Oh neat, that's cool that they do that. How much is in a hamper? Will it fill your freezer kinda thing?
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Oh neat, that's cool that they do that. How much is in a hamper? Will it fill your freezer kinda thing?
There's about 10-12 portions in a hamper - two game birds (pheasant/partridge), wood pigeon breasts, venison steaks and a jointed rabbit. Mr P is not sure about eating the rabbit 😂. The venison steaks were delicious cooked on the griddle and eaten with mashed potatoes and fresh steamed vegetables with a gorgeous dark gravy. I read that, in the UK, venison is the most sustainable and ethical meat.
It filled about half a freezer drawer, if that, the main challenge is fitting in the little birds - they don't come in a neat box-shape. Like you, I don't eat much meat, maybe a portion a week. A hamper will last me a good while.
On rare occasion I get - I know this is apparently a US-specific name for these but I don't know what they're called elsewhere - a "Cornish game hen," and I cook it in my little crockpot the way that a big family might cook a whole chicken in a big crock pot. It turns out nice and lasts me for several meals.
Mmm, that's a great idea. I think the partridge would have benefited from slow cooking. I wasn't really sure when it was done in the oven, plus it took me an age to get the meat from the bones 😂. Longer, slower cooking might have been a good idea all round.