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Hazelnut encrusted Pork Chops recipe, eat well on universal credit

This bit of Loin cost us just over £3. We had a stir-fry the other evening and I cut these two thick Chops out of the rest of it. So Meat wise this was an ‘in budget’ meal. The Nuts were free, I just collect them when they fall. So all in all, not a bad gig price wise….

Ingredients:-

2 Thick Pork Chops
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
½ Tsp of Dried Rosemary
30g of Breadcrumbs (Gluten free for us)
30g of Hazelnuts, Roasted and ground
2 Tbsp of Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to season
2 Tbsp of Margarine (Dairy free for us), melted

Method:-

(1) Mix all the ingredients.
(2) Pre-heat the oven to 180c.
(3) Press the crust paste onto both sides of the Chops.
(4) Place in the oven on a tray and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the thickness of the chops.

We served ours with hand cut Chips, a little salad for colour, a fried Egg and Beans. This crust was really good. When we were sorting through the left-overs  this morning I chose the coating over the last bits of Meat - That never happens!


 

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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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