The Yarn by The Free Range Butcher

Recipe: Beef Cheeks with Red Wine and Mushroom

Written by Alison Clinch on August 22, 2014. Posted in Grass Fed Beef, Miscellaneous, Recipes. 3 Comments

Serves 4. Ingredients: 4 Beef Cheeks 1/4 Cup Plain Flour 3 tablespoon Oil 2 Onions 6 Cloves Garlic 1 Cup Shiraz 2 Carrots 2 Cups Beef Stock 2 tablespoon Brown Sugar 2 tablespoon Tomato Paste 3 Sprigs fresh Thyme leaves or 1.5 tsps dried Thyme 2 Bay Leaves 50gm Butter 4 large flat mushrooms, roughly chopped Method: Toss...

Recipe: Chicken and Chorizo Rice Bake

Written by Alison Clinch on July 14, 2014. Posted in Free Range Poultry, Recipes. 4 Comments

This is a really tasty, filling meal, and it’s all made in one pan. Ingredients: 8 free range chicken thighs or skin on chicken cutlets 1tbsp mild paprika 1tbsp olive oil 1 large onion, halved and thinly sliced 3 chorizo, thinly sliced, diagonally (see tips for other, less spicy options) 1 large red capsicum,...

Glorious days, cool nights and a little rain…

Written by Ben Clinch on July 3, 2014. Posted in Farming and Agriculture, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Newsletter. Leave a Comment

I am always interested and slightly confused when the winter solstice passes, as it has done recently. There are definitely the colder months in front of us, yet the days will now start to get longer, and somewhere in my mind the collision between colder weather and longer days doesn’t make sense, but I don’t speak of...

Cooking Tip: Salad in a Jar

Written by Alison Clinch on June 5, 2014. Posted in Cooking Tips, Grass Fed Beef. Leave a Comment

I came across an article awhile back about doing salads in a jar and have finally gotten around to it! I chose to do a Thai Beef Salad in a Jar and it worked great. It’s super simple and a perfect way to take a healthy lunch to work. Method: Prepare your salad as per normal (you can find my Thai Beef Salad Recipe...

Spicy Corned Beef with Honey Mustard Glaze

Written by Alison Clinch on June 5, 2014. Posted in Grass Fed Beef, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients: 1.5kg Grass Fed corned beef 3tbsp honey 2tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 star anise 1.5tsps ground allspice 1 onion, halved 1tbsp Worcestershire sauce Glaze 1/3 cup honey 2tsps soy sauce 1tbsp balsamic vinegar 1tsp mustard powder 1tbsp brown sugar Method: Bring meat to room temperature, and pre-heat your slow...

Slow Cooking Guide

Written by Alison Clinch on May 27, 2014. Posted in Cooking Tips, Newsletter. Leave a Comment

Whilst recently browsing some old articles on the SMH Good Living website we found a great article on slow cooking by renowned Sydney Restauranter and chef, Stefano ‘Steve’ Manfredi… In slow cooking the idea is to to break down the connective tissue in meat and turn the collagen into gelatin, rendering...