Recipes

Don't you sometimes get bored with the same old meals, and long to try something new - but when you look at different recipes, the long list of complicated ingredients can put you off before you start?  Me too. 

That is why I only choose simple and easy, but none-the-less tasty and thoroughly enjoyable recipes on this page.  

So, have a look at some new ideas,  call in to Country Farm Meats, where we will be able to provide you with all the best meat for your meals (you need good meat to make a good meal!)  and give them a go.

I would love to know what you think of these ideas - let me know which meals you have tried when you come in to the shop.

Happy cooking - from Carol.

Ranchero Pie

This recipe was published on one of our New Sheets a while ago, and has now become a firm favourite with several of our customers.  It is also a favourite in my own household - especially with my son.  So I thought it would be a good idea to put it on this page, so that you can have another look at it, and maybe join those of us who now make this regularly.

Serves 3-4  (if that is more than you want, you can either halve the ingredients, or better still, make 2 - or even double the ingredients while you are doing, and put one in the freezer ready for a day when you really haven't time or inclination to cook - (I have several of those!)

Cooking Time  25-30 minutes

Temperature  Gas Mark 5, 190 oC, 375 oF

Ingredients

450g (1lb) lean pork mince - always available from the freezer at Country Farm Meats

1 onion, chopped

1 x 440g can mixed beans in Chilli sauce

            or baked beans for a milder flavour - my favourite)

4 x 15ml sp (4 tbsp) mild chilli sauce

             or 1 x 5ml sp (1tsp) chilli powder - which I use as it's an easy storecupboard standby

Topping

675g (1 1/2 lb) potatoes, peeled and chopped

1 x 198g can sweetcorn, drained

2x15ml sp (2 tbsp) skimmed milk (or whole milk or you're not too worried about calories)

25g (1oz) low-fat cheese, grated (or any other cheese of your choice)

1 x 15ml sp (1 tbsp) parsley, chopped (optional)

Method

Boil the potatoes until softened, drain and mash, adding the remaining topping ingredients.

Meanwhile, in a large non-stick saucepan, dry fry the mince and onion until changed colour, about 4-6 minutes.  Add the beans, ketchup and chilli sauce, bring to the boil and simmer for 3-5 minutes.  Put the mince mixture into an ovenproof dish, top with the potato and bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Serve with crusty bread and seasonal vegetables.

Tip  Alternatively this could be made without the potato topping and the mince mixture served with rice, pasta or jacket potatoes.

Typical Nutrient Content per portion excluding serving suggestions:-

Energy (kj) 2412  (kcal) 552:  Fat (g) 18.6:  Iron (mg) 4.0