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Metheglin brewing, eat well on universal credit

Yes it sounds like an unpleasant illness which requires medical attention. But actually it’s the correct name for a Spiced Mead! We’re not brewing this for it’s supposed medical or mystical  (Bunkum) attributes. We’re brewing it mainly for the fun of it, oh and we’ll clearly enjoy drinking it in a few months!

Ingredients:-

4 x 400ml Jars of runny Honey
1 Stick of Cinnamon
8 Cloves
1 Thumb sized bit of fresh Ginger roughly sliced
Yeast
Water

Method:-

(1) Heat about a litre of water in a large pan and dissolve the Honey.
(2) Allow to cool so you don’t crack your demijohn and kill your Yeast.
(3) Pop the Cinnamon, Ginger and Cloves in the demijohn.
(4) Add a sachet of Yeast to the cooled Honey mixture and allow it to activate.
(5) Once it starts to foam pour the mixture into the demijohn and top up with Water. Allowing a little space at the shoulder.
(6) Insert the bung and air trap.
(7) Pop it away for a few months until it brews out. Or in our case leave it on the dining table and listen to it bubble all night!

According to the various recipes I hacked together to create this one, the Honey should be hand harvesting on Anglesey. The water should be taken from a sacred well on the first full Moon of an even numbers year. The Yeast….. Yadda yadda yadda. The cheapest unbranded Honey and Bread Yeast will do just fine!

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Pork Pandi Curry recipe, eat well on universal credit

This was actually a bit of Pork Loin which was intended for a different recipe, but knives are good when the are sharp!

Ingredients:-

500g of Pork loin, cut into cubes
¼ Tsp of Turmeric
½ Tsp of Chilli Powder
5 Cloves of Garlic, minced
3 Green Chillies, finely chopped
A Thumbnail of Ginger, grated
Juice of 1 Lime
200ml of Stock
1 Onion, finely diced
5 Curry Leaves
Salt to season
1 Tbsp of Punjabi Spice Mix (See Below)
4 Cloves
A handful of Coriander Leaves to garnish
10 Peppercorns
A sprinkle of Black Lime Powder
Oil to fry

Punjabi Spice Mix Ingredients:-

Cumin Seeds
Mustard Seeds
Fenugreek Seeds
Nigella Seeds
Fennel Seeds

Method:-

(1) Toast the Punjadi Spice Mix until it is aromatic and set aside.
(2) When cool add the Cloves and Peppercorns and grind to a fine powder.
(3) Heal Oil in an ovenproof dish or Dutch Oven.
(4) Add the Onions, Garlic, Ginger, Curry Leaves and Chillies.
(5) Fry until softened.
(6) Add the Turmeric & Chilli Powder and stir for a further minute.
(7) Add the Pork and stir to coat with the Onion mixture.
(8) Add the Punjadi Spice Mix and astir well.
(9) Add the Vegetable Stock and allow to simmer.
(10) Add the Coriander Leaves.
(11) Cover with a lid and place in the oven at 160C for 2 to 2 ½ hours.
(12) Return to the hob on a medium heat and allow the sauce to reduce.
(13) Add the Lime juice and sprinkle of Black Lime powder and garnish with Coriander leaves.

We served ours over boiled rice. This was a rich and well spiced dish without excessive heat. Very tasty indeed.

 

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