Happy New Year everyone!
First of all, I’d like to announce that Noble Nourishment turned TWO on the 4th Jan, Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! I can’t believe it’s been two whole years since that first, tentative post!
I’d also like to announce that the Fairy Hobmother has paid me a visit!
She also goes by the name of Jenny, from Appliances Online. They sell (as the name suggests) appliances, such as washing machines, and cookers, etc., and she sent me this wonderful gift!
I was sent this amazing food blender, after making a wish on the comments page of “A Glug of Oil“. I can’t wait to try out some lovely smoothies!
Jenny would also like to grant wishes to other food bloggers, so if you make a wish in the comments section to this post, you could be receiving an email from her very shortly!
Without further adieu, lets start 2012 with a Noble Nourishment Original recipe
Remember the time I made the haggis cottage pie, and said I’d like to try it with black pudding? Well… here it is, in all its splendour!
I originally wanted to make a clapshot topping, but the chives in the supermarket were looking… decidedly dodgy :\ so… I opted for a creamy spring onion mash. It. Was. Sublime.
Here’s what I did:
Ingredients (Serves 4)
- 500g beef mince
- 150g black pudding (or 3 black pudding discs)
- 1 x Oxo cube
- 200ml water
- 1kg potatoes
- 6 spring onions
- 100ml cream
- 50g butter (for the mash… optional)
First, I browned the mince, sprinkled over an Oxo cube and poured in the 200ml water. I let it simmer for 30mins.
I also boiled my potatoes (20mins).
I crumbled the black pudding into the mince, and let it cook for a further 10mins.
I mixed it thoroughly until it was fully integrated with the mince, then spread it into my oven-proof dish:
I mashed the potatoes and stirred in the cream, butter and chopped spring onions. I plopped it on top of the mince/black pudding mixture and baked in a preheated oven (180 degrees) for 20mins. And voila…
I served up with some lovely broccoli!
This is soooo easy to make; I’d recommend it to anyone: especially those who are looking for an easy transition to the scary world of black pudding!
For those who love black pudding, go ahead and put more in! Three discs (or 150g) gave a very nice, rich flavour; you could taste it through the mince, but not overwhelmingly so.
It’s great for lunch the next day, too!
Give it a shot and let me know how you get on
And remember to make a wish!
