Recipes
Our recipe section has a range of home-style cooking and meal ideas to use those delicious organic vegetables you have worked so hard to grow. Now time to reap the benefits!
You can of course, use our recipes as a guide and tweak them to suit your own tastes. They are in the main, written by somebody who loves food and doesn't measure anything so we hope you enjoy our 'rustic' take on the selection of dishes here. We have recipes by vegetable, fruit, nuts or herbs and soups, which are extremely versatile as well as some fabulous and inspiring Canning & Preserving recipes and information from our lovely friend at LoveJars - Rosie.
You can also submit your recipes and we will share them on our Growers' Recipes section!
Stuffing
A traditional accompaniment or filling for your poultry, oozing with flavour
Ingredients
A flavoursome filler for your roast dinner plates, you can cook individually or stuff your poultry to add flavour to your bird!
- Breadcrumbs (small loaf grated)
- 1-2 teaspoons Sage
- 1 small Onion chopped
- Sausagemeat (optional)
- Bacon Lardons (optional)
- Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Butter/1 tablespoon Oil
- 1 vegetable or chicken oxo cube
Please note that our recipes are an approximate guideline - Quantities along with ingredients are totally adaptable to suit personal taste, consistency and density as well as portion sizes.
Method
You can include sausagemeat, bacon lardons or both to enhance the flavour and texture - (unless you'd like to keep your stuffing mixture meat-free) as well as adding other herbs and spices to compliment the dish you're creating. For a classic tasty sage and onion stuffing, we have a very quick and easy way to make it from scratch; earning you an extra gold star on Christmas day!
1. Grate up a small loaf that may be going stale and soak
2. Add your other ingredients and seasoning into a bowl
3. Mix well until all of the ingredients are well combined. Easier to do with your hands!
4. Transfer to a dish to bake as a whole or alternatively roll into individual balls about golf ball size and place on a baking tray.
To cook within your turkey, chicken or chosen poultry, simply stuff inside. (Ensure any giblets are removed first!).
If you're feeling clever, take a flat knife and separate the skin from the flesh and stuff down there instead or as well as. This helps keep the breast meat moist too.
5. To cook separately, place in the oven on 180c for approx 20-25 minutes until crispy and golden brown on top.
6. To cook within a turkey or chicken, allow the same time as you would roasting your chosen bird/meat and maybe add 15-30 mins to ensure it is thoroughly cooked in the middle if it has no room for air and is very 'stuffed'
