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Pastrami recipe, eat well on unversal credit

This is an unusual ‘cure’ for me. Most of the cured meat items we’ve played with so far require some level of dehydration. Pastrami however needs the cured meat to be moist and succulent. I picked a bit of Rump Steak for this experiment as it wasn’t hideously expensive and after I’d trimmed the fat the meat had the sort of texture I’m looking for when I eventually cut it alone, rather that across the grain.

Ingredients:-

Good low fat Beef
Fresh ground Black Pepper
Salt
Saltpetre

The tricky thing is measuring the Saltpetre for a small piece of meat. You need 2g per 1kg in weight to preserve the colour. I had 200g of meat when it was trimming and our scales only work from 1g upwards. So I divided and divided until I had an approximate amount. If it’s under the Salt will cure the meat but it will be green in the middle. If it’s over the meat will be livid red and there will be a nasty ‘Nitric’ after taste.  We shall see…..

Method:-

(1) Mix the curing ingredients.
(2) Coat  The meat on all sides.
(3) Place in an air tight box in the fridge.
(4) Turn after 7 days.
(5) Slice along the grain and serve in a Sandwich or as part of a cold salad.

See you in three weeks!

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Discount isle kid strikes again! This time a pack of 6 Sardines for 50p. I remember the conversation with Sue went something like “There are Sardines at 50p shall I or is that a fish too far?” We went for it and this was the result. It’s worth noting that we don’t often have fish as it’s usually over our self imposed £2 per meal per person budget and also Sue isn’t that keen. But we both really enjoyed this little creation.

Sue used half of one of her Gluten free buns ( Recipe here  ) But any good sized bun cut in half and toasted will do the job.

Ingredients for the topping:-

Sardines
Tomatoes
Fresh herbs
Onion
Cauliflower
Broccoli
Tomatoes
Salt and Pepper
Grated cheese / Italian style cheese
Oil

Garlic butter - Additional extra

Method:-

(1) If the Sardines have not been cleaned the easiest option is probably just to cut the fillets off with a sharp boning knife.
(2) Chop the Tomatoes and Onions.
(3) Fry the Onions in a little Oil until translucent.
(4) Add the Tomatoes, Herbs, Salt and Pepper and simmer to thicken. So that you end up with something similar to a Pizza sauce.
(5) Roast the additional vegetables in the oven with a little oil.
(6) Spread the Garlic Butter over the bun if you are using it and then spread the Tomato sauce oven this.
(7) Add a layer of roasted vegetables keeping half for another layer.
(8) Add your raw Sardine fillets.
(9) Spread another layer of roasted vegetables.
(10) Sprinkle with plenty of grated Cheese and Italian style Cheese if you wish.
(11) Place in the oven for about 10 minutes of 180C until the Cheese has melted and everything is heated well through.

We enjoyed ours with roast seasonal vegetables and fried cubed Potatoes sprinkles with a few bits of micro salad from our planter boxes.

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