Butcher's Meals

Julie-Ann · #1 04-08-2010, 11:32 AM

My butcher is my secret to being able to please 2 fussy foodies with a gourmet meal every night.
I have so little time or interest in cooking that I need all the help I can get. We have a couple of great local butchers that make it much easier. They have meals half prepared. So last night I bought some very tasty rissoles- I cooked them and some pasta, and added veges to the jar of bolognaise sauce. Some of there other treats are:
Lamb shank pies.
Chicken swirls with bacon, cheese & sundried tomatoes, wrapped in pastry.
Beef Wellingtons.
Beef Olives.
Garlic chicken thighs- so simple but to die for.

Does your butcher do this? What are your families favourites?
Or are we just spoiled in our little corner of the world?

rachel · #2 04-08-2010, 04:01 PM

Yes our butcher does too. Love him.

We buy sicilian meat*****, delicious and really well priced. When I'm pushed for time I buy chicken satay sticks and serve them on rice with a quick coconut satay sauce and steamed greens. I like the beef olives and beef wellingtons too.

Blind tests revealed Edward can tell which is MY lasagne and specifically the one that takes 30677893 years to cook. So I can't buy it from the butcher

He can also detect my schnitzel AND whether it is white rocks veal or not. So I lose there too.

Julie-Ann · #3 04-08-2010, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rachel

Blind tests revealed Edward can tell which is MY lasagne and specifically the one that takes 30677893 years to cook. So I can't buy it from the butcher

I have searched high and low for a good store bought lasgna but with no success either. My two also complain if it's not home made. I just tell them if they want it regularly they will just have to suffer

. The best of the bunch so far has been Lenard's Chicken Lasagna. It tastes fine to me- but then anything I don't have to cook tastes delicious

Julie-Ann · #4 09-08-2010, 06:18 PM

I went to a new butcher today and stocked up. I bought a beef lasagna (hopefully this one gets the tick of approval

), butter chicken and chicken creole thighs. 3 dinners all sorted with minimal effort by me

Julie-Ann · #5 12-08-2010, 03:33 PM

Just to report back we have had 2 of these meals and they were a success

. Which if you knew how fussy my family is that is no easy feat. The lasagna they said was the best, although not as good as mine apparently

. The curry wasn't butter chicken but more a fruity curry with a good kick to it. Tomorrow will be the chicken creole, which is chicken stuffed with bacon, mushroom & onion, marinated in BBQ sauce. I'm not sure what veges to serve with it- any ideas?
For those in Perth the butcher is Reid's Meats, Ardross St, Applecross.

Julie-Ann · #6 16-08-2010, 07:32 PM

Here's our review on the Creole Chicken. DH and I loved it. It was very tasty and something a little different. I served it with rice mixed with peas, corn and onion, tomatoe paste and a bit of cajun spice mix. However, Mr17 said why can't we have spaghetti bolognaise instead? You can't please all the people all the time

.
But I would definitely recommend it.

Elements · #7 17-08-2010, 01:09 PM

You inspired Me Julie-Ann, I looked for something semi ready made today but decided for meat***** and then dh can decide how he wants them served .....I am still getting over my sick weekend and not quite upto foods just yet.....But I love the ease.

Julie-Ann · #8 17-08-2010, 03:39 PM

I have been worried about how you were feeling after the rush to the hospital the other night. I hope you are taking it nice and easy.
Our butcher does the most fantastic rissoles (1 dish we all agree on

). I serve them with pasta and a tomatoe based sauce. I buy a jar of Raguletto and add chopped onion, mushroom, grated carrot and grated zucchini. I would add capsi*** except that is on Mr17's fussy food list.
It's so easy and healthy and tasty- my style of cooking

Julie-Ann · #9 28-02-2011, 01:40 PM

We went over to South Perth yesterday to buy our new clock but called in to their gourmet store called Scuttis. They had lots of goodies- some lovely sweeties

. But lots of home made meals- we picked up some yummy looking lasagna for dinner tonight. Plus we picked up gnocchi for another night. But we will be back to grab some other goodies. I hear the butcher nearby has wonderful meals available too. Pity they were closed on Sunday.

So if you are in Angelo St why not stop in.

Cherylle · #10 28-02-2011, 04:04 PM

We all love home-made lasagne too, but the cook (me) doesn't enjoy the 30677893 years it takes to make either! However, I have found a recipe from Bill Granger which replaces the bechamel sauce with ricotta topped with slices of mozzarella. It is still not quite as good as the original, but it is better than store-bought versions and one that I am prepared to make far more regularly than the "traditional" version.
However, in this weather, my version of cooking anything, is definitely something from the butcher which only needs an hour in the oven and something simple on the side.