Making chicken feed of my mortgage

muddywhitechicken

Delicious dinner tonight - duck breast with a pomegranate sauce, bubble & squeak, tenderstem broccoli and roasted vine tomatoes

Not really diet food though...

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Oooooh we've got duck breasts tomorrow. I'll look up a pomegranate sauce - I have 1 pomegranate and one carton of pomegranate juice, so hopefully that will do.

Thanks for the idea.

Tilly x

muddywhitechicken

Hi Tilly

Here's the recipe we used (serves 2)

Mix together 3tbsp pomegranate juice, 3 tbsp orange juice, 1tbsp brandy and 2 tbsp honey together with 4 sprigs of thyme. Use to marinate the duck breasts for 15 minutes. Whilst you're cooking the duck, boil the marinade for a few minutes until syrupy. Add 150mL chicken stock, 1tbsp balsamic vinegar and seeds from 1/4 pomegranate and boil again until syrupy. Sieve. Serve drizzled over and around duck and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS

Morning MWC, thanks for the recipe, I have all the ingredients except fresh thyme, will have to use dried and see how it goes.

Your menu post was well timed, thanks

Tilly x

gallygirl

muddywhitechicken wrote: »

Hi Tilly

Here's the recipe we used (serves 2)

Mix together 3tbsp pomegranate juice, 3 tbsp orange juice, 1tbsp brandy and 2 tbsp honey together with 4 sprigs of thyme. Use to marinate the duck breasts for 15 minutes. Whilst you're cooking the duck, boil the marinade for a few minutes until syrupy. Add 150mL chicken stock, 1tbsp balsamic vinegar and seeds from 1/4 pomegranate and boil again until syrupy. Sieve. Serve drizzled over and around duck and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.

That sounds gorgeous :T. I have OJ and balsamic vinegar, can someone nip out and get me the rest please .

muddywhitechicken

Tilly_MFW_in_6_YRS wrote: »

Morning MWC, thanks for the recipe, I have all the ingredients except fresh thyme, will have to use dried and see how it goes.

Your menu post was well timed, thanks

Tilly x

Morning Tilly

It didn't taste that thyme-y so be careful how much dried thyme you use!

Have a good day
MWC

muddywhitechicken

So, I've had a rummage in the freezer and found...

25 casserole sausages
1 sirloin steak (200g)
2 x game casserole (300 g each)
500g minced beef
2 x chicken thighs
400g diced venison
2 x pork chops - to be used in January
4 x lamb chops - to be used in January
1/2 rack pork ribs
1 x gammon shank
lambs liver - keep forgeting to give this to FIL
3 x bolognaise sauce - 1 to be used in January
1 x chilli - to be used in January
1 x tomato sauce
1 x mole sauce
M&S Thai-style fishcakes
4 fishfingers
~100g raw tiger prawns
~500g rustic oven chips
bubble & squeak
peas
soya beans
1 x bread
Fruit crumble
Blackcurrants/rhubarb/gooseberries/blueberries/blackberries/raspberry puree
Kaffir lime leaves

muddywhitechicken

Even though that's a fairly long list above, I've ordered the £67 organic meat box The cost will come out of February's food budget.

The following will be delivered on Friday:

beef brisket (1kg)
lamb shoulder (1kg)
chicken (1.2kg)
2 x beef rump steaks (400g)
diced pork (400g)
beef chuck steak (400g)
beef mince (2 x 400g)
chicken pieces (400g)
back bacon (200g)

I'm already looking forward to menu-planning for February :drool::drool:

catshark88

I miss having chickens! The eggs are so delish and the birds themselves are lovely too. I'd like to have them again at some point, but we have to be so careful re foxes around here. Would need another Fort Knox arrangement to keep them safe.

muddywhitechicken

We've been incredibly lucky with foxes - 2 visits in 4.5 years (last one over 2 years ago) and both times The Girls were in their fox-proof run at the time. They were freaked but not hurt. I'm surprised (and extremely relieved) that once the fox knew they were there he/she didn't come back.