This fresh dish is perfect for the New Year, when you want something to cut through all the rich foods from Christmas. Pick up your fresh chicken from our Butchers counter today. Ingredients 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil 200g Couscous (cook to packet instructions if provided) 1 Chicken Stock Cube 1 Large Red Onion, halved and thinly sliced 600g Chicken Mini Fillets 4 tbsp Tagine Spice Paste, or 2 tbsp Harissa 190ml Bottle Pomegranate Juice (not sweetened) 100g Pack Pomegranate Seeds 100g Pack Toasted Flaked Almonds Small Pack Mint, chopped Method 1. Boil the kettle and heat the oil in a...

These brilliant Brummie Bacon Cakes are great for a lazy brunch or simply to dip in to a hot bowl of soup. Pick up a recipe card for some lunch time inspiration. Pick up some fantastic bacon from our Butchers Ingredients 3 Rashers Streaky Bacon (we used smoked) 225g Self-Raising Flour, plus extra for dusting 25g Butter, cold and cut into small pieces 75g Mature Cheddar, grated 150ml Milk, plus 2 tbsp extra for glazing 1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup 1/2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce Top Tip: Why not try adding spring onion. These are also freezable for up to a month...

Perfect for Boxing Day, this Turkey Biryani is great for using left over Turkey if you’ve got room for it. Ready in 40 min Serves 4 Top Tip: Why not try it with one of the family sized naan breads from the Farm Shop. Ingredients 300g Basmati Rice 25g Butter 1 Large Onion, finely sliced 1 Bay Leaf 3 Cardamom Pods Small Cinnamon Stick 1 tsp Turmeric Left over Turkey 4 tbsp Curry Paste 85g Raisins 850ml Chicken Stock 30g Coriander, 1/2 chopped, 1/2 leaves picked 2 tbsp Toasted Flaked Almonds, to serve Method 1. Soak 300g basmati rice in...

Plan for the best Christmas dinner ever! Try making our Ultimate Roast Potatoes, with Goose Fat available from our Farm Shop. Visit our Greengrocers to get the best potatoes for your Christmas dinner. Ready in 1 hour 15 Serves 4 Ingredients 1kg Becketts Farm Shop Wilja Potaotes 100g Becketts Farm Shop Goose Fat 2 tsp Flour Method 1. Put a roasting tin in the oven (big enough to take the potatoes in a single layer) and heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. 2 .Peel the potatoes and cut each into 3-4 even-sized pieces. Place the potatoes into a large pan...

Plan for the best Christmas dinner ever! Try making our Best Sausage, Sage and Onion Stuffing. You can even pre-make and freeze the stuffing to save you time. Pick up some sausage meat at the Butchers counter from Worcestershire based Sessions Sausages. Ingredients 2 Onions, sliced 25g Butter 1 Small Bramley Apple, peeled, cored and diced 800g Becketts Butchery, Sausage Meat Handful Sage, leaves chopped, plus extra for topping 140g Granary Breadcrumbs Top Tips: Why not get ahead by premaking the stuffing and freeze it a week before. Method 1. Fry 2 sliced onions in 25g butter for 5 mins,...

Using the humble parsnip, we can make some truly delicious dishes. Why not use them to make this fantastic Creamy Parsnip and Squash Bake. The perfect side dish to a joint of beef. Serves 8 Cooking time 1 hour 40 Ingredients 426ml Double Cream 1 Small Onion or Shallot, finely chopped 2 Thyme Sprigs Butter, for greasing 500g Parsnip(about 4 large) 500g Butternut Squash (about 1/2 a large one) 25g Gruyère, grated Top Tip: Why not serve this as a side, to a delicious joint of Becketts Butchers Beef Method 1. Place the cream, onion or shallot and the thyme...

Who would have thought you could make such a delicious dessert out of the British Parsnip. Try our Parsnip and Maple Syrup Cake for a sweet treat with a twist. Serves 8 Ready in 1 Hour Ingredients 175g Butter, plus extra for greasing 250g Demerara Sugar 100ml Maple Syrup 3 Large Eggs 250g Self-Raising Flour 2 tsp Baking Powder 2 tsp Mixed Spice 250g Parsnips, peeled and grated 1 Medium Eating Apple, peeled, cored and grated 50g Pecans or Walnuts, roughly chopped 1 Small Orange, zest and juice For the filling 250g Tub Mascarpone 3-4 tbsp Maple Syrup Method 1)...

British Carrots are wonderfully in season now, and we should be making the most of them. Why not warm yourself with our Honeyed Carrot Soup, using British Carrots from Becketts Farm Greengrocers. Don’t be afraid of the chilli flakes, they just add extra warmth and flavour. Ingredients 2 tbsp Butter 2 Small Leeks, sliced 800g Carrots, roughly chopped 2 tsp Clear Honey 1 Bay Leaf 21/2l/c Vegetable Stock Chilli Flakes (optional) Method 1) Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the leeks to the pan, then cook for 3 mins until starting to soften. Add...

British carrots are wonderfully in season now, and we should be making the most of them. Why not try them in our Very Best Carrot Cake, using British Carrots from Becketts Farm Greengrocers. Ingredients 175g Light Muscovado Sugar 175ml Sunflower Oil 3 Large Eggs, lightly beaten 140g Grated Carrot (about 3 medium from Becketts Farm Shop) 100g Raisins Grated Zest of 1 Large Orange 175g Self-Raising Flour 1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon 1/2 tsp Grated Nutmeg (freshly grated will give you the best flavour) For the frosting 175g Icing Sugar 11/2-2 tbsp Orange Juice Method 1....

There’s nothing quite like warm soup and little bit of spice to warm the soul. So try our delicious Thai Pumpkin Soup, using Becketts Greengrocers Pumpkins. Serves 10 Ready in 1Hr 10 Top Tip: Why not pick up some fresh Becketts Bakery bread to dip in your soup? Ingredients 11/2 kg Becketts Farm Shop Pumpkin, peeled and roughly chopped 4 tsp Sunflower Oil 1 Onion, sliced 1 tbsp Ginger, grated 1 Lemongrass, bashed a little 3-4 tbsp Thai Red Curry Paste 400ml Coconut Milk 850ml Vegetable Stock Lime Juice and Sugar, for seasoning 1 Red Chilli, sliced, to serve (optional)...

Nothing beats the smell of sweet bread baking. Why not use the beautiful pumpkin to make our Pumpkin and Ginger Teabread? Pumpkins are available in our Farm Shop. Ingredients 175g Butter, melted 140g Clear Honey 1 Large Egg, beaten 250g Becketts Farm Shop Pumpkin, peeled and coarsely grated (about 500g before peeling and seeding) 100g Light Muscovado Sugar 350g Self-raising Flour 1 tbsp Ground Ginger 2 tbsp Demerara Sugar Method 1. Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4/ fan160C. Butter and line the base and two long sides of a 1.5kg loaf tin with a strip of baking paper. 2. Mix...

Here at Becketts Farm we believe that ‘Pumpkins are for life, not just for Halloween’! Why not try making this delicious autumn vegetable crumble to serve as a delicious vegetarian main with a dressed side salad, or as an exciting side dish on your Sunday roast. Cooks in: 1.5 hours Serves: 4 people as a main course or 6-8 as a side dish Ingredients 100g unsalted butter, chilled 150g plain flour, sifted 1 heaped tsp flaked sea salt 100g cheddar, grated (we used Fowlers Extra Mature) 75g chopped almonds 300g pumpkin (peeled weight) 300g swede (peeled weight) 300g butternut squash...