Saturday, 10 December 2016

The joy of the jam …an entrée

An absolute must in my freezer will be a loaf of soda bread – my speedy version. Apart from the fact that it makes the best toast ever so never gets wasted, it's also the base for my next “jam” idea.

I mentioned the soda bread recipe recently in Nothing is ever straight forward (for ease of reference). The recipe mentions a “x” before baking - cut with the cross into four triangular shaped portions – each portion is a called a farl.

A farl is originally Scottish and Northern Irish – it can be soda bread, potato bread or cakes – basically it's a round cut into 4 triangles and authentically cooked on a griddle.

Anyway, back to the recipe – when your loaf has cooled cut it into 4 farls.




Slice one farl into 4 and set aside. Bag and fridge (or freeze) the remaining 3 farls.

Pre-heat a medium sized frying pan. Fry 125g of chorizo on a medium heat until crispy and its delicious oil is released.

Toast your slices of farl, spread with jam, scatter over diced chorizo and drizzle with oil and garnish with finely chopped Romano peppers.

An ideal size for a starter and do not be deceived by the size of the soda bread slice - it is dense in texture and filling!

Here's the finished entrée :




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