Wild Swimming, Atlantic Rowing and Walking the Ulster Way
Maureen McCoy and Patrick Taggart extol the benefits of wild swimming, Dermot Breen talks about his 38-day pilgrimage around the Ulster Way, and Paul cooks pork salad with apple.
Cross-channel swimmer Maureen McCoy and 'aqua Buddhist' Patrick Taggart extol the benefits of wild swimming and pick some of their favourite local rivers, lakes and seaside spots for swimming outdoors this summer. Extreme environment athlete Gavan Hennigan has recently returned from rowing solo across the Atlantic and joins us live to talk about this and many of the other endurance feats he's undertaken since turning his life around after a dark period of alcohol and drug misuse. Malachy Mallon from the award-winning Dolphin fish and chip shop in Dungannon has just finished a 1,500-mile cycle around the UK to raise funds for The Fishermen's Mission, a charity to provide help and support to fisherman and their families. Also in the studio, Dermot Breen who set out on a 38-day pilgrimage around the Ulster Way. The book he's written about it, The Edge, reveals the physical and emotional highs and lows of this 600-mile journey. Plus Paula McIntyre prepares pork salad with apple, radish, ginger and elderflower accompanied by an elderflower and hibiscus cordial, and there is live music from singer-songwriter Jamie Neish.
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Pork Salad with Apple
1 pork fillet trimmed and cut into medallions
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons elderflower vinegar ( made by infusing vinegar with elderflowers) or substitute regular white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
25g finely grated ginger
2 red apples, cored and sliced
200g radishes, sliced
1 red onion, finely sliced
2 tablespoons Greek yoghurt
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
2 little gem lettuce, separated into leaves
METHOD:
Toss the pork in half the oil. ÌýPlace in a smoking hot pan and cook through. ÌýSet aside to rest. ÌýToss the apple slices in the remaining oil and cook until golden in the pan you cooked the pork. ÌýPlace in a bowl. ÌýAdd the radishes, onion, yoghurt and mayonnaise and mix well. ÌýReturn the pork to the pan with any juices and cook. ÌýWhisk the honey, vinegar, soy and ginger together and add to the pan. ÌýCook until the pork is glazed. ÌýPlace the gem around a serving dish. ÌýPlace the apple salad in the middle and add the pork and juices. ÌýServe.
Elderflower and Hibiscus ordial
15 elderflower heads, washed
1 litre boiling water
1 tablespoon hibiscus flowers or rose petals
450g castor sugar
1 lemon finely sliced
2 teaspoons citric acid
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METHOD:
Place the sugar in a bowl and pour over the boiling water and add the hibiscus flowers. Add the lemon and elderflower heads and stir well. ÌýAdd the citric acid and cover for 24 hours. ÌýStrain through muslin and store in sterilized bottles.
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Broadcast
- Sat 10 Jun 2017 11:03Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Ulster & Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio Foyle