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Pork Puttanesca

Pork Puttanesca recipe, eat well on universal credit

Well the very unpromising looking Pork Shank actually turned out to be incredibly good. This recipe is certainly well within our self imposed budget and packed with flavour.

Ingredients:-

1 Pork Shank
3 Cloves of Garlic, minced
1 Onion, diced
4 Anchovies
2 Tbsp of Tomato Puree
1 Tin of chopped Tomatoes, plus a tin of water
2 Tbsp of mixed Olives
A Handful of fresh Basil, chopped. Plus some to garnish
2 Tbsp of Red Wine Vinegar
1 Tbsp of Capers
½ Tsp of Cayenne Pepper
½ Tsp of Sugar
Salt & Pepper to season
Grated Italian style Cheese to garnish
Oil to fry

Methods:-

(1) Season the Pork with Salt & Pepper.
(2) In a large pan or Dutch Over heat a little Oil over a high heat and sear the Pork on all sides.
(3) Remove and set aside.
(4) Reduce the heat and fry the Onions until softened.
(5) Add the Garlic and stir in. Cooking for a further minute.
(6) Add the Anchovies and Tomato Puree.
(7) Add the Tinned Tomatoes, Water, Olives, Cayenne Petter and Sugar.
(8) Simmer for 2 minutes.
(9) Return the pork.
(10) Cover and place in a pre-heated oven at 150c for 4 hours until the Pork is tender.
(11) Remove the Pork and shared. Discarding the bones and skin (The Foxes loved the skin!)
(12) Return the Pork and place on the hub to simmer until the sauce has thickened.
(13) Garnish with chopped Basil and Italian style Grated Cheese.

We served ours on a bed of Gluten free Spaghetti, which worked really well.


 

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Ray Wings with Lemon & Olives recipe

Ray wings were reduced to £2.38 a few days ago in the local Supermarket. So as we'd enjoyed them last time, Sue decided to combine two recipes and create this.
 
Ingredients:-
 
4 tbsp Oil
2 Ray Wings
Juice of 1 Lemon
8 Green  Olives finely chopped (Steeped in white wine vinegar)
2 tbsp chopped Parsley
150g of Mushrooms finely chopped
1 Onion finely chopped 
25g of Butter or Margarine (A little extra for dotting the fish)
25g Flour (Gluten Free in our case)
100g Crated Cheese (Cheddar)
1/2 Cup of Cider
Milk
Salt to season
 
Method:-
 
(1) Heat the oven to 200c.
(2) Scatter the Mushrooms & Onions on a shallow tray.
(3) Place the Ray wings on top and season.
(4) Dot a few pieces of butter over the fish.
(5) Add a squeeze of Lemon juice.
(6) Pour the cider around the fish and cover with foil.
(7) Cook for 10 minutes. Do not cook the fish completely as you will be grilling it to finish).
(8) Keep the fish warm as you melt the Butter and slowly add the flour to make a roux.
(9) Add the Mushrooms, Onions and cooking juices and whisk until thickened.
(10) Add a little Milk then mix in the grated Cheese and Parsley until combined.
(11) Add the chopped Olives and mix thoroughly.
(12) Place the Ray wings in an oven proof dish and cover with the sauce.
(13) Sprinkle with more grated Cheese.
(14) Place under the grill until the Cheese has melted.
(15) Garnish with either chopped Coriander or Parsley leaves.
 
We served ours with deep fried Potato scallops and a side salad.

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