From Leinster rugby to Mexican tacos

BOOKING THE COOKS:There is one question that I like to ask the featured acts for this in column which is always guaranteed an amusing response: "What's the worst thing you can eat before going on stage?"

Bressie, the lead singer of The Blizzards who is on a solo project at present, gave me the best reply so far: “I once cleared the entire front row of our show with a belch, the result of a heavy pesto pasta dish. I disgusted myself and hence, never did this again.”

Considering he used to play rugby for Leinster, I’d say his amplified burps could bring down the roof of a small church.

Bressie is a bit of a food fanatic by all accounts. This could be down to his stint as a professional athlete, or perhaps due to the fact that he used to live with a chef.

When he’s hungover, he loves a nice bit of chicken and chorizo pasta with loads of garlic bread and cheese.

The only items that are ever off his menu are fish due to an allergy and, oddly enough, potato waffles, which he has always hated.

In fact, as a child, his sister would torment him by chasing him round the house with them. Freud might have said it was the waffles that drove him to be such a successful artist.

Or perhaps it was Captain Bird’s Eye?

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BRESSIE’S TRADEMARK CARNE ASADA

This is a Mexican recipe for marinated, grilled beef served in tortillas. Its not your run-of-the-mill taco, but a flavourful and delicious meal that is great for any occasion.

INGREDIENTS

- 2 pounds skirt steak

- 12 flour tortillas

- 1/2 cup tequila

- 1/4 cup lime juice

- 1/4 cup lemon juice

- 1/4 cup orange juice

- 4 cloves garlic crushed

- 1 medium onion chopped

- 2 teaspoons black pepper

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 1 cup salsa

- 1 cup guacamole

- 2 teaspoons Tabasco

METHOD

Mix juices, garlic, onion, tequila, tabasco, salt and pepper in a bowl.

Add meat and marinate both sides. Cover and refrigerate, turning meat over occasionally.

Let steak marinade for six to eight hours. Preheat grill. Place a few drops of water on each tortilla, stack and wrap in tin foil. Place on grill.

Remove meat from marinade, reserving marinade. Place on grill.

Turn steak and tortillas once during cooking. Brush steak with remaining marinade. Cook to your liking (12 to 15 minutes for medium-rare).

Cut into thin slices. Place a few slices of steak on each tortilla with salsa and guacamole and serve.

You can catch Bressie perform live at Oxegen in the Heineken Green Spheres Stage on Saturday, July 9th, at 4.45pm.