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Dairy Council

Young Cook Finalist Recipes

Smoked haddock macaroni cheese

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Caoimhe Duffy
School
Fleming Fulton School, Belfast
Teacher
Mrs M Kennedy Special Education

Ingredients

500g smoked haddock

600ml Northern Ireland semi–skimmed milk

2 bay leaves

200g packs baby leaf spinach

40g cornflour

75g Northern Ireland reduced–fat cheddar cheese

25g parmesan cheese

1 tsp Dijon mustard

Few slices tomato

1 tbsp snipped chives

1 cucumber

1 onion

120g sour cream

Red pepper, sliced

Salt and pepper

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Caoimhe Duffy
School
Fleming Fulton School, Belfast
Teacher
Mrs M Kennedy Special Education

Method

Turn the oven to 200ºC. Put the haddock in a shallow pan with 600ml semi–skimmed milk and seasoning, simmer for 6 minutes. Lift fish out onto a plate when done.

Cook spinach in a microwave – allow to cool. Cook macaroni for 5 – 6 minutes than rinse in cool water.

Mix 40g of cornflour with a little cold water add to the milk – stir. While heating add 75g mature cheese grated and 25g of grated parmesan. Add mustard.

Add flaked fish and spinach to the sauce and pour into a casserole. Put into the oven for 25 minutes.

Make salad and dressing with sour cream, top with sliced red pepper, and serve with the fish.