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NICO REYNOLDS – ALL FIRED UP **NEW**

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Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1 Image Name: Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1
Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1 Image Name: Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1
Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1 Image Name: Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1
Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1 Image Name: Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1
Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1 Image Name: Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1
Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1 Image Name: Nico Reynolds All Fired Up - Episode 1

New six-part series

Nico’s mouth-watering dishes, his boundless enthusiasm and unrivalled knowledge of the grill are guaranteed to bring some sunshine this summer, whatever the weather!

Nico will be instantly recognisable from his earlier, hugely successful pilot web series that streamed on RTÉ Player.

This series is all about giving you the skills, tips and recipes to help you up your grilling game and barbecue like a pro – all summer long. It’s time to banish the limp sausages and charred burgers, Nico’s here to introduce his signature BBQ recipes and tantalising flavour combinations that will keep your guests coming back for more – recipes like

Crushed Pork & Pineapple Burgers with Chilli Mayo & Shredded Slaw, BBQ Steak Tacos with Hot Sauce & Charred Corn Salsa, Jerk Chicken and Cauliflower, Smoked Hummus & Grilled Veggie Flatbread and Showstopper Slow Cooked Leg of Lamb.

Nico is a firm believer that anything you can cook inside, you can cook outside – only better. He wants to show that your BBQ can be used in all sorts of surprising ways – to create delicious breakfasts, lunches, dinners and even desserts without ever having to venture indoors! His take on the Full Irish Breakfast, BBQed to perfection and served on a floury Blaa with homemade Brown Sauce, will have mouths watering, and wait ‘til you see his Sunday Roast with all the trimmings – cooked over charcoal, without ever opening the oven. He even has a retro dessert to go with it – Caramelised Banana Split with Zesty Coconut Cream.

Nico loves nothing more than grilling on the go and takes his barbecue down to the river to show us two simple and tasty ways to cook salmon over the coals. At Powerscourt Waterfall he makes a romantic meal for two – starting with Grilled Halloumi and an Avocado Dip to share, the Perfect BBQ steak with Buttery Parmesan Corn and pairs a Barbecued Chocolate Brownie with its perfect partner: Grilled Strawberries. And finally, Nico invites his friends to the forest for an al fresco feast of dishes, perfect when you’re catering for a crowd.

Nico’s cooking takes inspiration from the delicious recipes he watched his Jamaican granny create while he was growing up, combined with his extensive travels in South America. He effortlessly combines these tantalising flavours with the best of Irish ingredients to create totally unique recipes – like his Prawns with Mango & Black Pudding on Sourdough Toast. There is never a dull moment when Nico is at the grill.

Nico’s Granny is a special guest during the series when Nico prepares a meal for her, inspired by the dishes he watched her making as he was growing up – including a Caribbean Chicken Curry and Grilled Peaches with Thyme & Honey Cream.

Nico has plenty of tips for novice grillers and accomplished pitmasters on how to take your grilling game up a notch – just in time for a summer in the garden. BBQ is all about entertaining and Nico believes that the best thing about grilling is that you don’t have to be stuck in the kitchen while your guests are enjoying themselves.

The six-part series will be broadcast on RTÉ One from 14th June at 7.00pm and is sponsored by Tesco Fire Pit, Tesco Ireland’s speciality BBQ range.

Produced by Appetite Media.

ABOUT Nico Reynolds

Nico Reynolds is one of the most exciting new food talents in Europe. A Dublin native, from a young age Nico had a head in the cupboard and an eye over the shoulder of his Jamaican Grandmother, learning about the depth of flavour and the variety of spice in Caribbean cooking and soul food. Bringing this knowledge to Latin America, he ran a catered event company and a small restaurant in Buenos Aires for 6 years.

“My Granny would bring informal bottles of scotch bonnet hot sauce by the litre to Dublin that I would in turn, bring back to South America and introduce into creative projects with chefs and cooks from around the world. This became the starting point for my recipes, adding them to colourful South American palates. Finding different ways to use my granny’s sauce for marinades, sauces, dips and bases became an obsession,” said Nico.

Upon returning to Dublin Nico opened a pop-up restaurant called ‘Lil Portie’ where he could cook the food he wanted. Caribbean cooking with Latin influences via Ireland. Lil Portie soon became one of the must-eat spots in Dublin and even gained international recognition after the restaurant was featured on Vice Media’s “F*ck That’s delicious with Action Bronson”.

Since then, Nico’s star has soared, with his own RTÉ Player series “Grill Seeker”, regular cookery segments on ITV’s “This Morning”, RTÉ’s “The Today Show” and Virgin Media’s “Ireland AM”, he also starred as the in-house celebrity chef on the prime-time series “Lodging with Lucy”. Nico is edging ever closer to becoming a household name.