Pork cooked in cherry coke - alternative

lickylonglips

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

Is it possible to get frozen cherries in iceland? don't know cos haven't been in there in years !
Yes it's a bit rare, I am in Thornton where are you?

Gynn Square, but work in Thornton! It's a small world!

voiceofreason

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

I've nevger understood why Nigella of all people suggested to people that they cook a nice piece of meat in sugar, caramel and phosphoric acid

I'm cooking gammon at the weekend and it will have apple juice and fresh vegetables added to it Any stock left over after gravy is made will become the base of a bacon and lentil soup - you can't do that with the remains of cherry coke

Penny. x

Mind, the liquor left over from the ham-in-Coke recipe makes a cracking stock base for a thick, black-bean soup; swings and roundabouts I suppose

Penelope_Penguin

voiceofreason wrote: »

Mind, the liquor left over from the ham-in-Coke recipe makes a cracking stock base for a thick, black-bean soup; swings and roundabouts I suppose

That';s good to know - I'd been led to believe, by people who cook with cola, that any leftover stock has no use :T

rachbc

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

I've nevger understood why Nigella of all people suggested to people that they cook a nice piece of meat in sugar, caramel and phosphoric acid

I'm cooking gammon at the weekend and it will have apple juice and fresh vegetables added to it Any stock left over after gravy is made will become the base of a bacon and lentil soup - you can't do that with the remains of cherry coke

Penny. x

Red cabbage cooked in cherry coke stock is gorgeous

voiceofreason

Penelope_Penguin wrote: »

That';s good to know - I'd been led to believe, by people who cook with cola, that any leftover stock has no use :T

Oh yes, you must try it - if it appeals, that is.......

But entirely agree with your point; seems a shame to bin all this goodness when there are so many things you can do with the stock/cooking liquor/whatever - as much from a "it tastes good" point of view as a "it saves money" point of view, if not more so!

Penelope_Penguin

voiceofreason wrote: »

Oh yes, you must try it - if it appeals, that is.......

Sorry, it appeals not at all I prefer to use fresh food in my cooking rather than pop

Penny. x

lickylonglips

ta for suggestions... i'll see what i can come up with tomorrow when out at the shops!