Ham, egg and celeriac hash

Originally from BBC Good Food. Switch the celeriac for parsnip, potatoes or Jerusalem artichokes – and don’t forget to pick the thyme for free from the Herb Garden.

Ingredients

  • Knob of butter
  • 2 tspn oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 2 thyme sprigs, leaves picked
  • About 350g celeriac, peeled, thinly-sliced, then roughly chopped
  • 2-3 leaves of cavalo nero, stalks removed and shredded
  • 90g ham – ham hock or cooked ham
  • 1 tbspn wholegrain mustard
  • 2 eggs
  • 25g hard cheese eg cheddar, gruyere

Method

  1. Heat the butter and oil in a frying pan. Add the onions and fry gently until golden. Add the garlic and thyme and fry for another 30 secs.
  2. Add the celeriac to the pan, stir and season. Make sure the celeriac is coated in the buttery onion mix, add a splash of water and cover the pan. Cook for 8-10 mins until the celeriac is softened and caramelised in places.
  3. Add the cavalo nero and ham. Increase the heat to wilt the cavalo nero and crisp the ham. Add a splash more water if things start to stick to the pan.
  4. Dot the mustard around. Make two hollows and crack the eggs into them. Dot the cheese around the pan, then cover the pan again. Cook for 2-3 mins until the whites are cooked and the yolks are still runny. Season to taste and serve.

Hot honey

A natural way to help yourself feel better when you’re in the thick of a cold or flu. Or switch it up for a spicy condiment to drizzle over roasted veg, baked cheese, or to dip with charcuterie and cheese …

Ingredients for medicinal hot honey

  • 1 pot raw honey (find suppliers of great local honey at the Farm!)
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 2” fresh ginger or 2 tspn ground ginger
  • 2″ turmeric or 2 tspn tumeric powder
  • 1″ chilli or 1 tspn chilli powder
  • 2 grinds black pepper

Method

  1. Wash, chop and steep all ingredients into the honey in a large sterile jar. Keep in the dark for one week or longer. Sieve and pot up when ready. 
  2. Take one tsp honey in hot water or use in tea to stimulate your immune system and clear out congestion

Ingredients for spicy hot honey

  • 1 pot honey (find suppliers of great local honey at the Farm!)
  • Chilli flavour – dried red pepper flakes, chilli flakes, fresh chillis chopped. You vary the intensity with your choice and how long you leave them to steep
  • Splash of cider vinegar or red wine vinegar
  • Pinch of sea salt

Method

  1. Bring the honey and hot peppers to a simmer. 
  2. Remove it from the heat and let the mixture rest for 10-15 minutes so that the hot peppers can infuse the honey.
  3. Taste it. If you want it spicier, add in more chilli or let it infuse for another 10 mins – or both! If you’ve gone too far, dilute it with extra plain honey.
  4. Strain and store.