Saturday 22 September - Veal and Creme Caramel

We were a bit stuck for what to cook, so on the way back from a day out stopped in Waitrose in Chichester for a wander. We found some rather lovely looking stewing veal, which was fortunately reduced for quick sale, so snapped it up. One of the advantages of this, is that it was only 2% fat, so well within my diet guidelines.

I made this into a stew using tomatoes and rosemary along with some white wine to make the sauce, and added a handful of tiny black olives into the mix. This was served over polenta, with just a couple of ounces of parmesan added to it, and topped with a gremolata of chopped garlic, parsley and lemon rind.

For afters we made creme caramel using the Mary Berry recipe from GBOO the other week - this was using the first of the eggs from our new chickens who are now laying quite regularly.

 

The recipe was really easy to follow, and I was delighted when they actually turned out of the ramekins.

It was delicious too!