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Fresh Holiday Ham with Tangerine and Cloves

At Christmas, at my Grandparents house, we always had a fresh ham cooking. That ham was beautiful—it had a deep caramel–coloured, sweet, sticky glaze on it that was covered in orange or tangerine slices—and cloves stuck all around it. For … Read more

Pork and fennel sausage rolls

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the garlic, chopped fennel seeds and thyme and cook for 1 minute. Add the onion, celery and carrot and cook for 15 minutes until soft. Remove from the … Read more

Jerk pork with pineapple

Ingredients 1 x 432g tin pineapple rings in juice, drained 1/2red onion, finely chopped 1tsp mild chilli powder 1 lime 1tbsp olive oil 1tbsp Jamaican jerk seasoning 4 pork loin steaks 1 x 70g bag rocket To make the salsa, … Read more

Pork with sweet & sour onion sauce

Ingredients 250g mixed basmati rice and wild rice 600g pork fillets, cut into 4cm-thick slices 2 tbsp coarse black pepper (freshly ground) 2 tbsp olive oil 1 large red onion, halved and sliced 150ml cider vinegar 75ml maple syrup small … Read more

Leftover pork and potato hash with poached eggs

Ingredients 4 potatoes, peeled and cubed 15ml (1tbsp) sunflower oil 1/2 onion, finely sliced 150g (5oz) leftover pork, cubed tabasco sauce, to taste Worcestershire sauce, to taste 4 eggs, poached Great comfort food using bitesize pieces of pork, mashed potato … Read more

Soy and ginger pork with oriental green salad

Ingredients 2.5cm/1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 4tbsp light soy sauce 1tbsp light flavoured oil, such as ground nut plus a drizzle 2tbsp soft dark brown sugar 360g pork fillet, trimmed of … Read more

Pork belly buns

Ingredients For the pork 1 x 285g jar hoisin sauce 1 tsp garlic ginger purée 2 spring onions, chopped 1 x 650g pack British pork belly slices 2 tsp clear honey For the buns 1 x 7g sachet fast-action dried … Read more

Bangers and mash with red onion gravy

A great winter warmer recipe here for you all to try: Ingredients 1 medium red onion Olive oil 1tsp fresh thyme leaves 500g potatoes knob of butter splash of milk 1 low salt beef stock cube 100ml red wine 1tbsp … Read more

Welcome Alan & Joan

Smokin Joes would like to welcome our latest team on board to help cover the Barnsley region and provide extra support to ther other areas. From Smokin Joes Hog Roasts we give them a warm welcome onboard and looking forward to working with … Read more

How to Roast a Pig on a Spit

Roasting a whole piglet on a spit is much easier than you’d probably think, and vastly more tasty than you can imagine. We roast a pig every year for my sister’s birthday right in her backyard in Burnley. Roasting whole … Read more