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Home made Quince and Lime Pickle

Home made Quince and Lime Pickle recipeIf the have some Quinces or happen across a bush they make a great DIY Lime Pickle.
 
Ingredients:-
 
500ml Spirit Vinegar
400g of Quinces, quartered and deseeded
2 Limes, cut into eights
½ a tube of Tomato Purée
2 tbls of Olive Oil
3 tbls Chilli flakes
 
Method:-
 
(1) Open a window. The Vinegar can be a little strong.
(2) Simmer the Quinces in the Vinegar until the start to break down.
(3) Add the Chilli, Tomato Purée and oil and simmer for 20 minutes.
(4) Reduce the heat and add the Limes. Only simmer for 2 minutes so the limes are heated. through but not effectively cooked. .
(5) Allow to cool and the empty into airtight jars.
 
The pickle increases in flavour over time and will keep for several months.

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Wild Mushroom Crustini

We found some Shaggy Ink Caps very close to home this morning, so there’s a Crustini in there somewhere!

Ingredients:-

5 Large Shaggy Ink Caps, sliced
4 Slices of (Gluten free ) Sour Dough Bread which was FOC as it was at the end of it’s life!
200ml Chicken Stock
2 Cloves of Lacto - Fermented Garlic, minced (Home Brewed!)
1 Small Onion, finely diced
Home Grown Basil, chopped
A squeeze of Lemon
Salt & Pepper
Grated mature Cheddar
Home grown Parsley to garnish
Oil

Method:-

(1) Saute the Onions in a little Oil for a couple of minutes and then add the Garlic.
(2) Season with Salt & Pepper.
(3) Add the Chicken Stock.
(4) Add the foraged Mushrooms.
(5) Simmer for a couple of minutes.
(6) Add the Basil.
(7) Coat the sliced Sour Dough bread in a little Oil.
(8) Griddle on both sides until browned.
(9) Sprinkle a layer of Cheese over each slice.
(10) Layer Mushroom mix over the Cheese.
(11) Add a final sprinkle of Cheese over the Mushrooms.
(12) Grill until Brown.
(13) Garnish with the chopped Parsley.

Enjoy.

 

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