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31/05/2014

John Toal looks at health, relationships, hobbies and family along with great music and chat, big interviews, fascinating people and great craic, plus recipes from Paula McIntyre.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sat 31 May 2014 10:03

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Music Played

  • Sam & Dave

    soul man

  • The Riptide Movement

    all works out

  • Sam Smith

    stay with me

  • Dolly Parton

    home

  • Frank Sinatra

    you make me feel so young

  • Derek ryan

    100 numbers

  • John Legend

    all of me

  • Nana Mouskouri

    white rose of athens

  • Demis Roussos

    forever and ever

  • Drink with the devil

    kaz Hawkins

    • live.
  • I聮m still standing

    Elton john

Fresh Pasta with Ham Hock and Wild Garlic Pesto

Fresh Pasta with Ham Hock and Wild Garlic Pesto

Fresh Pasta Dough

250g 鈥00鈥 flour or strong bread flour

good pinch salt

5 egg yolk

1 teaspoon olive oil or rapeseed oil

about a tablespoon cold water

Place the flour and salt in a food processor and mix in the oil and egg yolks. Process to a sandy consistency then add water to bind. Wrap in cling and chill.

To make traditionally 鈥 mix the flour and salt on a board and make a well in the centre.

Add the egg yolks and oil and bring to a dough with a little water. Wrap in cling and chill.

Set your pasta roller to the widest setting.

Roll the dough into a sausage shape then roll out to a rectangle shape that will fit neatly into the pasta roller. Roll through the pasta maker twice on the widest setting then roll through until you reach the setting before the last.

Cut the dough into 4 pieces and cut each one by hand, or using a pastry wheel, to about 1 inch thick. Dust the surface with flour and allow to dry for 15 minutes.

Cook the pasta in plenty of salted boiling water for about 2 minutes.

Ham Hock

1听ham hock

陆 leek, chopped

1 onion, peeled and quartered

few sprigs thyme and rosemary

1 garlic clove

Place the hock with the other ingredients into a pot and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 2 and a half hours or until hock is fork tender. Cool in water until you can handle the heat and shred the meat from the bone.

Use the cooking liquor for soup or risotto and a little for the pasta dish.

Wild Garlic Pesto

A handful of washed wild garlic leaves ( weighing about 30g)

A handful of听parsley

30g pumpkin seeds

4 tablespoons olive oil or rapeseed oil

35g grated parmesan

Blend together.

To finish the Pasta Dish -

shredded ham meat from hock

1 ladle of cooking liquor

wild garlic pesto

fresh pasta

1 onion, finely chopped

1 tablespoon oil

25g butter

30g grated parmesan

Fry the onion in the oil until soft and golden.

Add the stock and ham hock.

Gently heat.

Add the drained cooked pasta and听 toss well with the pesto.

Toss in the butter and parmesan and season with pepper to taste.

Serve.

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  • Sat 31 May 2014 10:03