ok. so i know christmas was a while ago now but if i dont post these recipes i will totally forget all about them and never cook them again. and then i will be in trouble because according to the man pork crackling is THE. BEST. THING. EVER.
so here it goes.
christmas eve prawns>>>
home grown tomatoes. garlic. tomato paste. olive oil. sugar. salt. pepper. rice wine vinegar/white wine vinegar .. i forget which one??
cook this sauce and set aside.
salt and cracked pepper the prawns. cook in olive oil. slightly under-cook.
add sauce. some butter. and parsley.
christmas breakfast>>
wake up late.
open presents.
spend 3 hours completely entranced by my surprise ipad.
realise the time and eat what would now be classified as lunch.
(lunch was a bit of a non event from memory...cheese on toast i think??)
christmas(early)dinner>
my first attempt at crackle! and it worked, in some spots. well it was enough to satisfy the craving for crackle and did not allow for crackle overload!
pork- no bone. salted for 24 hours. then salted again before placing in the oven. some fresh thyme sat in the tray underneath the meat while it cooked- for a few long hours.
the meat was juicy and soft and quite simply delicious! definitely wont be waiting until next christmas to cook again!
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