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Fragrant Duck Breasts with Pilau Rice

Fragrant Duck Breasts with Pilau Rice

We wouldn't normally consider Duck as it's generally out of our budget of £4 a day. But at a 50% discount at the supermarket this was a tasty and very welcome treat.
 
Ingredients:-
 
2 Duck Breasts (A crown at £3 which Sue dissembled in our case)
1 ½ tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Grated fresh Ginger
A Glug of Oyster Sauce 
Oil to fry
Salt to season
 
1 tbsp Butter / Margarine
1 tsp Cumin seeds
100g Pilau Rice
800ml Chicken Stock85g Frozen Peas
A bunch of Spring Onions, finely chopped
2 tbsp Chutney to serve.
 
Method:-
 
(1) Score the Duck skin and rub with Garam Masala, Ginger and Oyster Sauce.
(2) Chill for 30 minutes to allow the marinade to flavour the meat.
(3) Heat the oven to 200c.
(4) Gently fry the Duck breasts skin side down until the fat runs out.
(5) Transfer to a baking dish skin side up then leave to rest.
(6) Melt butter in a large pan. Add Cumin seeds and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
(7) Transfer the Duck breasts into the oven.
(8) Stir in the Rice.
(9) Pour over the Stock and simmer for 10 minutes.
(10) Add Peas in the last 4 minutes.
(11) When the liquid has absorbed folk through and add the Spring Onions.
(12) Season to taste.
(13) Slice the Duck breasts and serve on a bed of the Rice.
 
We served ours with home made Green Tomato & Apple Chutney we made in the autumn.
 

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Cold Pork Kebabs

A while ago there was an on-line conversation about ‘misspent younger years’. My contribution was as follows….

“Well over 20 years ago I had been to a gig in the pub I frequented as two of the bands I had mates in were playing. It was a great night and I’d probably had a pint or two too many. On the way home I ambled into the local kebab shop. At some time after 3am I awoke in the alley by the kebab shop. Stood up, leaning against the wall and still clutching a very cold half eaten kebab!

So the local supermarket have a special offer on Pork at the moment. The joint we had was way too big for one meal for the two of us and the cat. The following day we decided to cut out a few bits & bobs from the 20+ year old gig….

(1) No kebab shop required.
(2) No stood up sleeping required.
Cold sliced Pork kebabs are actually pretty cool. Salad, cheese (I got for tubs on this cubed Cheese for 14p each – Yellow Sticker gig!) Mayonnaise, crackling. Gluten free Pitta Breads. A pretty tasty gig for next to nothing!
(3) No greasy cold Lamb required.

Cold sliced Pork kebabs are actually pretty cool. Salad, cheese (I got for tubs on this cubed Cheese for 14p each – Yellow Sticker gig!) Mayonnaise, crackling. Gluten free Pitta Breads. A pretty tasty gig for next to nothing!

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