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Poussin with Red Wine Sauce

Poussin with Red Wine Sauce

Yesterday we were struggling for inspiration. I said I’d just have a mooch around the discount fridge and see what caught my eye. Whole Poussin which should have been £3.17 each at 95p Now they were certainly a source of inspiration!

Ingredients:-

1 Poussin per person
Broccoli
Whole grain Mustard
Potatoes for the mash
1 Small bottle of Red Wine
1 Small Onion
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Sprigs of Rosemary, 1 finely chopped
Vinegar
Beef Stock
A knob of Butter
Salt & Pepper
2 Mushrooms, finely sliced
Lemon Juice
Fresh Thyme, chopped
Fresh Sage, chopped

Method:-

(1) With a pair of kitchen scissors cut the spine out of the Poussin and flatten them out to form a Spatchcock.
(2) Mix the Oil, Lemon Juice, Rosemary, Thyme, Sage and Whole grain mustard to form a marinade.
(3) Rub each bird on both sides with the marinade and allow to infuse in the fridge for a couple of hours.
(4) Sear on both sides and then place in a pre headed over at 180c for about 20 minutes.
(5) Baste at intervals with the marinade.

For the sauce:-

(1) Fry the Onions until softened.
(2) Add the minced Garlic.
(3) Season with Salt & Pepper.
(4) Add the Mushrooms, Rosemary and Vinegar.
(5) Add the Beef Stock.
(6) Allow to simmer for a few minutes.
(7) Add the Red Wine.
(8) Simmer to reduce.
(9) Just before severing add the Butter.

We served ours of a bed of Mustard Mash with the Broccoli around the sides and the sauce over the Poussin. This was an outstanding meal. We might have just broken budget, but it was worth it. We can always have dripping on crackers today!
 

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Red Cabbage Stir-Fry

At this time of year if you like your Brassicas Red Cabbage is weight for weight the best value by far and probably one of the most versatile. One 60p Red Cabbage will happily provide colourful veg in various forms for 3 or 4 meals for us and live for a good week in the fridge, even when you’ve cut into it.

Ingredients:-

1/3 of a Red Cabbage, finely sliced
2 rashers of Bacon, chopped
2 Mushrooms, finely sliced
½ an Onion sliced
2 Sliced of Leek
Salt & Pepper
OilIngredients:-
Distilled Vinegar

Method:-

(1) Soak the Red Cabbage in the Vinegar.
(2) In a large frying pan heat a little oil.
(3) Fry the Bacon and then add the Onion.
(4) Once fried add the Mushrooms and soften.
(5) Pour in the Red Cabbage & Vinegar and add the Leek.
(6) Season to taste and then simmer stiring regularly until the Cabbage has softened but still has some bite.

The Monster in the background is one of our favourites - Giant Toad-in-the-Hole. We served ours with mashed Potato, mashed Swede and Carrot and lots of gravy over the Toad-in-the-Hole. A proper hearty winter warmer sort of dinner.


 

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