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New Year, New Month, New Produce

Posted by Webmaster on Thursday 12th January 2012

Marking the start of 2012 and the middle of winter January is a month of change, especially in the food industry. With the Brussels sprout and game season coming to an end it is important to get yourself familiar with the best produce currently around, so your menus and dishes are seasonal, good quality and as tasty as possible.

In season this month:

Fruit
Blood oranges, bananas, clementines, kiwi fruit, lemon, oranges, passion fruit, pomegranate, rhubarb, Seville oranges, pineapple, pears

Vegetables
Beetroot, cabbages, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chicory, horseradish, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, leeks, parsnips, potatoes, sprouting broccoli, swede, truffles, turnips, salsify, shallots

Nuts
Hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts

Meat
Duck, hare, venison, woodcock, partridge

Fish and shellfish
Brill, clams, cockles, cod, haddock, sea bass, hake, halibut, lemon sole, mussels, oysters, skate, turbot, winkles

Seasonal Recipe ideas:

Mussels with white wine, garlic and coriander, served with fresh crusty bread
Recipe

Leek and potato soup served with a crusty bread roll

Pan-fried Sea Bass with a citrus dressing and caramelised chicory

Confit Duck
Recipe

Pan-roasted venison loins with braised, spiced red cabbage

Open Honey roast ham sandwich with a pineapple, fig and ginger chutney
Recipe

Jerusalem artichoke and potato bake with a Welsh rarebit topping

Homemade game pie, served with fresh vegetables and creamy mashed potato or chunky chips.
Pastry recipe

Rhubarb Crumble and custard
Recipe

Hazelnut Meringue
Recipe

Lemon posset
Recipe

Take pride of British produce and what January has to offer. There are so many varieties of food, tastes and colours to experiment with; it would be a shame not to use them.

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