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sally_in_wales

Nettle pudding

Just unwrapped a nettle and barley boiled pudding I made yesterday when doing an early food demo, its looking rather good.

Very easy to do, chop up lots of nettles, lay on a cloth, layer with chopped leeks (or anything else tasty) and soaked barley, then tie up in a pudding cloth and boil in stock for a couple of hours. Unwrapped the next morning, I'm going to slice this and fry the slices in bacon fat for lunch.


mochyn

Ooh: that loks yummy. Infintely variable too, depending on what you have to hand, I should think.
sally_in_wales

Whats even better is that the stock looks like a fab soup base, I was stuck for time last night so I just boiled them in a veg stock cube and assorted herbs, but of course all the tasty bits from the leeks and nettles and barley are now in that and its looking like a really good base to do something more exciting with. In an ideal world I'd cook these in with a ham joint or similar, but I'd be tempted to do this again the same way to provide a good stock for a basic veg soup
Katieowl

Round to you for lunch then Sally?...that looks rather yum!

Kate
mochyn

Round to you for lunch then Sally?...that looks rather yum!

Kate


If only I was nearer...
Katieowl

Yes...and it's not quiche, nor does it have any eggs in it (does it Sally?) because I keep forgetting there are only three of us here and I've been eating quiche or scrambled eggs ALL weekend Laughing

Kate
hedgehogpie

Mmmmm. I like the look of that Sally, may I borrow it? I have a wild cooking group to cater for soon and I'm looking for some versatile nettle recipes.
sally_in_wales

Mmmmm. I like the look of that Sally, may I borrow it? I have a wild cooking group to cater for soon and I'm looking for some versatile nettle recipes.


course, its a loose variation on one that as best I can tell goes back centuries. If I'd had it I'd have added wild garlic and some jack-by-the-hedge as well, maybe a few cuckoo flowers for pepperyness when they are around, you should be able to do this with pretty much any foraged green to good effect, and it lends itself to campcooking well, you just need a square of cloth to tie it all up in. earthsoul

that looks delicious... sally_in_wales

just eating it now, sliced thick and well fried in bacon fat with an egg on top for lunch, tis very good indeed hedgehogpie

Fantastic, thanks Sally. darkbrowneggs

That sounds YUMMY Very Happy

Sue
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