Microsoft Word - Recipes Used For SeaBuckthorn Berries Picked On Bull Island.pdf

8/11/2019 Microsoft Word - Recipes Used For SeaBuckthorn Berries Picked On Bull Island.pdf

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Sea Buckthorn Salsa Recipe Niamh Ni Cholmain Biodiversity DCC

Ingredients

1 cup (250 mL) ( 1 medium sized) mild onion, diced

1 cup (250 mL) ( 1 medium sized) green pepper, diced1 cup (250 mL) ( 1 medium sized) red pepper, diced

1 jalapeno pepper, diced ( a few slices from pickled shop bought jalapenos)

2 Tbsp (30 mL) extra-virgin olive oil

2 cups (500 mL) ( 4 medium sized) tomato, diced

2 cups (500 mL) Frozen sea buckthorn berries

Zest and juice of 1 lime

Pinch of salt 1/2 cup (125 mL) cilantro, chopped

In medium saucepan gently saut onions and peppers in olive oil; just until limp.

Saut frozen berries sieve and retain liquid

Turn off heat; add tomatoes, sea buckthorn juice, zest and juice of lime, salt, and cilantro.

Serve with nacho chips or spoon over grilled fish, chicken, or tofu steaks.


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Sea Buckthorn Juice

When you have picked the stalks with the berries pop the lot in the freezer and leave for

several days. The berries, like parsnips, benefit from a frost; it makes them sweeter. When

you are ready to juice them, take them from the freezer and put them, stalks and all in a

heavy duty plastic bag. Bash with a rolling pin and the berries should fall off their stalks. Put

the berries in a colander, pick out any debris and wash. You will need a sieve and a piece of

muslin or a clean jcloth, or a chinois (a conical sieve with an extremely fine mesh) to strain

the berry juice.

1. Put the berries in a large saucepan, bring to the boil and immediately turn off theheat. The berries will release their juice so there is no need to add water. Mash the

berries with a potato masher.2. Once the berries have cooled slightly, pour them into a sieve over a bowl and pushthe berries through it to get all the juice out.

3. Discard any pulp that remains in the sieve and repeat, this time line the sieve withmuslin or a clean jcloth before you start,or usea chinois, in order to get a clearerjuice.

Stock Syrup

This syrup can be added to fizzy water or sparkling wine for a refreshing drink, or use it to

flavour yoghurt, compote or sauce.

Ingredients

Equal parts sea buckthorn juice and sugar (e.g., 1 litre of juice to 1kg sugar, or 1 pint of juice

to 1 lb sugar)

Method

1. Dissolve the sugar in the water and bring to the boil. Boil for 2 minutes then allow it tocool. Store in the fridge until needed.

2. If you intend to use up the syrup in few days then simply store in the fridge.Alternatively store in sterilised jars for a month or in freezer bags in the freezer.

Sea Buckthorn Curd

Makes about 3 jars

Ingredients

Sea buckthorn juice 200mls

Unsalted butter 135g

Eggs 6

Castor sugar 170g


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Method

1. In a bowl over boiling water (make sure the bowl isnt touching the water) melt thebutter.

2. Whisk the eggs.3. When the butter is melted add the remaining ingredients and whisk together. Whisk

regularly. The curd is ready when it coats the back of a spoon and resembles thincustard. It will thicken further as it cools.

4. Pour into a plastic container and refrigerate when cool.

Sea Buckthorn Ice Cream

If you have an ice cream maker you can make a zingy ice cream with the curd. A little goes a

long way as its a strong flavour, like a creamier sorbet.

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Tips for picking the berries on Bull Island.

IMPORTANT Only Pick this plant not others on the Island as they may be protected

or a food source eg nettles for protected butterflies and other animals

Pick where shrub is easily accessible to you. There are many bushes around thefence perimeter with the golf course

Wear sturdy footwear

Use Gloves Break off branches with berries using a secateurs

Try not to leave excessive branches with berries on the ground as they willcompost down and seedlings spring up in area. They are nitrogen rich.

Adopt a bush, rather than going from bush to bush. Cut all branches from youradopted bush . Cut branches with berries back to main branch. We can furthertreat these stumps to fully remove the shrub from the habitat.

Tips for preparing berries for use

Freeze berries from branch in strong bags. I used rubble sacks from BNQ . Thethorns will find it difficult to cut the bag . Leave for a few days in freezer. In natureberries need to be hit by frost to reduce bitterness.

With protective rubber gloves on, scrunch up frozen berry branches with bag .Berries will shake loose into bag. Pick out denuded branches, be careful of thorns.

Sieve any remaining berries through a salad washer sieve. When doing this keepthem frozen for as long as possible , pop them back into freezer if necessary.Sieving will separate leaves and woody bits from berries. Wash berries. Freezeagain.

Any queries give us a buzz Niamh Ni Cholmain at 2223369.


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