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!
Beef Stifado
A gorgeous Greek ghoulash type dish
Ingredients
- 500g braising steak, chopped steak
- 8-10 Shallots
- 400g (tin) tomatoes tinned or fresh chopped
- 2 Garlic cloves
- Rosemary
- Oregano
- cinnamon stick or ground
- Tablespoon Olive Oil
- Large glass of red wine
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
Rather than cooking on the hob, we recommend to put all of the ingredients (to taste) in a lidded casserole dish and cook in the centre of the oven on 150c slowly for 3-4 hours or until the meat is tender and the sauce is of the desired consistency -
Chop the vegetables to bite size and crush the garlic, tenderise the meat and mix all well with the herbs, spices and other ingredients; feel free to add carrots or other vegetables to use up!
Stir occasionally
Add water if required or some stock or cornflour to thicken.
Serve with rice or potatoes and veggies
