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Normandy style Pork & Cider Casserole

Normandy style Pork & Cider Casserole

We had a very pleasant change of scenery. Not the Indian sub-continent this time, but Normandy…..

Ingredients:-

500g of Pork thigh, cubed
8 Shallots, peeled but left whole
100g of Bacon Largons
1 Onion, diced
1 Celery Stick, chopped
300ml of Cider
300ml of Chicken Stock
1 Tbsp of Cornflour
50g of Yogurt
1 ½ Tsp of Dijon Mustard
100g Baby Mushroom, whole
2 Tbsp of Butter / Margarine to Fry
2 Tbsp of Oil to fry
A handful of fresh Basil
Salt & Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) Heat a little Oil in a pan and add the cubed Pork.
(2) Fry to brown on all sides.
(3) Transfer to a plate to rest.
(4) Add the whole Shallots and Mushrooms and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes.
(5) Transfer to the plate with your resting Pork.
(6) In a large flameproof casserole add a little Oil and fry the Bacon until crisp.
(7) Remove and set aside.
(8) Add the Onions and Celery to the Casserole with the Butter and fry until softened.
(9) Add the Pork, Cider and Stock and simmer with the bid slightly open for an hour.
(10) Add the Shallots and Mushrooms and cook for a further hour.
(11) Mix the Cornflour with a Tbsp of Cider and add to the Casserole.
(12) Cook for a further 5 minutes, stirring to thicken the sauce.
(13) Stir in the Yogurt, Mustard and Basil – adding a splash more Cider if the sauce seems a bit thick.
(14) Add Salt & Pepper to taste.
(15) Serve and garnish with fresh chopped Basil.

We served ours in a ring of Wholegrain Mustard mashed Potatoes with tender stem Broccoli.

Apart from this being a really tasty meal, there was the added satisfaction of using out own home cured Bacon and home butchered Pork from the leg we bought on a yellow sticker deal a while ago!

 

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Duck Breast with Tamarind & Ginger Sauce recipe, eat well on universal credit

 

Two Duck Breasts for £1.38 seemed too good an offer to refuse. So Sue combined a few recipes and came up with this.

Ingredients:-

2 Duck Breasts
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Thumb of Ginger, grated
6 Tbsp of Tamarind Puree
2 Tbsp of Fish Sauce
100ml of Chicken Stock
2 Tbsp of Oyster Sauce
1 Tbsp of Five Spice
4 Tbsp of Sugar
1 Tbsp of Thyme
1 Tbsp of Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to season

Method:-

(1) Score the fat on the Duck Breasts and season with Salt & Pepper, Five Spice and Thyme.
(2) Place the Breasts skin side down in a dry frying pan and fry for 8 minutes, until the fat has rendered and the skin is crispy.
(3) Turn over and seal the flesh side.
(4) Transfer to a pre-heated oven (Air Fryer in our case) at 160c and cook for a further 8 minutes.
(5) Set aside to rest for 5 minutes.
(6) Add the Olive Oil to a frying pan on a medium heat.
(7) Fry the Garlic and Ginger stirring continuously.
(8) Add the Tamarind Puree, Oyster Sauce, Fish Sauce and Sugar.
(9) Cook and stir until the Sugar has dissolved.
(10) Stir in the Stock and season with Salt & Pepper.
(11) Slice the Breasts into 1cm slices and pour over the Sauce.

We served ours over a bed of Rice Noodles with stir-fry vegetables and garnished with Spring Onions and Sesame Seeds. Duck always goes well with citric flavours, but this was something else!

 

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