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Our recipes are the perfect accompaniment to our diverse range of meat boxes, allowing you to experiment with different cooking styles and flavour combinations. From hearty stews and grilled masterpieces to gourmet roasts and comforting casseroles, our recipes cover a spectrum of dishes that promise to satisfy every craving and dietary preference.
We believe that cooking should be a joyous and creative endeavour, and our recipes aim to ignite your culinary imagination. Let your creative juices flow as you explore new ways to cook, present, and enjoy our high-quality meats. Whether you are preparing a meal for your family, hosting friends, or simply indulging in a personal gourmet experience, our recipes are here to guide you every step of the way.
Chilli Pork with Pineapple Rice
Why not add some heat to your family meal. Pork and chilli combines salt and spice for all things nice. A perfect light dinner for four. Equipment: You will need 8 wooden skewers. Preparation time: 1-2 hours Cooking time: 10 to 30 mins Serves: Serves 4 Ingredients • 2 tbsp sunflower oil • 2 tbsp…
Barbecue Belly Pork
A taste sensation, our belly pork takes no time to cook on a sizzling barbecue, however, for a full on flavour experience, prepare before hand and leave to marinate overnight for truly aromatic flavours and lots of perfect yummy crackling. Preparation time: overnight Cooking time: 10 to 30 mins Serves: Serves 4-6 Ingredients • 1.5kg/3lb5oz…
Beef and Potato Pie
We all love a tasty Beef Pie and this is one our favourites pies: a tasty, easy to follow recipe that does exactly what it says on the tin. We use chuck steak (also known as braising steak), which is packed full of flavour, and two types of potato: a floury variety, which falls apart…
Chicken Pasta Bake
Ideal for a comforting and simple family meal. It can be made ahead of time and then heated later for a delicious ready made meal to enjoy together. We’ve used our Chicken strips and penne, but you can use any other pasta you have in the cupboard such as fusilli. Preparation time: less than 30…
Beef in Oyster Sauce
Looking to cook something that you would normally get from your takeaway, then this Beef in Oyster Sauce recipe is for you. Using our delicious fillet steak or beef fillet strips this is ideal for an easy mid week meal or as a Friday night treat for the family. Ingredients For the beef • 350g/12oz…
Kansas BBQ Sauce
This classic recipe comes to us courtesy of Dominic Bryant, the Head Chef at The Old Rydon Inn in Kingsteignton. A simple but very tasty BBQ sauce that goes down a treat at the restaurant. Can be used cold as a marinade or warm as an addition to Pulled Pork or any meat dish to…
Thai Chicken Cakes
This recipe uses lean minced chicken (who knew!) to create perfect Thai Chicken cakes. A fresh tasting dish that can be spiced up or down depending on your taste, but goes beautifully with a homemade dipping sauce or shop bought sweet chilli sauce. Serve with a fresh green salad for a sin-free meal. Preparation time:…
The Elston Farm Spring
Rain at last! You would never think any sane person (or insane one for that matter) would say such a thing this year. However, for farmers trying to grow grass to feed our cattle and deer, this has been the worst winter followed by the worst spring, ever. Three months of continuous rain stopped the…
New ideas at Elston Farm part 1: Farm Wilder
We like nature, that’s one of the reasons I made the life choice to stay in Devon. There’s lots of it around here and we would like to keep what we have and add a lot more. As land managers we have the opportunity to influence this, for good or bad. We aim to bring…
Red Cabbage Coleslaw
This Red cabbage coleslaw is normally served with lunchtime baguettes at the The Old Rydon in Kingsteignton, this recipe comes courtesy of their head chef Dominic Bryant. Preparation time: less than 10 mins Serves: Serve as a side dish or part of a summery salad. Ingredients • 1 small red cabbage or ½ large •…
Duck Breast
A simple guide to cooking Duck Breast from Dominic Bryant, head chef at the The Old Rydon in Kingsteignton. He likes to serve the duck with a beeteroot and orange salad with a honey and balsamic dressing. Preparation time: less than 30 mins Cooking time: 10 – 20 mins Method 1. Defrost your duck breasts…
Satay Sauce
This next dish sees two sauces combined which are the perfect marinade for chicken and pork or for use in stir fries. This recipe comes courtesy of Dominic Bryant, head chef at the The Old Rydon in Kingsteignton. Preparation time: 10 mins Ingredients • ½ tbsp vegetable oil • 2 tsp fresh ginger, crushed •…
White cabbage Traditional Coleslaw
Such a simple dish to prepare that you will never buy shop bought coleslaw again! This recipe come courtesy of Dominic Bryant, head chef at the The Old Rydon in Kingsteignton. Preparation time: 10 mins Serves: Serve as a side dish or part of a summery salad. Ingredients • Small or half a white cabbage…
Venison with mushroom sauce
Venison Loin steaks are perhaps the most overlooked steaks on the butchers slab. They are however one of the best types of steak on offer. A lovely tender texture and so meaty and juicy. Best served medium rare. This simple recipe is so quick and simple and even better is a one pan operation. Preparation…
Garlic, Lemon and Thyme butter for Roast Chicken
Cook as a roast dinner making chicken moist, creamy and flavoursome or with a salad and buttered new potatoes Preparation time: 15 mins Cooking time: 90 mins and 5 min resting Serves: 4 Ingredients • 150g salted butter room temperature • 4 cut Thyme sprigs • 2 crushed cloves of garlic • Good grind of…
Pork Tenderloin Stuffed with Black Pudding and Apple
A great dish to use in order to show off your cooking skills for some demanding dinner guests. It is a simply dish but the result is just stunning. Easy to carve and portion up and use as a centre piece on the plate, serve with vegetables and a rich gravy. Don’t be put off…
Pork Tenderloin Stroganoff
A classic recipe for the wonderfully succulent pork tenderloin. A family favourite meal that also offers the versatility of being able to swap the type of meat to give many finished dish options. Preparation and Cooking time: 40 mins Serves: 2 Ingredients • 400g Meatbox pork tenderloin (defrosted) • 150g button mushrooms sliced, wild mushroom…
Chicken Koftas
This is another recipe from Dominic Bryant, head chef at the The Old Rydon in Kingsteignton. ‘Some customers have queried what I would do with chicken mince. Well my family and I love it as an alternative for beef and pork mince. We always feel we are eating better by using chicken mince. Even though…
Turkey Schnitzel
This is another recipe from Dominic Bryant, head chef at the The Old Rydon in Kingsteignton. ‘The Meat Box Company are launching a new Gluten free range of Burgers and Sausages. The range is extensive and the burgers in particular are blooming marvelous, my family and I have tested many of them! What I wanted…
Rustic Cassoulet (Bean stew)
A French Bean Stew – Cassoulet is a great one pot dish and can be made and left to its own devices. The addition of a meat option is down to the chef with the dish being so versatile and will readily accept sausages, Pork, chicken or duck as the main accompaniment. Preparation time: 30…
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