Food

Looks oinkin’

I’m about to do the baked ham as per. Usually boil it in OJ, coke or ginger beer, then skin off, score the fat, cloves and glaze with some hot and sweet concoction (chilli, Demerara and soy maybe?).

Up for something a bit different tho. Any current fave recipes?

I’m going to a marmalade and Gochujang glaze - think that’s a little different but also some Xmas vibes

Rib of beef and ham ready to rock and roll

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Mine arrived three minutes ago.

Along with turkey, roast potatoes, etc I'm doing butterflied lamb's leg at christmas. I normally do it a bit Mediterranean kind of style but not sure how that will go with a roast. Any suggestions?

Rosemary garlic and anchovies

The rind wasn't quite large enough to go all the way around the belly once it was rolled but I think we'll be okay. It should be delicious. Made an Italian style chicken stuffing/meatloaf to go with it as well. 😋

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Noice.

Donyour butchers not do skin on belly?

Also - snap:

Yours is a lot neater than mine! I was very disappointed I could only find skin-off whole belly, my fault for not being more organised.

My FiL just got a slicing machine, looking forward to getting this on there after Christmas, nothing better than a couple of slices of porchetta pan fried and thrown in a sandwich. Nom.

Ooooh yess more Xmas food pics please

I was thinking of rosemary and garlic but anchovies seems a surprising addition

It works and doesn't taste fishy. I'm a fan

The salted kind, not the marinated kind though...

They're great, aren't they? They just add such a nice note to the flavour.

At a pinch, gentleman's relish, or even nam pla.

It's the nipples, isn't it

Ta. I've been working on my butchers knots.

Fried slices of rolled chashu is one of my favourite things.

Busted!!!

And the cook begins for Christmas lunch.

I'll be checking back in 36 hours.

Cola braised beef rib. Will burble away for the rest of the day in a low oven and I will finish it all tomorrow.

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Gets umami flavour, which improves all other flavours.

After a quick 9.

Still got my profiterole prowess.

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Please god, don’t let me fuck up 3kg of wagyu.

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Woah

Batch 2, also witches tits.

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