Applewood Smoked Duck and Fig Salad
I was wondering what to cook for some friends coming over to dinner and with the apparent emergence of spring ( almost certainly premature and short lived!) I thought I’d … Continue reading
A Six Nations Snacking Lunch
A short post this! I had a friend around today to watch the rugby and we were a bit peckish so I threw together a snacking plate with all the … Continue reading
Home Made Kind of Chorizo (part 2)
After around a month of hanging around in my porch the air dried sausage I prepared was ready ( by ready I mean it had lost around 30% of weight) … Continue reading
Duck Prosciutto
After my foray into charcuterie with the chorizo and finding that my porch is perfect for air drying meat during the cooler months, I decided to try a whole muscle … Continue reading
Air Dried Chorizo (part one)
You may recall that I made some fresh chorizo a while ago. They were nice but I wasn’t particularly happy with the meat I got from the butcher , a … Continue reading
Smoked Mackerel Pate
I thought I’d try a new way with the mackerel fillets I hot smoke so in around five minutes I whizzed them up into a lovely pate. The recipe is … Continue reading
Hot Smoked Sea Bass
After the not inconsiderable excesses of the run up to Christmas I thought I’d do a light starter for Boxing Day. So I got some Sea Bass fillets, hot smoked … Continue reading
Thai Cured Gravlax
One of the things I’ve really enjoyed doing is curing foods, particularly salmon. The beetroot cure I’ve smoked before has gone down really well with friends, so much so that … Continue reading
Beetroot Cured Applewood Smoked Gravlax
Again drawing inspiration from Diana Henry’s book Salt, Sugar, Smoke I thought I’d make some beetroot cured gravlax for a dinner I was hosting for some friends. Instead of vodka … Continue reading
Fresh Chorizo
After having so much fun making Toulouse sausage last week I thought I’d make some fresh chorizo this week. Fresh as in you have to cook it rather than the … Continue reading
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