The Kitchen Companion

I would like to introduce you to the Kitchen Companion, the very  latest addition to the Netherton Foundry range.
This is the perfect product for small kitchens, holiday homes, student accommodation and as an indispensible kitchen feature when the range is turned off for the summer.

Using all the characteristics that have made our slow cooker so popular, with the advantage of a high powered heater  base, this will boil, sear, braise, poach, sauté, pot roast, fry and simmer a huge range of dishes.  Complete with cast iron heat diffuser ring, 4 litre cast iron bowl and lid, seasoned with Sussex flax oil and, of course, the Netherton Foundry oak!

Naturally, we include a selection of recipes for you to try and here is one of them, little parcels of perfect pigginess.

Highley Hoggies

1 tblsp oil

250g minced pork

250g finely chopped pig’s liver

1 chopped apple

1 tsp chopped sage

Black pepper

8 rashers streaky bacon

1 large onion, sliced

300ml stock

Mix the pork, liver chopped apple, sage and black pepper together – this is best done by hand.

Place the bacon rashers between clingfilm and beat out thinly.

Place the cast iron diffuser ring on the hotplate and place the cast iron bowl on top.  

Add the oil to the boil on heat on Max and then add the sliced onion.  Cook until translucent.

While the onion is cooking, divide the pork mixture into eight equal amounts and shape each quantity into a ball.  Place a ball of mixture on to each bacon rasher and roll up into parcels.

Place the parcels on top pf the onions and ad the stock.

Cover with the lid and bring to the boil.

Turn down the  heat and simmer for approx 40 minutes.

Season with salt to taste, but remember that the bacon may be salty, so taste first!

Serve with mashed potato and peas.

Highly versatile, this will do virtually everything you need in the kitchen from boiling to braising, poaching to pancakes, searing to simmering.
Soups, stews and sauces, puddings and pot roasts, casseroles and crepes, fried eggs and fried rice, risotto and rissoles, a cup of tea or a pot of mulled wine.

Not just in the kitchen, this is ideal for entertaining, take it to the table for cooking and serving.
Use for accompaniments for the barbecue, party buffets and a whole host of other occasions

And what about those big occasions when your cooker just isn't big enough, Christmas dinner for example?
Another cooking ring will always come in handy - warm the gravy, cook the sprouts, steam the pudding, flame the brandy.

Supplied with our iconic cast iron casserole, the Kitchen Companion is multi purpose ,
so you can also use it with frying pans, saucepans, a wok or for boiling the kettle.

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