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Home Grown Tomatoes

Home Grown Tomatoes

We live in a flat with no outdoor space so growing things is generally a window sill gig. But that’s cool, we like to experiment. In the spring we had a shop bought Tomato which had found a hiding place at the back of the salad draw in the fridge where it was quietly returning to a composted state! So I cut in half and popped half in some compost in a big pot in the Bedroom / Dinning Room. I’ve no idea what variety they were other then “Salad Tomatoes” but it grew a vast amount of greenery and a few Tomatoes.....

First eaten return on our investment!

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Hoisin Duck Breasts

It’s not often that we get to eat Duck. But these breast were looking a little lonely in the Yellow Sticker fridge priced at £2.45. It would have been as shame to extend there misery.

Ingredients:-

2 Duck Breasts
2 Tbsp of Soy Sauce
2 Tbsp of Hoisin Sauce (Black Bean Paste)
1 Tbsp of Wine Wine Vinegar
1 Red Chilli, sliced
2 Star Anise
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 thumb of Ginger, minced
½ Tsp of Five Spice
2 Tbsp of Brown Sugar
Oil to fry

To garnish:-

Spring Onions, sliced
Sesame Seeds

Method:-

(1) Place the Duck breasts skin side up in a casserole dish.
(2) Combine all the marinade ingredients and pour over the Duck, making sure the meat is well coated.
(3) Allow to marinade in the fridge for a least 2 hours.
(4) Preheat the oven to 160c.
(5) Cover the casserole dish in foil and bake for 25 minutes.
(6) Remove the Duck from the dish and simmer the juices for 3 to 4 minutes to thicken.
(7) In a frying pan add a little Oil and on a high heat crisp the skin on the breasts for a minute or so.
(8) Garnish with the Spring Onions and Sesame Seeds

We already had the Black Bean Paste we made for a previous dish (Recipe Here) We Served ours on a bed of Rice Noodles and accompanied by fried Pak Choi.

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