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Winter Veg

We tend to get stuck in a loop with vegetables for some reason. Peas, Red Cabbage and spuds seem to have become our “Go-To” choice recently. So we thought we’d have a bit of a change yesterday. Although the Spuds are still there….

Because of the global supply network, be it a good or (more probably) bad thing the majority of regularly used vegetables are available all year round in the supermarkets and local retailers. But if you buy seasonal veg you will notice that they tend to be UK grown more often than not. This has to be a good thing surely?

So last nights veg was:-

Boiled Cabbage
Roast Parsnips
Roast Potatoes
Cauliflower

All UK grown and with a bit of slow roast Pork shoulder and home made gravy it was a meal your granny would have been proud of on a very cost effective budget.

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Gammon Hock in a giant Yorkshire Pudding

Discount fridge Gammon Hock. I’ve generally avoided Gammon until now as Sue’s generally not a great fan. But we both really enjoyed it after a good hearty boiling with a few fragrant herbs and spices. There was enough meat for 4 adult servings for us from one Hock at £1.12.

Ingredients:-

Gammon Hock
Onion, roughly sliced
Whole Black Pepper corns
Bay Leaves
Ground Cloves
Dill
A pint of Cider

Method:-

(1) In a large pan immerse the Hock in water and bring it to the boil for a few minutes.
(2) Pour the water away and rinse the Hock in cold water,
(3) Refill the pan and add the Hock and all the other ingredients. Top the pan up with water once you’ve added the Cider and bring back to the boil.
(4) Once boiling reduce the heat to a gentle simmer for 2 to 3 hours.
(5) When the meat is almost falling off the bone remove from the pan and allow to drain.
(6) Strip the meat as you would with pulled Pork.

You can use your “Pulled Gammon” as you wish. We added ours to a full dinner in a giant Yorkshire Pudding, because we’re a bit sad like that!
 

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