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Bean and Pork Casserole

Bean and Pork Casserole

There was a good sized piece of Boneless Pork Shoulder in the discount fridge at the local supermarket, which was an ideal way to try out our home pickled green Walnuts.

Ingredients:-

Boneless Pork Shoulder
Potatoes
Carrots
Onion
Celery
Swede
200g Mixed Beans
2 Pickled Walnuts
Stock
Soy Sauce
Cornflour
Fresh Thyme
Fresh Basil
Mushrooms
Bay Leaves
Salt & Pepper
Oil

Method:-

(1) Soak you dried beans over night. We used a mixture of Black Eye Bean, Mung Beans and Rosecoco Beans.
(2) Cut the Pork into good sized cube and marinade in the Soy Sauce.
(3) Coat in a little Cornflour and fry to seal on all sides.
(4) Chop all the vegetables up and pop everything in the slow cooker with enough Stock to cover.
(5) Cook on High for about 6 hours into the Pork is tender.

The strange addition of Pickled Walnuts added a very slight Tannin back taste  which worked really well. As far as the Vegetables go, we just needed to clear what we had in the fridge.

Our recipe for DIY Pickled Walnuts is here
 

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Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake

When we were at The Inn on The Green one of the best sellers on the weekday menu was Sue’s Chicken Skillet Pasta. This Pasta Bake is pretty similar ingredients wise, but baked.

Ingredients:-

2 Chicken Breasts, sliced into 1cm strips
¼ of a head of Broccoli, cut into florets
3 Spring Onions, sliced
Mature Cheddar Cheese, grated
Soft Cheese with herbs
Milk
Pasta ( Gluten free in our case )
2 cloves of Garlic, grated ( We used our Lacto-Fermented version )
½ a large Onion, sliced
Mixed Herbs
Black Pepper
Oil and Margarine

Method:-

(1) Gentle Blanch the Broccoli and drain.
(2) Boil the Pasta until it has a little bite and drain.
(3) Fried the Onions and Garlic in the Oil and Margarine.
(4) Add the Chicken and cook through.
(5) Add the Milk as the foundation of your sauce.
(6) Add mixed herbs and Pepper to season.
(7) Stir in sufficient of the Soft Cheese to thicken your sauce.
(8) Add the Broccoli and stir in.
(9) Transfer to an oven proof casserole.
(10) Sprinkle with the Spring Onions and grated Cheese.
(11) Bake at 180c for 20 minutes or so until the Cheese has melted and slightly browned.

For a cost of maybe £3 or so there was enough here to comfortably feed four people.

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