Goat Milk

 

Chicken wrapped around tomato-basil flavored feta cheese–simple, succulent, and sensational.

 

This recipe requires 15 minutes Preparation time, 30 minutes Cooking time, and Serves 6

 

Ingredients:

 

• 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 6 ounces tomato basil feta cheese, crumbled
• ¼ cup Italian-style dry bread crumbs, divided

 

Direction:

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.

 

• Place chicken breasts between 2 pieces of waxed paper. Gently pound chicken with flat side of meat mallet or rolling pin until about 1/4 inch thick; remove wax paper. Place 1 ounce of feta cheese in the center of each chicken breast, and fold in half.

 

• Spread 2 tablespoons bread crumbs in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Arrange chicken in the dish, and top with remaining bread crumbs.

 

• Bake 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.

Each serving provides 224 kcal; protein 32g, carbohydrates 4.6g, fat 7.8g, cholesterol l93.7mg and salt 481mg.

Boned Pork Loin

This is a traditional Italian method of cooking pork that makes the meat wonderfully tender. Flavoring the goats milk with sage and lemon makes the dish extra special.

This recipe requires less than 30 minutes Preparation time, more than 2 hours Cooking time, and Serves 4-6

Ingredients:

• 5 litres/2½ pints full-fat goats milk
• 175g/6oz unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 x 750g/1lb 10oz boned pork loin with rind still attached
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced
• 6 sage leaves
• 2 unwaxed lemons, zest removed in strips, cut in half
• 500g/1lb 2oz waxy potatoes, peeled and left whole
• 1 head cavolo nero, chopped
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Direction:

• Preheat the oven to 160C/140C Fan/Gas 3.

 

• In a large ovenproof pan or casserole, heat 100g/3½oz butter and the oil. Add the pork fat-side down and cook until golden-brown and crisp.

 

• Remove the pork from the pan and set aside. Fry the garlic and sage for 1-2 minutes. Add the lemon zest, squeeze in the juice and drop in the rest of the lemon. Add the goats milk and bring to the boil.

 

• Season the pork shoulder with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Put it, fat-side up, into the hot milk. Add the potatoes and cook in the oven for 1½ -2 hours, or until the pork is very tender.

 

• To cook the cavolo nero, heat the remaining butter in a large frying pan. Once hot, add the cavolo nero and a few tablespoons water. Cook until wilted.

 

• Remove the pork from the sauce carefully and slice thickly. Place on serving plates, pour over the sauce and serve with the cavolo nero.

Make a quick and easy, gluten-free, low-calorie lunch. The lean white fish is also a good source of protein and spinach contains vitamin K for bone health

This recipe requires 10 minutes preparation time, 12 minutes cooking time, and serves 2

Ingredients:

 

• 25g soft goats’ cheese
• 1 teaspoon rapeseed oil
• 1 garlic clove, grated
• 200g spinach
• 2 x 125g skinless cod fillets
• 2 tomatoes, each sliced into 3
• a few thyme leaves, to serve

 

Directions:

 

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan, add the garlic and fry very briefly to soften it. Tip in the spinach and stir until wilted. Spoon into the base of two gratin dishes, then top with the cod. Spread over some of the goat cheese and arrange the tomatoes on top.

 

• Snip over a few thyme leaves, then bake for 10 mins until the fish flakes easily when tested. Serve in the dishes.

 

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