HEARTY IMMUNE-BOOSTING CASSEROLE

serves 4  use only Aust. organic meat, bone broth, tom paste and maple syrup

1kg beef chuck, diced
1L bone broth*
4 golden eschallots, sliced
6cl garlic, peeled
2 carrots and 2 parsnips – diced
1T tomato paste
50ml acv
2t maple syrup
60ml extra virgin olive oil
1.5T Celtic salt
1t cracked blk pepper
5 sprigs of thyme

heavy roasting pan.

Preheat oven to 170  degrees C. In a bowl, coat beef in half oil (30ml) and 1T salt.
Place a heavy based roasting tray on a mod heat on stove top.
Brown beef on all sides and remove from tray, setting aside to rest.

Add remaining oil to r.tray then add shallots and brown them gently.
Add parsnips, carrots, garlic and remaining salt to pan, continue to cook until golden brown.

Return beef to pan, fold in t/paste, syrup and allow to caramelise slightly. Add acv to pan and continue to cook for a few minutes until meat and vegies are coated in sticky glaze.

Add bone broth and simmer for 10-12 mins until liquid has reduced by a third. Add thyme and cover with foil or lid and place in oven for 2 hours.

(* 5T Cherry Tree bone broth powder to 1L boiling water – allow to come to room temp)

Apricot Jam Fool With Almond and Rosemary Crisp

An easy to prepare summer dessert recipe, made using the best of in-season apricots. Pick up a jar that’s packed full of fruit from Maggie Beer.   Serves 2
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Ingredients
FILLING:
2/3 cup mascarpone
1 cup thickened cream
1/2 cup good quality Apricot Jam
ALMOND & ROSEMARY CRISP:
50ml Verjuice (try acv instead)
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 cup flaked almonds
1 tsp rosemary finely chopped

1. Preheat oven to 180C.

FOR CRISP:
2.  Place the Verjuice, brown sugar, almonds and rosemary in a bowl and toss to combine.

3. Spread the almond mixture evenly on a baking tray lined with baking paper.

4. Bake for 9 minutes then rotate the tray and cook for another 9 minutes, watching to make sure the sugar does not burn.

5. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool, then break into shards.

FILLING:
6.  Place the thickened cream into a mixing bowl and whisk until a soft peak. Fold through the mascarpone until combined.

7. TO SERVE:   Place ½ the cream mixture into the serving glasses then add ½ of the jam.

8. Repeat the layers finishing with apricot jam on the top.

9. Place shards of the almond and rosemary crisp on top along with rosemary to garnish.