Saturday Lunching
We had the in-laws over for the first time in a long time today. Brother-in-law, his partner and their very new daughter (only 3 months). So as they haven't been here for a while I decided to push the boat out and cook a full-on lunch; like a Sunday lunch, but today on Saturday. Which actually is a nice thing to do for lots of reasons. One of them being that whilst Sunday lunch is a great institution, you always end up tidying and clearing away on Sunday evening, full, replete and so on but bored by the knowledge that it's back to work tomorrow. Manwhile, having Sunday lunch on a Saturday - as it were- leaves you free to enjoy Sunday too. Ramble, ramble....
I got the boned, rolled shoulder of pork from our fantastic butcher. It's a real treat going to the shop;black and white tiled sawdusted floor, a rail with meat on hooks hanging around the walls behind the counter, and a huge butchers' block and marble prep area for the chopping and cutting of what you want. Ok, if you're a vegetarian you'll find it awful but for omnivores like me it's a magical place. AND I know having talked to the guys behind the counter that the animals they use were well and happily looked after and dispatched humanely.
The 2 kilo (4lbs) joint in to the oven on the highest heat possible for 20 minutes then got knocked down to gas mark 5 ( about half - heat) for 35 minutes per pound. I collected some windfall apples from our little apple tree and after peeling, coring and slicing put them in a small saucepan with a little water and a tablespooon of caster sugar and cooked them for about 45 minutes until they were fluffy and soft and - hey!! Apple sauce. Roasted butternut squash and potatoes for 45 minutes or so ( rememberingto par-boil the pots - but -NOT the sqaush) plus some leeks - pork and leek is classic as well as the apple and it was done. I let the meat rest out of the oven for the 45 minutes the vegetables were cooking, knocked up the gravy and we ate.
My lovely bro-in-law said itwas the best roast dinner he'd had ever in his life. Which was a true compliment and much appreciated.
I got the boned, rolled shoulder of pork from our fantastic butcher. It's a real treat going to the shop;black and white tiled sawdusted floor, a rail with meat on hooks hanging around the walls behind the counter, and a huge butchers' block and marble prep area for the chopping and cutting of what you want. Ok, if you're a vegetarian you'll find it awful but for omnivores like me it's a magical place. AND I know having talked to the guys behind the counter that the animals they use were well and happily looked after and dispatched humanely.
The 2 kilo (4lbs) joint in to the oven on the highest heat possible for 20 minutes then got knocked down to gas mark 5 ( about half - heat) for 35 minutes per pound. I collected some windfall apples from our little apple tree and after peeling, coring and slicing put them in a small saucepan with a little water and a tablespooon of caster sugar and cooked them for about 45 minutes until they were fluffy and soft and - hey!! Apple sauce. Roasted butternut squash and potatoes for 45 minutes or so ( rememberingto par-boil the pots - but -NOT the sqaush) plus some leeks - pork and leek is classic as well as the apple and it was done. I let the meat rest out of the oven for the 45 minutes the vegetables were cooking, knocked up the gravy and we ate.
My lovely bro-in-law said itwas the best roast dinner he'd had ever in his life. Which was a true compliment and much appreciated.
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