We're
off on our travels, back to the North West of the UK visiting Family
for a few days.
I
never go empty handed and had promised to take two firm favourites –
lamb and roast potatoes.
I
slow cooked lamb shanks, then stripped them into beautiful nuggets of
sweet meat. I then bagged it and placed in the treasure chest.
Granddaughter
Alyce is addicted to roast potatoes – I could think of worse! I
par boiled Maris Piper potatoes then drained and sprinkled with
semolina and shook until the semolina sticks to the potatoes. I
heated rapeseed oil in a large foil roasting dish then added the
potatoes, sizzling as they landed in the hot oil and then into a hot
oven 200fan/220c/Gas 7 - I set my timer for 20 minutes, turned
and repeated. Set them aside to cool. Divided into two strong
freezer bags, clipped firmly and added to the treasure already in the
chest.
Whilst
out shopping I picked up a chicken - an excellent deal, not to be
missed and popped it into the slow cooker when I got home. Instead
of sprinkling with herbs I added whole star anise to the cavity. The
following day having strained and fridged the stock I stripped the
chicken, bagged and fridged the meat. The cold stock went into the
treasure chest for another time.
Taking
care to make a list, I now had the makings of a decent roast and I
shipped the chicken too.
Delving
through the freezer bag of goodies my Dil (much better than
Daughter-in-Law) Chezza suggested we go get some delicious bread and
make chicken sandwiches for lunch. There is an old saying, Jewish in
origin I'm sure, that chicken soup is good for the soul. We now have
a sandwich for the soul – I've never seen food disappear as quickly
for a long time. They loved the chicken – tender, moist and full
of flavour.
Very
often you find that an afterthought turns into a huge hit. I'll be
serving chicken sandwiches for the soul again – soon.
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