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Pepperizo recipe, eat well on universal credit

This is a totally made up recipe. I appreciate it doesn’t look pretty at any stage so far, but cured meats are all about flavour - not appearances.

The main thing about long curing and dehydrating is to make sure that your Salt and Saltpetre concentrations are sufficient to ensure there is no bacterial growth. Clostridium Botulinum is not a welcome friend. Botulism is no laughing matter. A bit of white residue on the outside of the casings at this stage in nothing to worry about, it’s just Salts crystallizing as they migrate through the permeable skins.

Please note that the weight for the curing Salts are per 1Kg. If your scales only measure to 2g, like ours, you’ll need to subdivide the measures to match the weight of meat you are working with.

Ingredients:-

400g of very fatty Pork. We used Belly Pork with the rind removed.
22.5g of Salt - Per 1kg
2g of Saltpetre - Per 1kg
175Ml of cheap Red Wine
40 Black Peppercorns, simmered to soften and drained
2 Tbsp of Hot Smoked Paprika
2 Tbsp of Paprika
3 Tbsp of Cayenne Pepper

Method:-

(1) Simmer and drain your Peppercorns, set aside to cool.
(2) Roughly cut the Pork so it will go through the Mincer / Extruder.
(3) Mince into a large bowl.
(4) Add all the other ingredients and mix by hand very well.
(5) Remove the cutting blade and plate from the Mincer.
(6) Feel the mixture through the Mincer and us the nozzle to extrude into Sausage Casings.
(7) Twist and cut into suitable lengths and tie off with string.
(8) Place in your dehydration box and change the desiccant as required.
(9) Allow 2 months to fully cure and dehydrate.  

We started this in the 18th of December and it’s the 8th of January tomorrow. So we’ve had nearly 1 month curing and dehydrating. They now feel quite firm to the touch but still a little spongy in the middle if you press hard. So another month should do the job. I’ve created a little drying chamber with an air tight box and Silicone desiccant crystals which I pack the around the paper covered Pepperizo. I changed the desiccant every other day for the first couple of weeks. We’re now down it once a week as the greater part of the moisture has now migrated from the meat.

 

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Kung Pao Shrimps recipe, eat well on universal credit

Yes – Yes it’s yet another Asian recipe. We’re with sight of our target of “100 Asian recipes” now. We’ll probably be moaning that British food is boring before you know it…..

Ingredients:-

12 King Prawns
½ A Red Pepper
½ A Green Pepper
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Tbsp of minced fresh Ginger
2 Tbsp of Peanuts
1 Onion, diced
3 Tbsp of Honey
4 Tbsp of Soy Sauce (Gluten free here)
¼ Tsp of Szechaun Pepper Corns
½ Tsp of Salt
2 Tsp of Cornflour
3 Tbsp of Rice Wine Vinegar
2 Tsp of Sesame Oil
1 Tbsp of Oil
8 Dried Chillies
5 Tbsp of Water
2 Spring Onions, White part chopped, Greens sliced
1 Egg White
¼ Tsp of White Pepper

Method:-

(1) Season the Prawns with Salt and Pepper.
(2) Coat with Egg White then coat in Cornflour.
(3) Fry until pink and then set aside.
(4) Heat the Oil in a Wok and toast the Szechaun Pepper Corns over a low heat for 2 minutes.
(5) Discard the Pepper Corns.
(6) Saute the Garlic, Ginger, Dried Chillies and the white part of the Spring Onions until aromatic.
(7) Add the Onions and gently fry until translucent.
(8) Add the Peppers and continue to stir-fry for a further minute.
(9) Add the Kung Pao Sauce which consists of Soy Sauce, Rice Wine Vinegar, Sesame Oil, Honey and White Pepper.
(10) Mix well and allow to simmer for 2 minutes.
(11) Mix the Cornflour and water in a cup.
(12) Add the Prawns to the Sauce then add the Cornflour and water mixture.
(13) Stir gently until the sauce thickens.
(14) Add some of the greens from the Spring Onions and some of the Peanuts.

We served ours on a bed of boiled Rice, dressed with the remaining Spring Onions and Peanuts. With the addition of a few Prawn Crackers this was a very tasty quick dish.

 

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