Episode 3
Neven Maguire returns with a new 7- part series of his popular Neven’s Irish Seafood Trails. This is the third series Neven has dedicated to seafood, and his search for the finest and freshest produce takes him to Kerry, West Cork, Mayo, Galway, Louth and Clare.
Programme three: CORK
This week Neven travels along the coastline of County Cork, first stopping in Glengarriff Harbour where he joins local guide Brian O’Rourke for a boat tour of Bantry Bay. Local wildlife includes a sixty strong seal colony, an eagle, and a pod of friendly dolphins who swim alongside the boat.A calm day at sea is ideal for on-deck cooking and Neven is joined by chef Eddie Attwell of the Eccles Hotel Glengarriff, who shares his recipe for Gin and Blackcurrant Cured Pollock. The Eccles Hotel dates back to 1745, but Eddie is renowned for being contemporary and innovative using many ingredients he has grown or foraged himself.
Neven then travels south east to Long Strand Beach, home of The Fish Basket, a fish and chip shop where he meets owner Peter Shanahan. Here he samples the Fish Basket’s signature dish the ‘Sharing Box’ comprising crispy battered hake, lemon sole, calamari, prawns and chips. There’s also time to enjoy Peter’s Fish Tacos. The Fish Basket’s ingredients are all locally sourced and fresh.
Neven travels to Union Hall to see how hard our fishing crews work and takes a trip on board a trawler. Although only 22 -years-old, skipper Charlie Deasy runs a 40ft trawler where he and his crew work long hours in often turbulent sea conditions. Seven miles out to sea, Neven chats to Charlie as his crew lands a catch of megrims, monkfish and white sole and grades them by hand. Back in Union Hall, Neven visits Glenmar Shellfish, one of the largest fish processors in Ireland. He sees the megrims from his trawler trip being expertly hand-filleted ready to be sold.
Neven’s recipe this week is versatile and can be cooked using haddock, whiting or hake. He makes Steamed Haddock in Tomato Sauce with Chorizo and Cannellini Beans. Neven’s Irish Seafood Trails is produced and directed by David Hare for InproductionTV and is sponsored by BORD BIA.
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