It’s a cracking season at the farm; the hot weather has dried things out a bit and the lambs, pigs and cattle are doing well. With the better season I am very happy to say that we will start with local lamb supply again next week. We continue to bring our pigs down when they […]
Archive | Free Range Pasture Fed Pork
How to Make Perfect Pork Crackling
It’s likely that a pork roast will feature on many a Christmas menu. Here are some tips on achieving perfectly crisp pork crackling. Choose a piece of pork with a generous covering of fat and rind. Remove pork from Cryovac packaging the day/ night before you intend to cook it and absorb any moisture on […]
The Pigs Have Arrived at Blue Hills!
My dad Pete has many hats; father and family man, farmer, truck driver, meat salesman extraordinaire, fall back guy, and now, Free Range Pig Farmer! The old bloke headed over to the Free Range Pig Mecca on Rob Roy Road, Inverell recently and picked up our pigs, and from all reports they have settled in […]
All About Pork – The Other White Meat
How to cook – Medium heat prevents your pork from drying out. We recommend 180°C as a rule. Nutrition – Pork is a low fat alternative. It offers trimmed cuts with less fat than skinless chicken breast but with a range of nutrients such as Iron, B12, Thiamine, Omega 3 and Zinc, as well as […]
Recipe: Caramelised Chilli Pork with Cucumber Salad
This is a Donna Hay recipe which has been adapted by our friend Trish McPherson. Thanks Trish! Ingredients: 650g Pasture Fed pork fillet, sliced 1 tbsp grated ginger 2 chilli, finely chopped 1/4 cup soy sauce 2/3 cup brown sugar 1 tbsp fish sauce 2 tbsp lime juice Coriander Mint Cucumber Bean Sprouts Boiled rice […]
A Load of Hogwash
Firstly, let’s call it H1N1 for the pigs’ sake. Our politically correct pigs delivered to us from Melanda Park are about to march on parliament house in protest, as they believe they have nothing to do with this ‘hog wash’. And the reality is they don’t. As of today, the renamed H1N1 virus has not […]
Recipe: Pork with Orange Maple Sauce
With the warm weather starting to draw to a close, we thought we would squeeze in one more barbeque recipe. Ingredients: 6 Pork chops 1 tbsp oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 tsps grated orange rind 1/2 cup fresh orange juice 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/4 tsp ground rosemary 2 tsps cornflour 1/4 cup water […]