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Piccalilli recipe, eat well on universal credit

We sometimes end up with vegetables in the fridge with are in all honestly well beyond passing on. Some of the stores I collect from for the Food Bank are a bit sneaky and dump things in the bags which are well on their way to the next life!

The foundation of this was a really battered looking Cauliflower.

Ingredients:-

300g of Cauliflower florets
150g Green Beans, chopped
250g of Shallots, peeled & quartered
75g of Salt
4 Tbsp of Cornflour
75g of Sugar
1 Tsp of Turmeric
1 Tbsp of Mustard Powder
1 Tsp of Ground Ginger
500ml of Spirit Vinegar
250g of Cucumber, deseeded & sliced

Method:-

(1) Place the Vegetables in a bowl and mix in the Salt.
(2) Cover and allow to stand for 24 hours.
(3) Rinse and drain, allowing to dry.
(4) Mix the Cornflour, Mustard Powder, Sugar, Turmeric, Ginger and a little of the Vinegar.
(5) Combine into a smooth paste.
(6) Add to a pan over a low heat and gradually stir in the remaining Vinegar.
(7) Cook over a low heat until the mixture thickens.
(8) add the Vegetables and cook over a low heat for 2 to 3 minutes.
(9) Allow to cool and then add to jars.
(10) Allow to cure for 3 to 4 weeks.

We tried a bit last night and although it’s not had the 3 to 4 weeks to cure yet, it tastes remarkably good and certainly better than the store bought versions. 

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Pork Loin Curry

Probably far from traditional, but traditions are ever evolving as far as we are concerned. There were two large Loin Chops in the offers at the local Supermarket. As there are three mouths to feed Sue de-boned them and made this pretty convincing Curry.
 
Ingredients:-
 
2 Pork Loin chops, de-boned, beaten out and then cut into strips
1 Onion, sliced
1 Potato, peeled and cubed
1 large Carrot, peeled and cubed
¼ of a Celeriac, peeled and cubed
A good squeeze of Tomato Purée
1 tin of Chopped Tomatoes
¼ tsp Garam Masala
¼ tsp Cumin
¼ tsp Chilli Flakes
¼ tsp Paprika
3 Dried Red Chillies soaked and then sliced finely
¼ tsp Onion Salt
¼ tsp Garlic Salt
¼ tsp Turmeric
1 large clove of Garlic minced
A Slug of Soy Sauce (Gluten free in our case)
Butter / Margarine
Salt & Pepper to taste
 
Method:-
 
Marinade the Pork in the Soy Sauce.
Add a sprinkle of all the spices except the Red Chillies and Garlic.
Add the Butter / Margarine to a large frying pan and gently fry the Onions until softened.
Add the Potatoes, Carrots and Celeriac, fry for 10 minutes.
Add the remaining spices and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Add the Pork and stir until the Pork is browned.
Add the Tomato Purée, tinned Tomatoes and a little water if the sauce is too think.
Simmer for 20 minutes stirring regularly.
 
We served ours with Turmeric boiled Rice and home made Onion Bhajis ( Recipe here )

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