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Broth and Stock Making Tips

Written by Alison Clinch on June 30, 2016. Posted in Cooking Tips, Health and Wellbeing, Miscellaneous, Recipes. Leave a Comment

A good stock (or broth) is the cornerstone of a great dish. And when it’s made just right, it is good enough to drink on it’s own which is a great way to quickly and easily get essential nutrients in to your body. The following tips are my summary of an interview I heard on Sunday Weekends show with Simon...

Recipe: Beef Loin Roast

Written by Will Roberts on June 30, 2016. Posted in Cooking Tips, Grass Fed Beef, Grass Fed Meat, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Total Cooking Time: 45 – 50mins Serves: 6 Ingredients: 1.0kg Grass Fed Beef Loin Roast 1 Brown Onion, roughly sliced 1/2 cup Beef Stock 1 Heaped Tbsp Hot English Mustard Salt & Pepper Method: Remove Beef from the Cryovac packaging and sit covered out of the fridge for 30mins Place the Onions in the bottom...

Recipe: Spice Roasted Duck Maryland

Written by Alison Clinch on June 27, 2016. Posted in Free Range Poultry, Recipes. Leave a Comment

TOTAL TIME: 1 hour, 15 minutes + 15 minutes resting time SERVES 6 Many people shy away from cooking duck thinking it’s too hard. I promise you this recipe is so easy and the result is a restaurant quality dish. Ingredients: 6 x Duck Maryland 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp ground fennel seeds 1 tsp ground cloves Pinch of...

Recipe: Greek Spiced Lamb with Risoni

Written by Alison Clinch on June 23, 2016. Posted in Pasture Fed Lamb, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Serves 8-10 Ingredients: 500g Pasture Fed Lamb mince 3 tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 6 cloves garlic, crushed 2 tsps ground cinnamon 1 tsp dried oregano 1.5 tsps ground cumin 2 tsps ground coriander 1/2 tsp chilli flakes 2 x 400g can of whole tomatoes, mashed 1 x 400g can of diced tomatoes 1 – 2 cup fresh...

Recipe: Beef Broth or Stock

Written by Alison Clinch on June 22, 2016. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients: 2 carrots, roughly chopped 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped 1 medium onion, roughly chopped 3-4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 1kg Grass Fed Beef Stock Bones 1kg Grass Fed Brisket Bones 2 bay leaves 2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar 2L of filtered water Method: Place the vegetables and bay leaves in the bottom...

Recipe: Chicken Bake with Mustard Cream Sauce

Written by Alison Clinch on June 15, 2016. Posted in Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Free Range Poultry, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients 1kg free range chicken cutlets 4 rashers pasture fed bacon, chopped 1 brown onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 250ml apple juice 1 tbsp mustard 500ml chicken broth 125ml cream 1 tbsp basil, rosemary or oregano, roughly chopped 20g butter 2 apples, cut into thin wedges and core removed Method Preheat...

7 Tips for Men’s Health

Written by Alison Clinch on June 14, 2016. Posted in Health and Wellbeing, Miscellaneous. Leave a Comment

June 13 – 19 is Men’s Health Week so we’ve put together 7 Quick and Easy Tips related to food. Tip 1 – Go Meatless on Monday At The Free Range Butcher we obviously love our meat – as many men do. However it’s important to keep your meat consumption at a healthy level so aim for 4 serves per week...

An Industry on the Brink

Written by Ben Clinch on June 10, 2016. Posted in Farming and Agriculture, Health and Wellbeing, Miscellaneous. Leave a Comment

Way back in 2011, I wrote about this whole milk (pardon the pun) price issue. Once again it’s in the spotlight. Obviously, the low cost of milk at the supermarkets is not sustainable; but it’s not this price factor that has dictated the recent reduction in the price paid to farmers for their milk solids. As this story...

Recipe: Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken with Apricot Rice

Written by Alison Clinch on June 6, 2016. Posted in Free Range Poultry, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Serves: 6 – 8. Total cooking time: 4.5 hours Ingredients: Chicken 1 tbs olive oil 1 kg Free Range Chicken Thighs 2 onions, sliced 3 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbs Moroccan seasoning 2 tsp ground cinnamon 1 cup Free Range Chicken Stock 1 cup tomato puree or Passata 3/4 cup pitted dates, chopped 1 tbs honey Rice 2...

Recipe: Chicken Cutlets One Pot Roast

Written by Will Roberts on June 6, 2016. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Poultry, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Serves: 6 – 8 Total Cooking Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes Ingredients: 1kg Chicken Cutlets 8-10 Medium sized New Potatoes 1/2 Punnet Cherry Tomatoes 2 Carrots 2 Cloves Garlic 1 litre Chicken Stock 1 tsp Lemon Thyme 1 tsp Paprika Method: Preheat your oven to 180 degrees. Place Chicken skin side up into a deep baking...

Broth and Stock Making Tips

Recipe: Beef Loin Roast

Recipe: Spice Roasted Duck Maryland

Recipe: Greek Spiced Lamb with Risoni

Recipe: Beef Broth or Stock

Recipe: Chicken Bake with Mustard Cream Sauce

7 Tips for Men’s Health

An Industry on the Brink

Recipe: Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken with Apricot Rice

Recipe: Chicken Cutlets One Pot Roast

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