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Oscars Seafood Bistro Christmas menu 2012

€27.50 (available for whole table only)

To Start

Oscars Tasting Board

A selection of starters presented to share

Main course

Grilled Clare island salmon served with blood orange and green cardamom sauce

Grilled Hake with a seaweed and herb butter

(We may have to substitute this with another fish depending on the days catch)

Chargrilled Herford Society Sirloin steak with Black and Pink peppercorn sauce

Free range chicken Stuffed with Local Killeen cheese and McGeoughs dry cured ham

Malaysian style vegetarian curry

To finish

Belgium Chocolate mousse

or

Christmas pudding iced parfait

Slow braised shin of prime Galway beef 4 pre-portioned beef shins with the bone in, these will differ in weight so ask your butcher for advice. 2 large carrots peeled and sliced medium 3 sticks of celery sliced medium 1 leek washed and sliced 2 medium onions chopped medium ½ bottle of red wine A dash of soy sauce Vegetable oil for frying 50 grams flour Salt and freshly crushed black pepper to season A sprig of thyme, rosemary and 3 bay leafs Method 1. Pre-heat your oven to a medium temperature 2. Season the beef with salt and pepper and then lightly flour the beef shaking off any excess. 3. In a hot pan add a little oil and colour the beef shins on each side, remove and place in a deep sided roasting tray. 4. Add all the vegetables and herbs to the roasting tray and pour in the wine and a dash of soy sauce. 5. Add water to the roasting tray to just cover the beef and vegetables. 6. Seal tightly with tin foil and cook for 4 hours in the oven on a low heat. 7. When cooked the beef will be very tender so be careful removing it from the roasting tray, I serve this dish with a mashed potato mixed with some whole grain mustard in the restaurant.

With a large flat fish such as Turbot it’s often best to avoid filleting the fish and cutting it into troncons (a steak cut through the bone of a flat fish). This greatly increases the flavour of the fish and also allows for a more succulent finished dish.

अ यूं सीव्वेद बसेड पुद्डिंग!

The perfect mussel

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