Hello Dear Reader,
No gym today and came home early, so tired! I knew I was tired when I tried to have a bath with my bra on! It didn't bode well!
It was lovely to get home early and get the dinner cooked for DB.
To make this, you will need:
2 pork shoulder steaks - left whole (600g pack for £1.99 - contains 4) Aldi - £1
2 large spuds (600g - 12.5KG for £6 - lay by Cornish supermarket) 28p
1/5 bag of frozen green beans (£1 a bag at Morrisons) 20p
15ml of olive oil for the spuds 4p
15ml of soy sauce (3 bottles for £1 from Approved Food) 5p
45ml/g of runny honey (99p a jar in Aldi - approx 1/10th of a jar) 10p
2 crushed cloves of garlic - 3p Aldi
15ml of wholegrain mustard (57p a jar - Morrisons) 5p
Sprinkle of smoked paprika (87p Morrisons) 8p
Total Cost - £2.10 - £1.05 per person.
(Lay by Cornish Supermarket - where farmers sell their veg direct, usually out of the back of a trailer - I buy veg this way such as greens, cabbage and potatoes - the money goes straight to the person who has grown it)
1. Before you go to work, or first thing in the morning, place your pork shoulder steaks in a plastic bag.
Add the garlic, mustard, soy sauce and honey.
Seal the bag and shake well.
Leave in the fridge to marinate all day.
When you get home, set the oven to 180 and peel enough potatoes to suit your liking.
Toss the potatoes in oil, paprika and salt and place on a baking tray.
Place your marinated pork in a roasting dish and roast both the meat and potatoes for 45 - 60 minutes. Check occasionally.
Steam the green beans, or veggies or your choice and serve.
Unctuous, sticky, garlicky, soft and tender with crunchy beans and smoky spicy potatoes. All for just over £1.
Spoon the extra sauce over the beans and spuds. Eat in the dining room with gentle chatter.
Over to you Dear Reader, I would love to hear about your recipes for marinades and who else marinades all day or over night? I'm also delighted to hear about the dear readers who have been converted to more affordable cuts of meat such as pork shoulder. Most of the supermarkets seem to have pork on offer at the moment and it freezes well. Who else roasts in the minimum of oil but still gets good results? Anyone else a fan of smoked paprika?
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Many thanks and I'll speak to you again tomorrow,
Love Froogs xxxx
