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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

Due to repeated requests from our customers The Blue Pig Company are now regularly offering gluten free sausages. The response from those who have tried them is very encouraging, as customers with a wheat intolerance can now enjoy the great tasting sausages that everyone  has come to expect from us.
They are hand made like all our sausages […]

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Nov

CASSOULET

Andrew 
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

THE BLUE PIG COMPANY
 
 
CASSOULET (or Sausage and Bean Casserole)
 
You will need:
 
450g Blue Pig Toulouse Sausage
100g Blue Pig Pancetta
Tin of Tomatoes
Tin of Canellini or simaliar drained
An onion
A couple of carrots
Ditto celery
Herbs of your choice
 
 
 
Heat a casserole and add some olive oil. Chop your onions, carrots and celery and chuck in the pot. Roughly chop the pancetta […]

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

 
 
CLASSIC ROAST PORK
 
 
You will need:
 
1.6kg Loin of Blue Pig Pork
40g of butter or olive oil for brushing
Salt
 
 
Preheat the oven to 180C or Gas Mark 4
 
Make sure the pork skin is scored all over – its hard to over do it
 
Rub the skin with the butter or brush with olive oil
 
Sprinkle with salt to taste ( […]

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

 

THE BLUE PIG COMPANY
 
CLASSIC BAKED HAM
 
You will need:
 
1.8kg Blue Pig Gammon joint
Large pan
Cloves
Demerara Sugar
 
 
 
Put the gammon in the pan and cover with water. Leave to soak over night then discard the water. Add fresh water and bring to the boil and allow to simmer gently for 40 minutes. Remove and wrap in foil and […]

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Sep

Chilling

Andrew 
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Just another lazy day by the pool!

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Here is something with that ahhh factor! A litter of new piglets about a week old.There should be ten of them but who can tell in among that scrummage!

Monday, August 20th, 2007

To all you lovers of Blue pig Company bacon we are now able to offer smoked bacon.Our first test run was last week and the taste panel……(fussy teenager!) pronounced the result as only a teenager could, to be “a well good bacon sandwich”!

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Customers sometimes ask questions about Saddleback pigs. Here is a video we found on youTube. Enjoy;