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Stanley Knife (Other brands are available!)

Stanley Knife (Other broands are available!)

 

Yes you read it right STANLEY KNIFE! It's just a tip. (But it's the tip that matters!)

When I worked in the butchers shop we generally asked if folk wanted their Pork rind scored. Geoff my grumpy old collegue used to offer this advice to those ladies who declined " Well if you want good crackling ask hubby to get the Stanley Knife out when you get back" - a bit sexist, but he was old!

Why a Stanley Knife? Well in the butchers shop we had the ability to sharped our knives right to the tip. At home you often find that the long edge of your knife is shape but the tip is quite hard to sharpen. A DIY type of knife blade is ground at the right angle for the steel it is made from and although they are intended to be thrown away when they are blunt, a new blaide is excellent for scoring the rind on Pork.

Rub a bit of Mustard powder, salt and oil into the cuts and start your roast off at 220C then turn it down. Fail safe crackling. BUT if your meat has been frozen you might still end up with shoe leather regardless!

 

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Mozzarella Onion Rings

Sue saw a recipe on-line for stretchy Mozzarella Onion Rings and obviously had to have a go at her own version! I mean it’s rare that there is a recipe we’ve not had a pop at…. We’ll be trying a #2 version at some stage with a batter as the Sour Dough Bread we used for the Bread Crumbs was perhaps a bit heavy for the job.

Ingredients:-

1 Very large Onion
A block of Mozzarella
Flour (Gluten free here)
Sour Dough Bread (Gluten free – Yellow Sticker!) crumbed in a food processor
Eggs, beaten for an Egg wash
Onion & Garlic Salt (Optional – Use whatever you fancy to season the Bread Crumbs)

Method:-

(1) Peel the Onion and cut two 1cm strips from the thickest central area. The remaining Onion will be fine in the fridge for later use.
(2) Gentle remove the outer ring and then the third ring in. Again keep the remaining Onion, but you actually only need these two rings for each Onion Ring.
(3) Cut strips of Mozzarella wide enough to fill the gap between the two Onion Rings and insert.
(4) Dip the Cheese stuffed rings in the Egg wash and then Flour.
(5) Egg wash again and then dredge in the seasoned Bread Crumbs.
(6) Deep fry until golden brown and the Cheese is melted.

We served ours over a Gammon steak with a Wholegrain Mustard sauce. Perhaps a bit fuddle, but very tasty!

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