Bacon and Cabbage Soup--Rillettes of Fresh and Smoked Salmon

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Favourite Irish Recipes
By Dara Ward

Are you sick of the same old food? Want to try that something different? Perhaps you want to impress the lady or man in your life with your culinary skills. Below are some of the best Irish recipes around.

Bacon and Cabbage Soup

Ingredients:
1 Medium Onion sliced
Butter-5-60 Grammes
4 medium potatoes peeled and sliced
1 Cabbage-use Savoy or Spring cabbage
Chicken Stock-750ml
Salt and Pepper
Bay Leaves-5 for flavour
250 Grammes Ham or Bacon

Toss the butter onto the pan as add the sliced onions as it begins to melt. Add your potatoes nicely sliced and the cabbage. Cook for about 3 minutes. Add the stock, continue to cook. Throw in the bay leaves and bring to the boil. Turn heat down and cook until potatoes are soft. Add the ham or bacon and simmer for 30 minutes. Season as required with salt and pepper.

Rillettes of Fresh and Smoked Salmon

This is a great little snack for those hot summer days.

Ingredients:

225 Gramme Poached Salmon Flaked
175 Gramme Smoked Salmon cut into small pieces
3 Spoons Fresh Cream
I spoon of Horseradish Sauce
Some chopped Dill
Chopped Chives
Salt and Pepper
I pinch of Cayenne Pepper
1 good squeeze of fresh lemon

Throw all the ingredients into a bowl and mix well. Serve as a chilled salad or in a sandwich. Its that simple. Delicious!
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