Recipes & Tips
Get the most out of your meat with our delicious recipes, smart cooking tips and exclusive interviews on the Great British Meat Co. blog.
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How to BBQ Chicken Drumsticks
Learning how to bbq chicken drumsticks will give you a headstart on the way to being a great bbq host. They are easy to burn so if you don’t know how to cook chicken drumsticks on the bbq, here is a butchers guide of handy tips to help you.
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Using Bacon in Cooking for Flavour
Always savoury, yet deliciously sweet, sometimes smoky, and with just the right amount of salty edge, bacon has a depth of flavour quite unlike any other food, and is a great way of adding flavour to a dish. Check out our guide to adding some lovely bacon flavour to your cooking.
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What Ancient Grains should you eat with Steak?
As more and more of us are ‘eating clean’ grains are becoming more popular, so here is a guide to what grains work best with different steak cuts.
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How to roast whole pork belly
With a variety of ways to cook one of our favourite cuts, here’s our guide to roasting pork belly - which gives the all important crispy crackling, with melt in the mouth flavours.
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A meat eaters guide to catering for a veggie
Whether it is for a special occasion such as Christmas or Easter, or just for a casual dinner, the chances are all of us are going to have to host a veggie some time or other. Here is a quick fire guide for meat eaters cooking for both carnivores and veggies at the same time.
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Seasonal Meat Cooking in March
March isn’t exactly a month noted as prolific for British food, and meat is possibly even less noted. Livestock farmers focus is on preparing for lambing, and it is pretty much in between seasons for vegetables and fruit as well, but there are still some gems to be found for the seasonal chef.
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Cooking Meat With Guinness
Guinness stout has been part of Irish food traditions for generations. Even if it is not added as an integral ingredient, it is more often than not, a fitting accompaniment to many meals. It might take some people a little persuading that pouring a perfectly good drink into a saucepan is a good use of beer, but history shows the results are worth it.
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Why Cast Iron is good for slow cooking?
A guest post from Richard Stone (aka Mr Cookshop) to tell us why getting hold of a quality cast iron pot, can make all the difference.