Product of the Month AUGUST - Plum Recipes
Our seasonal plum selection at the Green Valley Grocer
Oat Plum Crumble
750g plums or Damsons
4 tablespoons-Golden caster sugar
A Large Knob of butter
For the crust:
150g of flour
100g of butter
50g of Ground Almonds
70g of Caster Sugar
50g of Rolled oats
Set the oven at 190/gas mark 5
Stone the fruit, place them in a deep pan with the butter and Sugar and leave them to soften slightly. Meanwhile make the oat crust by rubbing the butter into the flour till it looks like breadcrumbs. Stir in the ground Almonds, sugar and oats.
Place the fruit into the baking dish, place the oat and almond topping on the fruit and bake for 30-35mins .and serve hot with cream.
Place the fruit in a bowl and add sugar, allow the mixture to stand for 8 to 10 hours, next place the fruit and syrup in a saucepan and cook over low heat, stir every once in a while, and allow to boil for approx 20mins.
Beef and Plum Stir Fry
Ingredients
3tsp sesame oil
6 small plums, stones removed and cut into thirds
1tbs brown sugar
500g beef fillet, thinly sliced
2cm fresh ginger, finely shredded.
2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 broccoli, in little florets
2tbs hoisin sauce
450g rice
Thai basil leaves to serve
Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil in a wok over a medium heat. Add the plums and sprinkle with sugar. Cook for around 5mins stirring occasionally. Then transfer to a plate.
Heat the remaining oil in the wok over a medium-high heat, stir fry the beef for 1-2 mins or until golden, once cooked transfer to the plates with the plums.
Heat the remaining oil and add the ginger, garlic and broccoli cook for 2-4mins or until the broccoli is green and crisp.
Add the beef and plums and the hoisin sauce, toss until well combined and heated through.
Serve with the rice and basil leaves.
If you have any plum recipes please bring them in to the shop, or add to the blog.
Plum Jam
1kg of plums, washed and halved
700g of Sugar
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