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Dairy Council

Young Cook Finalist Recipes

Triathalon Tortellini with Sun–blushed Soda

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Niamh Noonan
School
Our Lady and St Patrick’s College Knock, Belfast
Teacher
Mrs Caroline Morgan Key Stage 3

Ingredients

Triathlon Tortellini:

100g haddock

100g salmon

100g prawns

250g tortellini pasta

1 tbsp olive oil

4 spring onions, chopped

30g cherry tomatoes

125 ml Northern Ireland half–fat cream

125ml Northern Ireland sour cream

125ml Northern Ireland semi–skimmed milk

40g Northern Ireland reduced–fat cheddar cheese

1 tbsp dill, chopped

1 tbsp parsley, chopped

75g breadcrumbs

2 packets crisps

Sun–blushed soda bread:

450g soda bread flour

280ml Northern Ireland buttermilk

130g sun–blushed tomatoes

50g Northern Ireland half–fat butter

Servings
Serves 4
Chef
Niamh Noonan
School
Our Lady and St Patrick’s College Knock, Belfast
Teacher
Mrs Caroline Morgan Key Stage 3

Method

Wash and chop haddock and salmon into 2cm cubes, wash prawns.

Place milk, spring onions and dill in a saucepan, heat gently. Add fish and poach for 7 minutes. Drain fish and spring onions and set aside, return milk to pan.

Cook tortellini for 10 minutes in boiling water (no lid). Drain and toss pasta in olive oil. Add cream, sour cream, parsley and half the grated cheese to the pan of milk.

Heat sauce and add the fish, pour into oven– proof dish. Cover top of fish with layer of tortellini and sprinkle breadcrumbs and rest of grated cheese over the top.

Place in oven at 180°C, gas mark 4 for 20 minutes (after 15minutes remove from oven and add crushed crisps then return to oven).

To make sun–blushed soda bread, sieve soda bread flour into a bowl adding chopped sun–blushed tomatoes and buttermilk. Mix to form a soft dough. Shape mixture into a round, place on floured baking tray. Bake for 25 minutes at 200°C/gas mark 6.