[Leica] dead pig - or pieces of one (food photography and a recipe)

[glehrer at san.rr.com (Jerry Lehrer)]

Douglas,

YUM-O !  Isn't Pickering on the way to Scarborough?  Not as nice as Whitby.

Jerry (an honorary Lancashire lad)


Douglas Sharp wrote:
> Enough of this hamming - although a nice thick slice of gammon with a 
> fried egg or two on it is right up my street - my most recent 
> encounter with pieces cut out of dead animals are shown here:
>
> Home cooking on holiday, pork loin chops fresh from the farm: 
> Succulent pieces of dead pig just where they belong when raw
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Food+and+drink/_MG_0342.jpg.html
>
> A refreshing aperitif - strong dry cider
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Food+and+drink/_MG_0252.jpg.html
>
> Where they belong when cooked
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Food+and+drink/_MG_0345.jpg.html
>
> Chops accompanied by spring greens lightly boiled and sauteed in 
> salted butter, garden peas with finely chopped mint, steamed new 
> potatoes and my cider/onion/mustard relish (see recipe below)
>
> Something nice to wash it down with
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Food+and+drink/_MG_0251.jpg.html
>
> The aftermath of 2 steak and ale pies (courtesy of the Rose Inn, 
> Pickering UK - highly recommendable)
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Food+and+drink/_MG_0254.jpg.html
>
> They were already finished before I thought about whether they would 
> look good on film :-)
>
> Enjoy
> Douglas
>
>
> Onion Relish recipe:
>
> Chop or slice two large onions and 3 shallots, put in a bowl with a 
> knob of butter, a little salt and ground black peppert.
>
> Microwave for 12 minutes on full (850W)
>
> Remove the bowl and add a handful of raisins, sultanas, dried 
> cranberries and chopped nuts (I usually use cashews and pecans/walnuts).
>
> Add 1/2 pint of strong dry cider and return to microwave for 10 
> minutes on full
>
> Remove and add 2 teaspoons of English mustard and 2 tablespoons of 
> demerara sugar
>
> Stir and return to microwave and heat until the juices are almost 
> caramelised (should be nicely sticky)
>
> Serve warm
>
> You can add chopped apples and the zest of an orange along with the 
> nuts too if you like - it can all be done on a stove, but microwaving 
> is faster and it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan
>
>
>
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