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NEWS ALERT: Australian Pork Limited’s Award for 2017 Best Ham in NSW goes to THE FREE RANGE BUTCHER

Written by Alison Clinch on November 27, 2017. Posted in Miscellaneous. Leave a Comment

Christmas Ham Season was officially launched in Sydney this week and included the announcement of the Australian PorkMark Ham Award winners. In a significant win for small producers, and small businesses generally, The Free Range Butcher, was awarded “2017 Best Ham in NSW” by the pork industry’s peak body,...

Sensational Sides

Written by Michele Lyons on November 8, 2017. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. Leave a Comment

How to cook the perfect steak is probably one of our most popular articles and one of the most popular brochures we hand out at the markets every weekend. We want you to enjoy the meat you get from us and so knowing how to cook the different cuts is something we want to share with you. We want you to know that there...

Clean Eating Programs

Written by Michele Lyons on October 19, 2017. Posted in Farmers Markets, Health and Wellbeing. Leave a Comment

It seems these days that it doesn’t matter where you look there is a new eating program for you to try. We are bombarded with information about what to eat and it can be confusing and overwhelming when you are trying to do the right thing by your family. My personal thoughts are that as long as you are eating...

Oktoberfest

Written by Alison Clinch on October 19, 2017. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Did you know that Oktoberfest is the world’s largest fair with more than 6 million people attending Munich every year and maybe not so surprisingly that about 7 million liters of beer are drunk. It seems to me that there are two essential ingredients for any good Oktoberfest celebration – PORK and BEER. ...

Salsa with Mango and Avocado

Written by Alison Clinch on October 18, 2017. Posted in Grass Fed Beef, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Salsa is a great addition to any dish or occasion really. It so simple to make, can be done ahead of time and can be adjusted to whatever ingredients you have at home. Mind you anything with mango would have to be a favourite of mine. Pair this salsa with some beautiful grass fed beef steaks, some marinated chicken...

Recipe: Apple, Cucumber and Mint Salsa

Written by Alison Clinch on October 18, 2017. Posted in Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients: 1 green apple, chopped 1 Lebanese cucumber, finely diced 1/4 bunch coriander, chopped 1/4 cup mint, chopped 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice 2 tsp honey Method: Mix all ingredients together in a bowl Best served with pasture fed pork cutlets but will also work well with a juicy scotch fillet...

Recipe: Crispy Pork Shank (Knuckle)

Written by Alison Clinch on October 18, 2017. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients: 2 pork knuckles 2 tbsps caraway seeds 6 cloves garlic salt and pepper Method: Boil pork shanks in a pot of water with caraway seeds, garlic, salt and pepper, covered for one hour. Use just enough water to submerge the shank in the pot you are using, and season water sufficiently so you don’t need...

Recipe: Pork Sausages with Bacon and Apple Sauerkraut

Written by Alison Clinch on October 18, 2017. Posted in Miscellaneous. Leave a Comment

Ingredients: 150g pasture fed bacon 1 packet Pork Gourmet Sausages 1/4 cup oil 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 2 tbsp dry white wine (Riesling) 1 large sweet apple (Gala or Fuji) peeled, cored and cut into chunky pieces 12 juniper berries or caraway seeds or rosemary sprigs 4 bay leaves 1/2 tsp sugar salt and pepper 1...

Recipe: Beer, Bacon and Cheddar Bread

Written by Alison Clinch on October 18, 2017. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients: 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 3 tbsp honey 1 egg 1 stubbie of your favourite beer (340ml) 3 rashes of pasture fed bacon 3/4 cup of grated cheddar cheese Method: Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Thoroughly grease a bread/loaf pan. Cook the bacon in a frying pan over...

NEWS ALERT: Australian Pork Limited’s Award for 2017 Best Ham in NSW goes to THE FREE RANGE BUTCHER

Sensational Sides

Clean Eating Programs

Oktoberfest

Salsa with Mango and Avocado

Recipe: Apple, Cucumber and Mint Salsa

Recipe: Crispy Pork Shank (Knuckle)

Recipe: Pork Sausages with Bacon and Apple Sauerkraut

Recipe: Beer, Bacon and Cheddar Bread

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