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Category: Pork

PORK MEATBALLS WITH TARRAGON

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • August 26, 2024
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These pork meatballs are the perfect meal on a hot summer’s day, with bright flavours of lemon, coriander and tarragon. The fried breadcrumbs are a particular delight – crispy, salty … Continue Reading →

MISO MEAT SAUCE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • July 22, 2024
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  This easy Miso Meat Sauce is a tasty, savory-sweet side dish of ground meat seasoned with fermented soybean paste, mirin, and aromatics. Try it on steamed rice and noodles … Continue Reading →

TOAD IN THE HOLE

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • May 13, 2024
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The great British classic! Sausages nestled in a giant Yorkshire pudding, in all its puffed up glory, with delightfully crispy edges. The trick for stability is a dab of mayonnaise, … Continue Reading →

HUNGARIAN GOULASH

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • December 11, 2023
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  The Hungarian original may properly be a soup but still let’s get cosy with Goulash! This Hungarian recipe is a slow cooked beef soup or stew that’s boldly flavoured … Continue Reading →

STEGT FLÆSK (Danish roast pork) 

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • October 23, 2023
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  Roast pork and crackling with pickled prunes and sweet cucumber, and a traditional Dutch side featuring new potatoes, apples, pears and bacon. HETE BLUKSEM (HOT LIGHTNING) …..And who can … Continue Reading →

BAKED SAUSAGES, APPLES AND BLACKBERRIES WITH MUSTARD AND MAPLE SYRUP

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • September 25, 2023
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  I love sausages so much, and this dish gives them a twist, sweet and juicy. A taste bud revelation. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 8 chunky sausages 2 tart apples halved … Continue Reading →

SHERRY BRAISED PORK CHEEKS

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • September 21, 2023
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  Cook this offcut of pork in a Spanish-inspired sauce of sweet sherry, cumin, paprika, parsley and almonds- it’s a great addition to a tapas spread. Pork cheeks are a … Continue Reading →

SAUSAGE AND BUTTER BEAN STEW

  • By Sheila Wilton
  • September 10, 2023
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  Use butter beans to soak up the flavour of spicy sausages in this comforting stew. It’s ideal for a quick tasty meal, and it takes less than an hour … Continue Reading →

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