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Pork and Pinto Beans (Sans Pinto Beans!)

Pork and Pinto Beans (San Pinto Beans!)

Many moons ago I went to a Mexican restaurant and had Pork and Pinto Beans. This was absolutely and completely different! But tasty all the same.  It’s a cross between two recipes I found on-line and slightly modified to incorporate what we had available. Please note this thing grows…. This would easily have fed four adults and we have a hearty portion for another meal.

The Pork shoulder had the infamous Yellow Sticker on it. I simply chopped half of the joint off, discarded the rind cubed it.

Ingredients:-

1Kg of Pork Shoulder, cut into large cubes
Plain Flour (Gluten free for us)
1 Tin of Kidney Beans
1 Tin of Haricot Beans
1 Tin of chopped Tomatoes
Tomato Puree
2 Onions, roughly chopped
2 Clove of Garlic, minced
500Ml of Beef Stock
Hot Chilli powder
Smoked Paprika
Salt & Black Pepper
Oil to fry

Method:-

(1) Mix Hot Chilli powder and Flour.
(2) Coat the Pork pieces in the Flour mix and fry to brown in batches then set aside.
(3) Fry the Onion and add the Garlic.
(4) Drain the Beans and add to a large casserole dish.
(5) Add the chopped Tomatoes, Tomato Puree, Pork, Onion & Garlic, Stock.
(6) Season well with Chilli, Paprika, Salt and Pepper.
(7) Give everything a good stir and place in the oven at 180c.
(8) Stir occasionally and cook uncovered for 2 to 2 ½ hours until the Pork is tender.

We considered serving over boiled Rice, but it really didn’t need it. So instead we had Tortilla chips to dip.

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Air Fryer Frittata recipe, eat well on universal credit

When we were in a really bad situation about 4 years ago I cobbled a Frittata together on the camp stove. It tasted outstanding, but that Might have been because we were really hungry and the Eggs were found and a lot of the ingredients were foraged. It’s good to go back to an old favourite with a a new cooking gadget….

Ingredients:-

3 Potatoes, peeled and thickly sliced
1 Onion, finely diced
¼ Of a Red Pepper, sliced
¼ Of a Green Pepper, sliced
¼ Of a Yellow Pepper, sliced
1 Spring Onion, sliced
¼ Of a stick of Chorizo, thinly sliced
3 Rashers of Streaky Bacon, chopped
Smoky Maple Bacon Seasoning (!)
4 Eggs, beaten
200g of (Lactose free for us) Cheese, grated
A Slug of Milk (Lactose free again for us)
Oil to fry
Salt & Pepper to season
Mixed Herbs

Method:-

(1) Par-Boil the Potatoes to soften slightly.
(2) Drain and set aside.
(3) Fry the vegetables and then add the Chorizo and Bacon.
(4) Mix the Eggs, Milk and Cheese in a bowl.
(5) Season the meats and vegetable mix and set aside to cool.
(6) Heat the Air Fryer to 180c to 190c.
(7) Mix everything in a large bowl.
(8) Line a perforated circular baking tray with cooking Parchment paper.
(9) Pour everything into the tray and pop in the Air Fryer.
(10) Check and turn so it is cooked and solid throughout.
(11) Turn out and separate from the Parchment to serve.

 As is the gig with Air Fryers this was all about preparation and timing. However the end result was really tasty and certainly filling.

 

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