Pink Ladies Shoulder (with Video)

Once again I am lucky enough to have some OldFarm Pork to use for this recipe. Its amazing meat, free range saddleback pigs that have a wonderful life in Tipperary and are lovingly cared for by Margaret and Alfie.
So my shoulder of pork deserved special treatment but not too much as to hide the sublime taste of the meat. I used some fresh rosemary and thyme from our garden and seasoned it with salt and pepper.
I also made a luxurious Pomme Puree a posh version of mash potato made with lots of butter. You can use less butter and salt by adding some warm milk to the processor to get the smooth velvet finish, but this is TheDevilsMenu.com so salt and butter it is for me 🙂
Pink Lady apples are one of my favourite apples, crisp and full of flavour. They compliment the rich pork wonderfully. The sauce is so easy to make you won’t bother with shop bought apple sauce again.
I love this dish, Roast pork carmelised on the outside, the wickedly indulgent ‘Pomme Puree’ and the Pink Lady apple sauce to die for. And after the amount of butter and salt I used making this you may just be saying “hello” to the Devil in person, tell him I said “hi”.
John
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Spanish Pork and Rice (Paella Style) (with video)

Today Elora and Ciara were cooking a simple but delicious meal: Spanish Pork & Rice in a Paella style. Simple ingredients and easy to follow… it might take a bit of time (around 50 minutes) as you need to follow the different steps in sequence, but easy… very easy 🙂

This is home-cooking style and guarantees a happy belly and a big smile. You can use chicken instead of pork and spice up with oregano and lots of flat parsley or rosemary if you are into herbs.

The Magick touch… a little bit of chorizo to bring that authentic spanish flavour 😉

Que aproveche! – Enjoy your meal!
John

Pork Chop “Libritos” (with video)

Here is a recipe my girlfriend showed me for a Spanish dish called “Libritos” it has other names in many countries but in Spanish it sounds sexier 😉
The pork chop is Irish free range Saddleback from my friends Margaret & Alfie at OldFarm in North Tipperary.
These are amazingly tender and juicy as the crust holds in all the goodness and they are huge so be hungry.
Enjoy!!