Thursday, June 30, 2011

Enda's Seafood Chowder



Seafood Chowder


There is always one dish that our guests ask for the recipe and in the Purple Sage Restaurant that dish is Executive Chef Enda Dunnes Seafood Chowder! With this in mind, Enda is sharing his secret recipe with us and it well worth trying!! The secret ingredient he says...."plenty of fish"!!

Recipe serves 6 people


Ingredients

Executive Chef Enda Dunne

1 tablespoon butter
4oz streaky bacon diced (optional....but definitely worth it)
6oz chopped Onion, Carrot and Celery
1 heaped tablespoon flour
3/4 pint of fish stock
3/4 pint of milk
Bay leaf
1 1/2 pounds of white fish, smoked cod and salmon
6 diced medium potatoes
4oz shrimp
4oz mussels
Parsley, chive and dill
Glass of dry white wine
1/4 pint of cream


Method:

1. Brown Bacon and Onion in and lightly add onion, carrot and celery
2. Stir in flour and cook for few minutes
3. Add stock, white wine, milk, bay leaf and potatoes
4. Season with salt and pepper
5. When vegetables are nearly cooked, add the cream and fish
6. When cooked, correct seasoning to suit your taste

Sweetcorn, Peas, Curry Powder and Irish Whiskey are all optional ingredients which can be added. Let us know how your seafood chowder turns out and if you have any questions, please ask and Enda will be delighted to answers them for you!

Alternatively, try Enda's delicious Seafood Chowder in the Purple Sage Restaurant at lunch from from 12.30pm - 3.00pm Monday- Friday and from 12.30pm - 3.30pm on Sunday.  


Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Collee from UCD AFC visits the Stillorgan Park Hotel


On Friday we were delighted to welcome club mascot Collee and and two of his team members to the Stillorgan Park Hotel to promote the UCD AFC Summer Soccer camps.

For almost 10 years UCD AFC has successfully ran soccer camps catering for boys and girls of all abilities between the ages of 5 and 14. UCD AFC employs players from the League of Ireland first team squad as coaches. All coaches are FAI certified. These coaches have been trained to create a fun and safe environment in which children can learn the basic skills of the game in carefully controlled groups that ensure maximum attention.

Course Dates:Week 1: Mon 27th June - Fri 1st July
Week 2: Mon 4th July - Fri 8th July
Week 3: Mon 11th July - Fri 15th July
Week 4: Mon 18th July - Fri 22nd July
Week 5: Mon 25th July - Fri 29th July

How Does the Day Work?
Venue: UCD Sports Grounds, Sports Centre, Belfield, 10am - 3pm daily

10:00am - 12:00pm
Skills & Fun Games - There will be a specialised half day goalkeeping clinic for all goalkeepers.

12:00 - 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00 - 3:00pm
Tournaments & Penalty Competitions

3:00pm
End of the day

Each participant will receive a t-shirt, medal and certificate rewarding them for their hard work throughout the week. Parents are invited to come and watch the awards ceremony on Friday at 2.30pm. Each child will also receive a UCD AFC Junior Blues Season Ticket giving them free entry into UCD AFC Airtricity Premier Division games.

Tickets for both 1 day or 1 week summer camps are available to book as an add-on to our family fun special offer on our website http://www.stillorganpark.com/