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Ummera Smoked
Chicken...
NEWS RELEASE: GOLD AWARD WINNER 2008 Great
Taste Awards
Ummera is the only Irish producer of smoked chicken. The delicious and
different nature of this product has received increasing attention over
the last few years. Ummera is proud to have an established record of many
years producing a consistently high quality product, that is flavourful,
moist, and highly versatible.
Ummera Smoked Chicken is cooked as it is smoked, so does not need
further cooking. Remember that further cooking will emphasise the cure,
so use un-salted butter and do be careful with any salt seasoning. In
its simplest form it is ideal in cold salads or in sandwiches. Our chicken
is presented as 'crowns', i.e. a pair of chicken breasts on the bone;
this helps prevent the flesh from drying out. Remove the skin and slice
thinly. Serve with lemon, horse-radish, gherkins etc. as desired.
Ummera Smoked Chicken is available
for distribution in Ireland and the EU, but it is not possible to ship it elsewhere
- yet!
Our Smoked Breasts
of Chicken are now available for purchase On Line for delivery in
Ireland and the EU. For prices and ordering information please click
here.
 Pour visiter le site et commander en français cliquez ici.
Below we present six recipes using smoked chicken which you might like
to try: two made extremely popular by Fionnuala Harkin whilst running
her Little Italian Restaurant in Clonakilty and two salad recipes.
Our first recipe was featured on UK Food TV in 2004 and comes highly recommended.
If you have a favourite recipe you would like to include on this site,
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Clodagh McKenna's West Cork Paella
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Serves
Four |
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300gms Ummera Smoked Chicken |
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270 gms Paella or Risotto Rice |
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150gms Fingal Ferguson's Chorizo |
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1 teaspoon paprika |
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* 8 Tomatoes, roughly chopped |
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1 teaspoon turmeric |
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4 Cloves of Garlic, crushed |
* 50g Desmond cheese or Parmesan |
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2 Onions, diced |
* 8 tablespoons of olive oil |
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1 Red Pepper |
* 1 lemon, cut into wedges |
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800ml Chicken Stock (hot) |
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Method:
Heat a large paella pan (approx.
30cm) over a medium heat and add the olive oil; when hot, fry the chorizo
until crispy. Add the onion, garlic, and red pepper and cook for 15 minutes,
stirring occasionally, then add the tomatoes and simmer for a further
5 minutes. Stir the rice into the pan and season with salt and pepper.
Add the paprika and turmeric, followed
by the hot stock; leave to simmer for 15 minutes. Scatter the pieces of
Ummera smoked chicken over the rice. Leave to simmer for a further 5 minutes,
then cover and leave to rest for about 3 minutes before eating. Sprinkle
the Desmond cheese over the dish just before serving.
Serve with lemon wedges.
Fionnuala's Spicy Ummera Smoked
Chicken Stir-Fry
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Ummera Smoked Chicken |
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1/4 teaspoon Curry powder |
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Onion |
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Tabasco sauce |
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* Pepper |
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Garlic butter |
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Mushrooms |
* Pasta shells |
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1/4 teaspoon Chilli powder |
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Instructions:
Fry together onions, peppers and mushrooms
in a little oil until soft. Add 1/4 teaspoon of chilli powder, 1/4 teaspoon
of curry powder and a few drops of Tabasco. Stir fry some more with Ummera
Smoked Chicken in pieces.
Serve with freshly cooked pasta shells tossed in melted garlic butter
or olive oil with basil and garlic.
Fionnuala's Tagliatelle Alla Campagnola
| Ingredients
(for 1 serving): |
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6oz Ummera Smoked Chicken in pieces |
* 2 tbsps of
white wine
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1 smoked rasher of bacon |
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1/4 pint of cream |
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4 mushrooms sliced |
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Butter for frying |
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Red and green peppers sliced |
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Tagliatelle |
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Chopped spring onions |
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Instructions:
Fry spring onions, mushrooms, rasher and peppers
in butter until soft. Add wine and reduce by half, then add cream and
Ummera Smoked Chicken and reduce until slightly thickened. Pour mixture
over freshly cooked Tagliatelle.
Nonya Smoked Chicken Salad,
A Chinese Straits
recipe from Grace Waldman, Co. Cork
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350 g Shredded Ummera Smoked Chicken |
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2 tbsps Ginger/garlic paste
(equal parts blended with a little water to a purée) |
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2 tbsps Tahini Paste |
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1 tsp 5 Spice Powder |
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2 tbsps Soy Sauce |
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1 stick Celery |
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1 tbsp Sesame Oil |
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1 tsp Sugar |
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1 tbsp Hot Chilli Oil |
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1 teacup Fresh Coriander Leaves |
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Instructions:
Put all but the chicken meat into
a blender and moisten with approx. 4 tlbsps chicken stock. Then blend
all to a purée. Empty into a large bowl and fold in the chicken meat.
Serve in little lettuce leaf parcels, dressed with a few drops of limejuice.
Smoked Chicken with dried apricots,
pistachios and fresh coriander.
From
Josie Stow, The London Times ( Serves
8)
"An invention of mine, this recipe was devised because I had a smoked
chicken and was not sure what to do with it" writes Josie Stow. "The
sweetness of the apricots contrasts beautifully with the smokiness of
the chicken and the nutty pistachios, and the salad is attractive too.
Sometimes I like to use mint instead of coriander"
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1 Ummera Smoked Chicken |
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1 small bunch roughly chopped coriander leaves |
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60g thinly slices dried apricots |
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2-3 tbsps olive oil |
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50g roughly chopped pistachios |
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Salt and freshly ground pepper |
Instructions:
Remove the chicken flesh from the bone, discarding the skin, and tear
the meat into small pieces. In a large bowl mix together the apricots,
pistachios and coriander, adding just enough olive oil to moisten the
salad. Season to taste and serve.
Smoked Chicken, Ham and
Cheese Salad
(Serves 4)
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1 lge iceberg lettuce |
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2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered |
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225gm/ 8oz Ummera smoked chicken, cut into strips |
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2 firm ripe tomatoes, quartered |
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225gm/ 8oz cooked ham, cut into strips |
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225gm/ 8oz Durrus or other washed-rind cheese, cut into strips/ cubed |
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| Dressing: |
Garlic
croutons: |
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90ml/ 6 tbsp cream |
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4 lg sliced of white bread, crusts removed, cut into small squares |
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20ml/ 4 tsp white wine vinegar |
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60ml/ 4 tbsp oil |
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pinch of salt |
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2 cloves of garlic, peeled & finely chopped |
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45ml/ 3 tbsp light olive oil |
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30ml/ 2 tbsp chopped olives |
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freshly ground black pepper |
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Instructions:
Wash &
dry the lettuce. Break it into bite-sized pieces & line a large salad
bowl to form a thick base for the other ingredients. Arrange the smoked
chicken, ham & cheese pinwheel fashion around the centre, & the
egg and tomato around the outside. Chill for at least 45 mins before serving.
Meanwhile, make the dressing & croutons. For the dressing, put the
cream, vinegar, salt & pepper in a small bowl or jug, & whisk
for a minute until frothy. Still whisking, gradually add the oil, check
the seasoning and chill until ready to serve. To make the croutons, hea
the oil over a gentle heat. WHen hot, but not smoking, add the bread squares,
& fry, turning them occasionally, until golden brown. About 2 mins
before the end of the cooking add the garlic. Cookr for a further 2 mins.
Remove the croutons, & drain on kitchen towel. To serve, remove the
salad & dressing from the fridge, & poour the dressing over the
salad, & sprinkle with the garlic croutons.
Ummera Smoked Chicken is now available
for distribution in Ireland and the EU; it isn't yet possible to ship elsewhere.
Our Smoked Breasts
of Chicken are now available for purchase On Line for delivery within
Ireland and Europe. For prices and ordering online, please click
here.
Pour visiter le site et commander en français cliquez ici.
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