Italian Pork poached in Milk Recipe – Popular Traditional Gourmet Recipes

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.

How To Make Beef Wellington with Goats cheese, Garlic and Chervil mash and Beer gravy – Popular Gourmet Recipes

 

 

 

Add a twist to the classic beef Wellington by serving it with an indulgent mashed potato dish.

 

The recipe requires 1-2 hours preparation time, 1-2 hours cooking time, and serves 6.

 

 

 

Ingredients:

 

 

For the onion, beer and mustard gravy

 

  • 50g unsalted butter
  • ½ tbsp brown sugar
  • 4 onions, peeled, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp mustard powder
  • 250ml beef stock
  • 250ml strong beer or stout
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

 

For the pancakes

 

  • 120g plain flour
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 large free-range egg, beaten
  • 300ml goats milk
  • 1 tbsp melted butter
  • 2 tsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 1 tsp chopped fresh chervil
  • 2-3 tbsp olive oil

 

For the mushroom duxelles

 

  • 100g unsalted butter
  • 3 shallots, peeled, finely chopped
  • 500g mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 15g dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in hot water to soften
  • 1 tbsp double cream
  • 1 free-range egg white
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

 

For the beef Wellington

 

  • 1kg beef fillet, centre cut (preferably Welsh Black beef)
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 packet ready-made puff pastry
  • 1 free-range egg, beaten

 

For the goats cheese, garlic and chervil mash

 

  • 2 tbsp melted butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled, lightly crushed
  • 1kg floury potatoes, such as Maris Piper or King Edward, peeled, chopped
  • salt and freshly ground white pepper.
  • 2 tbsp double cream
  • 100g goats cheese, cut into small cubes
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh chervil

 

For the broad beans, lettuce and shallots

 

  • 50g butter
  • 2 shallots, peeled, finely chopped
  • 500g broad beans, out of their pods, inner membranes removed, blanched
  • 150ml chicken stock
  • 4 heads Baby Gem lettuce, shredded

 

 

 

Directions:

 

  • For the onion, beer and mustard gravy, melt the butter in a pan until foaming, then stir in the sugar. Add the finely chopped onions and cook over a low heat for 20-30 minutes, or until golden-brown and caramelized.

 

  • Stir in the mustard powder and pour in the stock and beer and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the liquid has reduced in volume by half. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper and keep warm.

 

  • For the pancakes, season the flour with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix with the beaten egg until well combined. Gradually add the goats milk, whisking continuously, until the mixture comes together as a smooth batter with the consistency of double cream. Add the melted butter and beat until smooth. Stir in the chopped herbs and set aside to stand for 20 minutes.

 

  • Heat the olive oil in a non-stick pan and add a few tablespoons of the pancake batter, spreading it out into a circle. Cook for 1-2 minutes, or until golden-brown underneath, then carefully flip over and cook for a further 1-2 minutes, or until golden-brown all over and cooked through. Repeat with the remaining pancake mixture to make 2-3 pancakes, adding more oil to the pan as needed.

 

  • Cut the pancakes into squares, lay them flat on an oven tray lined with greaseproof paper and set aside.

 

  • For the duxelles, melt the butter in a frying pan until foaming, then add the shallots and fry for 3-4 minutes, or until softened. Add the mushrooms and cook with the lid on for 4-5 minutes, or until tender.

 

  • Drain the soaked porcini mushrooms and finely chop, then add to the pan with the mushrooms. Stir in the cream and cook with the lid off for 4-5 minutes, or until most of the liquid has evaporated and the mixture is thick and creamy.

 

  • Set aside to cool. Once cooled, stir in the parsley and the egg white. Transfer the mixture to a food processor and blend until the mixture forms a coarse paste.

 

  • Spread the mushroom duxelles in an even layer over the pancakes, then cover the tray with cling film and chill in the fridge until the duxelles have set.

 

  • For the beef Wellington, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

 

  • Season the beef with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Heat a frying pan until very hot, then add the vegetable oil. Sear the beef all over for 2-3 minutes, turning occasionally, until the beef is golden-brown all over. Set aside to cool.

 

  • Roll out the pastry to a 20cm x 30cm/8in x 10in rectangle and place the duxelles-lined pancakes over the pastry. Lay the seared beef fillet in the middle, then draw the pastry and pancakes over the beef, wrapping it completely. Seal the ends of the pastry with some of the beaten egg.

 

  • Cut a few holes into the top of the pastry to allow steam to escape. Brush the pastry all over with the remaining beaten egg, then place the beef Wellington on a baking tray. Bake the Wellington in the oven for 25-30 minutes (for rare beef), or until the pastry is golden-brown and crisp. Keep warm.

 

  • For the goats’ cheese, garlic and chervil mash, melt the butter in a pan and add the lightly crushed garlic. Remove from the heat and allow to infuse for 30 minutes.

 

  • Cook the potatoes in a pan of boiling salted water for 10-12 minutes, or until tender, then drain the potatoes and return to the pan. Place back over the heat to drive off any excess moisture, then mash with a potato masher until smooth.

 

  • Beat in the cream, goats cheese and garlic-infused butter, then fold in the chopped chervil. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

 

  • For the broad beans, lettuce and shallots, melt the butter in a pan and fry the shallots for 3-4 minutes, or until softened.

 

  • Add the blanched broad beans and chicken stock to the pan and bring to a simmer. Stir the shredded Baby Gem lettuce into the pan and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until tender.

 

  • To serve, thickly slice the beef Wellington and divide among serving plates. Spoon the goats cheese, garlic and chervil mash alongside, followed by the broad beans, lettuce and shallots. Drizzle over the onion, beer and mustard gravy and serve immediately.

 

 

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How To Make Cheese Ravioli – Easy and Popular Gourmet Recipe

 

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The simple homemade Cheese Ravioli will boost your gourmet cooking credit in just a short time. Just stuff it with cheese and best of all, you can prepare this inexpensive meal for 2 in just less than an hour.

 

 

Ingredients:

  • Fresh goat cheese – chevre, mozzarella or other soft cheese
  • Wonton skins – available in grocery stores for oriental wontons
  • 2 eggs – egg whites

 

 

Directions:

  1. Keep a wet towel over the wonton skins while working to keep them soft and pliable so they would not crack.
  2. Fill each skin with a dab of cheese, (Frozen cheese works best, as it does not melt clear out of the ravioli), fold over and seal the edges with egg whites brushed on the seams.
  3. Bake, boil or fry the ravioli and serve them with a good red tomato sauce of your choice, grate some fresh cheese over it, and Enjoy!

 

 

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Nutritional facts:

The Cheese Ravioli contains 346 Calories per serving; – Fat 15g, Carbohydrate 35g, Protein 18g, Sodium 763mg, Cholesterol 119mg.