The £2 Chicken

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Posted 09.30.2009 in 2009 Archive, News & Info

Your probably wondering the same thing as myself, how on earth is this possible?
I saw last week that Tesco is selling Chickens for around £2 for a whole bird – that’s incredibly cheap. I know that for sometime now chicken has been at the heart of the supermarket price wars and indeed Asda sold the [...]

Beef Is Good For you!

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Posted 09.29.2009 in News & Info

In recent years, beef has gotten a lot of bad press. There are many who claim that consuming red meat (specifically beef) can endanger your health, but of course this claim can be made for anything in excess. It is important to know that there are, in fact, nutritional benefits to keeping beef in your [...]

Aberdeen Angus

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Posted 09.22.2009 in News & Info

The Aberdeen Angus breed (or Angus as it is known internationally) was developed in the early part of the 19th Century from the polled and predominantly black cattle of North east Scotland known locally as “doddies” and “hummlies”. As with other breeds of cattle and sheep in Britain, establishment followed improvements in husbandry and transport. [...]

Stuffed Leg of Lamb

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Posted 09.19.2009 in Lamb Dishes, Recipes

Ingredients:
1 x 1,7kg boned leg of lamb
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2ml dried origanum
4ml salt
2ml dried thyme
2ml paprika
50ml flour
500ml water
Stuffing:
20ml oil
5ml butter
2 onions, chopped
200g mushrooms, wiped and sliced
1 green pepper, seeded and diced
100ml toasted, slivered almonds
375ml cooked rice
10ml soy sauce
Method:
Make the stuffing by heating butter and oil and frying half the onion, all the mushrooms, green pepper [...]

Roast Fillet of Beef with Mushrooms and Wine

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Posted 09.19.2009 in Beef Dishes, Recipes

A great meal idea, that’s sure to please.
Ingredients:
1kg fillet
2 cloves garlic, slivered
5ml dry mustard
2ml paprika
25ml oil
Salt and milled black pepper
1 onion, chopped
200g mushrooms, wiped and sliced
6 sprigs thyme, chopped
125ml red wine
2ml each salt and sugar
Sour cream (optional)
Method:
Spike meat all over with garlic. Rub with mustard and paprika and brown gently on all sides in hot [...]

What’s Free Range?

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Posted 09.18.2009 in Factual, News & Info

The European Union regulates marketing standards for egg farming which specifies the following (cumulative) minimum conditions for Free range method:

hens have continuous daytime access to open-air runs, except in the case of temporary restrictions imposed by veterinary authorities,
the open-air runs to which hens have access is mainly covered with vegetation and not used for other [...]

Primrose Butchers

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Posted 09.18.2009 in Essex

Although fairly new to the scene primrose is quickly making a name for itself, due to the great taste and quality of the products it sells.Last year Robert won the eastern region Landmark Banger award for his outstanding sausages. See our article
Farmer Robert Moss has been rearing pigs on his farm since 1993. Robert gained [...]

EE Pratt and Co (Butcher)

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Posted 09.17.2009 in Jobs, Norwich

Description:
Must be a fully qualified butcher with previous experience. Duties include serving customers, boning out meat as well as making sausages. The applicant may be required to work every other sunday between 7.30am -2.30pm having an option for another day off during the week or pay.
How to apply:
You can apply for this job by telephoning [...]

Holts of Witham

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Posted 09.16.2009 in Essex

Holt of Witham is situated just off of the A12, 8 ½ miles northeast of Chelmsford and 15 miles southwest of Colchester.
Established in 1942, Holts Butchers have seen decades come and go, consumer trends and tastes change, customer requirements differ.  Yet in all that time, Holts have never compromised their standards of providing high quality [...]

Inside Primrose Pork – Winner of the Landmark Banger Award.

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Posted 09.15.2009 in 2009 Archive, News & Info

I had the pleasure of a visiting Primrose Pork based in Great Bromley near Colchester, winner of the Eastern region Landmark Sausage award. I had the unique opportunity to be shown behind the scenes and I was shown first hand the facilities that Primrose Pork has.

I arrived early afternoon and was greeted by Robert [...]

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