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Foodie Friday! Thyme-Roasted Pork with Pan-Fried Pears and Perry Gravy

Thyme Roasted Pork with Pan-Fried Pears and Perry Gravy

 

Preparation Time:   25mins
Cooking Time:   120mins
Serves:   6

 

Ingredients

  • 2kg leg of pork boned, or belly, rolled and scored
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 8 sprigs of fresh thyme

For the gravy

  • 500ml Perry, we recommend ‘The Berg’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 100ml double cream

For the pears

  • 25g unsalted butter
  • 3 Beurre Bosc pears, peeled, cored and cut into quarters, lengthways
  • 1 tbsp demerara sugar

For the roasted garlic and shallots

  • 18-24 shallots, about 400-540g
  • 12 cloves garlic

 

Instructions

  1. Remove the pork from the fridge about 30 minutes before cooking.  Preheat the oven to 220°C, gas mark 7, and dry the pork with a kitchen paper towel.
  2. Check the pork skin has been thoroughly scored, and if necessary, add a few more cuts using a very sharp knife.  Rub the salt thoroughly into the skin, then tuck the thyme into the centre of the meat.  Place the pork in a roasting tray.
  3. Calculate the cooking time for the pork, allowing 25 minutes per 500g plus 25 minutes.  Roast the pork on the highest shelf for the first hour then turn the oven down to 190°C, gas mark 5 for the remaining cooking time.
  4. Meanwhile, to cook the roasted garlic and shallots, pour boiling water over the shallots and leave for 5 minutes: this makes it easier to remove the skins.  Put the whole garlic cloves in a small saucepan with boiling water and cook for 5 minutes. Run the garlic cloves under cold water and peel off the skins.
  5. Add the shallots and garlic to the pork about 45 minutes before the end of the roasting time.  When the pork is cooked and the juices run clear, transfer it onto a serving plate, keep warm and leave to rest for 15 minutes.  Using a slotted spoon, transfer the shallots and garlic into a heatproof serving dish, leaving behind a few of the garlic cloves to mash into the pan juices. Keep warm until you’re ready to serve.
  6. While the pork is resting, heat the butter in a frying pan and fry the pear quarters until tender and golden.  After a minute or two, stir in the sugar, turning the heat to low if the pears are browning too much but still not soft.  Spoon into a serving dish and keep warm.
  7. Place the roasting tray with the pan juices directly onto the hob.  Scrape in any residue stuck to the pan, and mash in the garlic cloves you have left.  Add the perry, bring to the boil and pour in the cream (don’t worry if it looks as though it is curdling).  Let the gravy bubble and reduce until it is a sauce consistency.  Add some freshly ground black pepper but no salt as some will undoubtedly have crept off the crackling. Pour into a gravy boat to serve.

 

Recipe adapted from waitrose.com

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Foodie Friday! Partridge with Pears and Perry

Partridge with Pears and Perry

 

Preparation and Cooking Time:  2hrs 30mins
Serves:  6

 

Ingredients

  • 6 small oven-ready Partridges (Can be substituted for Quails)
  • 4 tablespoons sunflower oil
  • 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons apple brandy
  • 45g unsalted butter
  • 225g shallots, finely sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 lemon
  • 200ml Perry, we recommend ‘Eighty 4’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 150ml crème fraiche
  • 3 small ripe Beurre Bosc pears
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

To serve:

  • Spiced red cabbage and butter-soaked jacket potatoes.

 

Instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 170°C/fan oven 150°C/mark 3.  Wipe the partridges clean.  Trim any claws and pull out any pin feathers.  Set a large oven-proof casserole dish or saucepan over a medium heat.  Add the oil.  Season the flour and dust the partridge in it.  Add a single layer of partridge to the hot oil and fry briskly for about 5 minutes, turning regularly until all sides are lightly coloured.  Set aside in a large heat-proof bowl.  Fry the remaining partridge and add to the bowl. Pour the apple brandy over the birds and set alight.  Leave until the flames go out.
  2. Add 30g butter to the saucepan, followed by the sliced shallots and garlic.  Gently fry over a low heat for about 8 minutes, or until soft and golden.  Add 3 finely pared strips of lemon peel and the perry.  Boil briskly until the perry has reduced by about two-thirds.
  3. Add the stock and boil for 5 minutes or until it has reduced by half.  Stir in the crème fraiche, return to a boil and simmer until it has thickened.  Season to taste.  Add the partridges, breast-side down, with their juices, return to a simmer; cover with a lid or foil and place in the heated oven.  Bake for 30 minutes, then turn the partridges breast-side up and bake covered for about 20-25 minutes or until tender.
  4. Shortly before the partridges are cooked, squeeze 2 tablespoons lemon juice into a bowl.  Peel, quarter and core the pears.  Slice each quarter into three and toss in the lemon juice.  Melt the remaining butter in a small frying pan over a medium heat.  Add the pear slices and fry briskly on both sides until golden.
  5. Add the pears to the sauce, season lightly and serve around the partridges.  Scatter with chopped parsley before serving.

Recipe adapted from houseandgarden.co.uk

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Friday Shake Up! Pear & Eau de Vie cocktail

Pear and Eau de Vie Cocktail

 

Total Time:   30 mins
Serves:   4

 

Ingredients

  • 1 ripe pear
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 75ml Eau de Vie by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 25ml hazelnut liqueur
  • handful of ice
  • 500ml basket pressed pear juice by Paracombe Premium Perry

 

Instructions

  1. Put the pear through a spiralizer to create long spaghetti-like strands.  If you don’t have a spiralizer, slice the pear into thin ribbons with a vegetable peeler, then cut the ribbons into thinner strips.
  2. Line up 4 tumblers and put 3-4 strands of pear in each one.  Divide the lemon juice between the glasses to coat the pear strands and stop them discolouring while you make the cocktail.
  3. Pour the Eau de Vie and hazelnut liqueur into a cocktail shaker.  Add a handful of ice and shake until the outside of the cocktail shaker starts to frost, then strain into the glasses.  Top with the pressed pear juice divided between the 4 glasses.

 

Cocktail adapted from bbcgoodfood.com

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Foodie Friday! Roast Pork, Perry and Pears

Roast Pork, Perry and Pears

 

Preparation and Cooking Time:  2hrs
Serves:  4-6

 

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp rosemary leaves
  • 1 tbsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns 
  • 1.5kg rolled leg or loin of pork, scored
  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 onions
  • 4 Beurre Bosc pears
  • 250ml Perry, we recommend ‘Eighty 4’ by Paracombe Premium Perry

Instructions

  1. Set the oven at 220C.  Finely chop the rosemary leaves and crush them with the sea salt and peppercorns using a pestle and mortar.  When you have a sand-like mixture, pour in three tablespoons of the olive oil to make a paste.
  2. Put the meat in a roasting tin and massage the rosemary paste into its skin and cut edges.  Roast for 20 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 200C and continue to roast for 25 minutes per 500g.
  3. While the pork is roasting, peel the onions and chop them roughly.  Let them cook with the remaining oil in a shallow pan over a moderate heat until soft and palest gold.  Peel and quarter the pears (to keep them from browning add a little lemon juice).  Add the onions and pears to the roasting tin after the pork has been cooking at the lower temperature for 25 minutes, basting the pears with any pan juices.
  4. When the pork is ready, remove it from the oven and let it rest in a warm place with the pears, lightly covered with foil (a tight covering will make the crackling soften).  Put the roasting tin over a moderate heat, add the perry and boil the juices until reduced to about 200ml or so.  They won’t thicken, but you just want to concentrate the flavour a little. Adjust the seasoning.  Serve the pork in thin slices, together with chunks of its crackling, pears and the pan juices. 

Recipe adapted from telegraph.co.uk

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Friday Shake Up! The Autumn Pear Cocktail

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Total Time:   5mins
Serves:   2

 

Ingredients

  • 60mls bourbon
  • 30mls cardamom clove syrup
  • 45mls Perry, we recommend ‘Perfect 5’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 22mls lemon juice
  • 3-4 drops of bitters
  • Cinnamon and sugar mixed together for rimming

 

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a shaker and stir to combine.
  2. Pour over ice in cinnamon sugar rimmed glass.

 

Cocktail adapted from gastronomblog.com

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Foodie Friday! Perry Poached Pears

Perry Poached Pears

 

Preparation and Cooking Time:  4hrs 20mins
Serves:  6

 

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups Perry, we recommend ‘The Berg’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
  • 6 Beurre Bosc pears, peeled, halved and cored

 

Instructions

  1. Combine the perry, sugar, orange juice, orange zest, cloves, cinnamon stick and vanilla bean in a saucepan over medium-high heat.  Bring to a simmer and cook just until the sugar dissolves, 2 minutes.  Transfer the mixture to the slow cooker. Add the pears and then cover with a lid and cook on low 2 hours, turning the pears halfway through.
  2. Remove the pears using a slotted spoon and transfer to serving plates or a shallow dish.  Carefully strain the poaching liquid back into the saucepan and reduce the liquid by half until thickened and syrupy.  Pour the reduced sauce over the pears and chill in the refrigerator an additional 2 hours or up to 2 days.

Recipe adapted from cookingchanneltv.com

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Friday Shake Up! Apples and Pears Cocktail

Apples and Pears Cocktailapples-and-pears-cocktail

 

Total Time:   5mins
Serves:   1

 

Ingredients

  • 45mls Vodka
  • 45mls Pear juice, we recommend ‘100% Pear Juice’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 22mls Vanilla-Nutmeg Syrup
  • 15mls Fresh lime juice
  • 5 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 30mls Cider, we recommend ‘Appleanche’ by Paracombe Premium Perry

 

Instructions

  1. Add all the ingredients except the cider to a shaker and fill with ice.
  2. Shake well and strain into a double Old Fashioned glass filled with fresh ice.
  3. Top with the cider and garnish with an apple slice and a sprinkle of grated nutmeg.

 

Cocktail adapted from liquor.com

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Friday Shake Up! Fresh Pear Cocktail

Fresh Pear Cocktailfresh-pear-cocktail

 

Total Time:   5mins
Serves:   2

 

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup fresh pear juice, we recommend ‘100% Pear Juice’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 2 tablespoons citrus-infused vodka
  • 1 tablespoon pomegranate juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon agave syrup (or sugar syrup)
  • 3 tablespoons Apple Cider, we recommend ‘Appleanche’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • Pear slices (optional)

 

Instructions

  1. Combine pear juice, vodka, pomegranate juice, lime juice and agave syrup in a martini shaker with ice; shake.
  2. Strain about 3 tablespoons of the vodka mixture into each of 2 martini glasses.
  3. Top each serving with 1 1/2 tablespoons cider.  Garnish with pear slices, if desired.

 

Cocktail adapted from Yummly.com

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Friday Shake Up! Apple and Pear Sangria

Apple and Pear Sangria apple-and-pear-white-sangria-6

 

Total Time:   4hrs 15mins
Serves:   4

 

Ingredients

  • 2 bottles of Cider, we recommend ‘Appleanche’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 1/2 cup lemon liqueur
  • Zest of 2 lemons
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Granny Smith apple, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
  • 1 Bartlett pear, cored, halved, and thinly sliced
  • 350mls soda water

 

Instructions

  1. In a large pitcher, combine cider, lemon liqueur, lemon zest and sugar.  Stir until sugar dissolves.  Add lemon juice, apple slices and pear slices and mix well.
  2. Place pitcher in refrigerator for 4 hours to chill and allow flavors to blend.  Just before serving, top sangria off with soda water.
  3. You can also strain sangria after chilling to remove lemon zest, if desired.

 

Cocktail adapted from lovegrowswild.com

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Foodie Friday! Pork Cutlets with Perry Sauce

Pork Cutlets with Perry Sauce

 

Cooking and Preparation Time:   30minsPork Cutlets
Serves:  4

 

Ingredients

  • 500g baby red potatoes
  • 3 tbsp. canola oil
  • 700g pork cutlets
  • 1 1/4 cups Perry, we recommend ‘The Triumph’ by Paracombe Premium Perry
  • 2 tsp Dijon Mustard
  • 6 cups shredded red cabbage
  • 1 Beurre Bosc Pear

 

Instructions

  1. Place potatoes in a medium saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil.  Cook for 8 minutes, then drain.
  2. In a non-stick frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon canola oil over medium-high heat.  Add potatoes and cook, stirring until browned, 5 minutes; remove from heat.
  3. Sprinkle cutlets with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.  In same frying pan, heat 1 tablespoon canola oil over medium-high heat.  Add cutlets; cook until browned all over, 3 minutes.  Remove from skillet.  Add 1 cup of the Perry; increase heat to high and cook until thickened, 2 minutes.  Stir in mustard, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
  4. In a second frying pan, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat and cook cabbage, pear, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes.  Pour in remaining 1/4 cup Perry and cook 1 minute.
  5. Place cutlets on plates; spoon sauce over pork.  Serve with potatoes and cabbage.

 

Recipe sourced from delish.com

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