Moy Park Ireland - Made with Irish Chicken.
MOY PARK WINS 'BEST BRAND OF THE YEAR 2011'
Moy Park, Northern Ireland's largest food company, which has sites in Ballymena, Dungannon and Craigavon has picked up the accolade for 'Best Brand of the Year 2011' at the Ulster Grocer Marketing Awards.
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THE BALMORAL SHOW
It's that time of year again! Moy Park is returning to the NI Food Pavilion at the Balmoral Show, King's Hall Belfast (16th - 18th May) to tickle your taste buds with a selection of delicious products from the Moy Park range.
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MOY PARK IS THE TOP COMPANY IN NORTHERN IRELAND
Moy Park has once again been recognised by the Belfast Telegraph as the top business in Northern Ireland, retaining the number one position for the second consecutive year.
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A CLEAR WINNER FOR MOY PARK CULINARY COMPETITION
Elizabeth Clear from Dublin has claimed the sought-after title of 'All-Ireland Winner' in the My Moy Park Recipe Competition, with her scrumptious chicken dish, 'Creamy Chicken Pie'.
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MOY PARK AWARDED PROCESSOR OF THE YEAR
Moy Park, leading processor of fresh, locally farmed chicken in the UK, is proud to have been awarded the top title of 'Processor of the Year' at the prestigious Meat & Poultry Processing Awards 2012 in Birmingham.
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'RARE BREED - A FARMING YEAR' STARTS ON UTV
Rare Breed - A Farming Year, a unique 12-part series that follows 16 local farming families across an entire year, started on UTV this Monday 16 January at 8pm.
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EASY FOOD HOME COOK HERO AWARDS 2011
In November readers of Easyfood Magazine were asked to enter their tried and tested chicken based recipes into a Home-Cook Hero Cookery Competition to get the chance to win recognition for all their efforts in the kitchen! Moy Park sponsored the 'Fabulous Fowl - Best Chicken Dish' category and received some amazing entries.
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MOY PARK'S SUCCESS AT THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MARKETING IRELAND AWARDS 2011
At the Chartered Institute of Marketing Ireland Marketing Excellence Awards 2011 this month Moy Park had a very eventful night, and were up for three awards overall.
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LOCAL FARMER WINGS HIS WAY TO M&S CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS ACCOLADE
Local poultry farmer Seamus Kane, who is a producer for Moy Park, Northern Ireland's largest food processing company, has won the prestigious Marks and Spencer 'Champion of Champions' Farming for the Future award; a scheme which recognises the world's most innovative and forward thinking farmers.
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THE PRINCE OF WALES VISITS MOY PARK FARM SUPPLYING 'DUCHY ORIGINALS FROM WAITROSE'
The Prince of Wales visited one of Moy Park’s contract farms, Bessvale Farm in Upper Ballinderry, Co. Antrim today (Friday 9 Sept) to see firsthand how Moy Park chicken is farmed for the 'Duchy Originals from Waitrose' range.
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VISITORS GET 'HOT AND SPICY' AT TESCO TASTE NI WITH MOY PARK
The Moy Park team were on hand at this year's Tesco Taste NI Festival to spice up the weekend with a selection of Moy Park's delicious chicken products including its hot and spicy chicken wings.
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CHICKEN TOPS NORTHERN IRELAND TASTE BUDS
It's official! More than three quarters of people in Northern Ireland prefer chicken to any other meat, a poll on behalf of Moy Park, provider of fresh, locally farmed and produced poultry has found.
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VISITORS FEAST ON MOY PARK AT TASTE OF DUBLIN SHOW
The team from Moy Park travelled to this year’s Taste of Dublin Show, held at Iveagh Gardens to tickle revellers’ taste buds with a range of Moy Park product including the popular hot and spicy chicken wings.
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MOY PARK ATTEND BALMORAL SHOW 2011
To celebrate Moy Park's return to our television screens, the team at Moy Park travelled to this year's Balmoral Show to tickle reveller's taste buds with Moy Park hot and spicy chicken wings.
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AT THE HEART OF MOY PARK
Moy Park has launched its Corporate Social Responsibility Report charting its success to date and future plans across all 13 sites in relation to management & governance, product, social and environmental responsibility.
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WASTE PLAN HATCHES SAVINGS FOR MOY PARK
To mark World Environment Day 2011, which is celebrated across the globe on the 5th June, Moy Park has reduced the amount of waste sent to landfill from 80% to just 10% in 12 months, thanks to a new partnership with waste management specialist Biffa.
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MOY PARK TOPS BUSINESS LIST
Poultry giant Moy Park has been named Northern Ireland's top business in the Belfast Telegraph Top 100 Companies list published in March.
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In November readers of Easyfood Magazine were asked to enter their tried and tested chicken based recipes into a Home-Cook Hero Cookery Competition to get the chance to win recognition for all their efforts in the kitchen! Moy Park sponsored the 'Fabulous Fowl - Best Chicken Dish' category and received some amazing entries. Three shortlisted entrants were invited to cook for a panel of judges at the 'Cooks Academy' in Dublin and then went on to a gala banquet and awards ceremony at Dublin's Shelbourne Hotel that evening.We would like to congratulate the Moy Park 'Fabulous Fowl' category winner, Mr Shani Alam for his delectable Chicken Curry with Mint Yoghurt and Homemade Roti which won first prize. Congratulations also goes to the two finalists, Mary O'Farrell with her Chicken Parmigiano with Basil Mash recipe and Fiona Sherlock with her Sexy Chicken Noodle Soup recipe.
Why not give the winning recipe below a try for yourself?
Winner's Recipe
Name: Shani Alam
Category: Fabulous Fowl, sponsored by Moy Park
Recipe: Chicken Curry with Mint Yogurt and Homemade Roti
- 1 Moypark fresh chicken - skinned
- 1 onion - chopped
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 2tsp ginger & garlic paste
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 2 tsp chilli powder
- Salt and Pepper'1
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp garam masala
- 2 tsp coriander
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 4 fresh green Chillies
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
- 2 fresh tomatoes
- 1 tbsp natural yogurt
- Basmati Rice
Mint Yogurt:
- Natural yogurt
- Cucumber
- Mint sauce
- Garam masala
- Salt
Homemade Roti:
- 500g Wholemeal Chapatti Atta Flour
- Water
- Pinch of salt
Method: Curry
- Chop chicken into 10 pieces on the bone
- Put oil in saucepan and add onion to hot oil
- When onion is nicely brown add garlic and ginger paste.
- Add tin of chopped tomatoes, turmeric, chilli powder, cumin, garam masala, coriander, salt and black pepper.
- Mix well and allow to cook on a slow heat for 5/10 minutes until the oil has separated from the sauce.
- Add chicken pieces and stir.
- Cover saucepan and cook on slow heat for 20/30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked.
- When chicken is cooked add fresh coriander, chopped fresh tomatoes and green chillies.
- Allow to cook for a further 5 minutes.
Basmati Rice:
Cook rice according to instructions on pack
Homemade Roti:
- Put flour in large bowl.
- Add pinch of salt and mix well.
- Slowly add enough water to make a sticky dough consistency while mixing with your hand.
- Leave dough sit for 10 minutes.
- Lightly flour your hands and take a handful of dough from the bowl. Roll the dough into a ball in your hands.
- On a floured surface flatten the ball down to make a circle. Roll out the dough until it is very thin.
- Heat a heavy bottomed frying pan until very hot.
- Place dough on pan and cook on each side until brown
Mint Yogurt:
- Put natural yogurt into small bowl
- Add finely chopped and skinned cucumber
- Add ½tsp mint sauce, ½tsp garam masala and a pinch of salt.
What this recipe means to me:
"This recipe was the only thing that I could cook when I came to Ireland from Pakistan 20 years ago and it has been a favourite with everyone I cook it for since then. It reminds me of family in Pakistan and Ireland and it works everytime."
