me.Places are limited for this event next week, so if you miss it, don’t worry, check this place out soon..Great to see another fantastic Restaurant for the Northwest .Kevin is also supplying a signature dish for the book Feast or Famine along with quite a few  other restaurants from the Northwest  ,will be a hard choice of dish, for Watts given the number of great dishes they have.Congratulations to all at Watts, wishing them every success for the future .Check out there facebook page below.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Watts-Co-Steak-Seafood-Grill/250534141626605

Working on some  really exciting food projects at the minute ,launched the School History Projects Cookery Demonstrations during the week at Monreagh Ulster  Scots Heritage Centre .Special thanks to Kieran ,Mags ,Keith and all at Monreagh .

Check them out here

http://monreaghulsterscotscentre.town.ie/

I have also been working with Culturlann ,Jim Hamliton in Irish Food Heritage projects ,this year promising to be an exciting year of events and Demonstrations..This is the Irish Culture and Heritage centre on Great James Street Derry .Thanks to Gerry, Jim, Eileen and all the team at Culturlann

Have a look at their site below or call in for a cuppa and check the centre out .

http://www.culturlann-doire.ie/

Check out the blog in the coming weeks for updates on local restaurants ,food suppliers producers  ,Artisans and  upcoming events .

Watch this space !! .

Sorry to hear another Derry Restaurant closed its doors last week .

“Hard times Come Again No More”!!

Emmett Mc Court

Irish Food Heritage Project–Feast or Famine…

 

 

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Recipe of the week

Alexis Soyer's Famine Soup

INGREDIENTS
Original Recipe 1847
  • 12-1⁄2 lbs leg of beef
  • 100 gallons of water
  • 6-1/4 lbs drippings
  • 100 onions and other vegetables
  • 25 lbs each of flour (seconds) and pearl barley
  • 1-1/2 lbs brown sugar
  • 9 lbs salt

Modern Interpretation
  • Beef leg Bones 1000g
  • Water 2 litres or Beef stock
  • Butter 100g
  • Onions 1 peeled and chopped
  • Other vegetables available – turnips, celery / leeks chopped 200g
  • Flour 100g
  • Barley 200g
  • Brown sugar 50g Salt to season

METHOD
  • 1. Melt the butter in heavy based pan (famine pot).
  • 2. Sweat onions and other vegetables, add sugar and flour, and cook until coloured.
  • 3. Add pearl barley and stock.
  • 4. Bring to the boil and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour, adjust the seasoning.
  • 5. Serve from pot with oat cakes.