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Pork Shank Casserole

OK Pork Shanks aren't the most appealing looking cut of meat, let's be honest. But neither are Lamb Sharks and they command premium prices in restaurants. It's just a matter of cooking them slowly and infusing great flavours into the meat. We had two Sharks between us and probably had twice the quantity of  meat we would usually eat. We also had enough casserole for another meal each which is now loitering in the freezer for a rainy day!
 
Ingredients:-
 
Pork Sharks
1 Onion
2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
2 Carrots, cut into batons
¼ tube of Tomato Purée
A glug of Cider vinegar
½ tsp Chilli flakes
A spring of fresh Rosemary
¼ tsp toasted Cumin / Coriander seeds
¼ tsp Dill
¼ tsp Paprika
A tin of chopped Tomatoes
2 Bay leaves
1 pint of Stock
Oil
Salt & Pepper
 
Method:-
 
(1) Season the Pork with Salt & Pepper and on a medium heat seal the meat on all sides in a frying pan with a little oil.
(2) Remove the meat from the pan and add the Onions, Garlic and Carrots and cook gently for about 5 minutes.
(3) Stir in the Tomato purée and continue to cook until the vegetables are caramelized.
(4) Add the Vinegar and stir until the Vinegar has evaporated.
(5) Add the stock and bring to the boil.
(6) Reduce the heat an simmer for 5 minutes.
(7) Return the Pork to the pan and add the Chilli flakes, Rosemary, toasted Cumin / Coriander seeds, Dill, Paprika, Bay leaves, tinned Tomatoes and bring to the boil.
(8) Transfer to a casserole dish and cook at 170c for at least 2 hours. Alternatively transfer to a slow cooker and cook on high for about 4 hours.
(9) The meat should be very tender and almost falling off the bone
 
We served our with boiled Turmeric Rice and dressed with a little deep fried Cabbage to add some colour.
 

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Vegetarian Pattie

Let’s not go down the “Fake Meat Burger” road. Impossible Meats are doing very nicely from both positive and negative media coverage of the recent Burger King Impossible Whopper debacle in the USA and from a personal point of view (Tony) I have an bit of an issue with Vegetarian / Vegan meat ‘Substitutes’ being intentionally made to look like bits of dead animals. If you want to eat a vegetable based diet then good for you.

Ingredients:-

Finely grated vegetables of your choice – We used Mushroom, Beetroot, Carrots, Onion and Spring Onions
Grated raw Potato with the excess water squeezed out
Dried Parsley
Fried Mint
Flour (Gluten free in our case) – Just enough to make the mixture form-able
1 Beaten Egg
Salt & Pepper
Oil to fry

Method:-


(1) Mix everything excluding the Flour in a large bowl.
(2) Add just enough Flour so that you can form the Pattie shape and it won’t flatten under its own weight.
(3) Heat the oil in a frying pan to a medium heat and fry gently on both sides.
(4) Transfer to a grill tray in a pre-heated oven at160c and cook for a further 20 minutes

We actually have these as a side with a home made Pie and Peas. But they were very filling and would have worked pretty well with some salad and Cheese in a bun. (Still avoiding the Burger gig you’ll note!)

 

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