Delicious demonstrations await in the Dunnes Stores Chef’s Live Theatre!

With Summer just around the corner we’re all looking forward to warmer weather and dining alfresco with friends and family. We have a bumper line up appearing at the Dunnes Stores Chef’s Live Theatre at the PTSB Ideal Home Show.

Simply Better brand ambassador Neven Maguire will be back for his fourth show and will be cooking up a storm on stage, showing you how to create some delicious meals for entertaining friends and family using his favourite Simply Better products.

Dunnes Stores brand partners Donal Skehan and Aileen Cox Blundell will also be showing you how to create delicious meals for your family and offering tips to take the hassle out of those mid-week meals.

Garden designer and TV personality Diarmuid Gavin will be hosting a series of gardening talks on stage, and chef Brian McDermott will be introducing you to some of the fantastic food producers behind the Simply Better brand.

Meet The Producers

We are proud to work in partnership with over 80 Irish Food & Drink Producers. We will have 20 of our Simply Better producers attending this Spring’s Ideal Home Show and they will be offering samples of their products for visitors to try and buy at the Simply Better stand. So whether you’re a fan of some Irish Farmhouse Cheese or Single Origin Coffee or if you want to have a taste of our brand new Thai food range make sure to pop by and meet our producers. We’re looking forward to seeing you there!

Spicy Asian Duck & Pineapple Triangles 

Method

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas Mark 4). Cook the duck legs according to packet instructions, then using two forks shred the meat.
• Increase the oven to 220°C (450°F/Gas Mark 7) and heat baking sheets. Spread each flatbread with two heaped tablespoons of hoisin sauce, leaving a border around the edges and scatter the shredded duck on top. Put one on each shelf and bake for 4-5 minutes until crisp. 
• Divide the pineapple and cucumber among the flatbreads, then drizzle over the peanut & chilli rayu. Scatter over the coriander and cut in half, then cut each half into five triangles. Arrange on plates to serve.

Neven’s Top Tip:
The duck can be cooked and shredded in advance, so you only have the assembly left to do. Consider cooking the flatbreads one at a time so you can serve them at intervals during your party.