Last week, a lady called to our Castletroy store with keys which she had found in a church in the Limerick area. All she had recognised on the keys was a Garrett’s Rewards Club keyring tag. When this lady presented us with the keys in our Castletroy store, we were able to enter the tag number […]
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This week I am on another trip to the abattoir with our lovely Tamworths. To date, I have had little or no problems with loading them into the trailer and driving them to the abattoir. Our pigs are always relaxed in my company and why wouldn’t they be. They have known me since they were […]
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So this week, I am giving you a little background on the “head honchos” at Team Garrett’s, aka Garrett and I! Garrett and I met in 1994, but it was brief as Garrett was moving to the USA and I was moving to France. During our time on different continents, we kept in touch… or, as […]
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Let me properly introduce myself as I don’t believe I have. If my mother knew of this, I would be getting a good old fashioned clip around the ear! I am, Fiona Madigan, wife to Garrett, and we own and run Garrett’s – Limerick’s Quality Butcher. I was brought up on a farm with six older siblings and […]
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This is so quick and easy and tastes great! Preparation and cooking time is 30 minutes in total. Feeds 2 people. Ingredients 2tbsp rapeseed oil 450g/1lb of pork fillet cut into strips 1 red onion peeled and chopped 225g/half lb button mushrooms sliced Bunch of fresh sage 100ml white wine 1 tsp wholegrain mustard 125g/quarter lb […]
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This is a sticky and sweet recipe and can be used with chicken breast, as well as beef and pork. Ingredients 4 tbsp clear Irish honey 2 tsp Tabasco sauce 4 tbsp sesame oil 4 tbsp soy sauce 4 chicken thighs -skinned, deboned, sliced 1 tbsp rapeseed oil Knob of butter Method Place the sliced […]
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This is a very tasty and simple recipe. I hope you like it! Serves 3-4 people | Preparation time 20 mins | Cooking time 20 to 30 mins Ingredients 175G breadcrumbs 80g parmesan -grated 1 bunch of oregano -chopped 1 aubergine -sliced into 1cm rounds 2 eggs -beaten Rapeseed oil 400g cherry tomatoes 12 lamb cutlets –French-trimmed […]
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Ingredients 1kg shoulder of lamb in fist-sized pieces 50g flour -seasoned 6 tomatoes -deseeded, skinned and chopped 1 onion -roughly chopped 3-4 cloves of garlic -chopped 1 bottle of white wine 500ml stock Bouquet garni Rapeseed oil Salt and pepper 100-150g of spring vegetables – broad beans, peas, sliced carrots, baby turnips, asparagus and olives to […]
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A leave-it-to-cook wonder dish, the key to stewing is long slow cooking over a gentle heat, or in a gentle oven. So the longer the stew is stewing the better, allowing more time for the flavours to develop. An amazing ‘leave it’ recipe. Ingredients 100g stewing beef per person 2 carrots -washed, peeled and cut into […]
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Full-on comfort food, this is a beautiful roast of meat which we more often see on menus in restaurants than at home. Ingredients 1.8kg belly pork -skin on, bones removed 4 tbsp cider vinegar 3 tbsp butter 8 bay leaves -crushed 1 whole garlic -halved 4 parsnips -peeled, washed and cut into long wedges 400g […]
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In general, calculate 1 hour per kilo* of meat. This cooking time is for a pre-heated electric fan-assisted oven at a temperature of 160 – 180 degrees only, which is 350F or gas mark 4. All ovens vary slightly. When will I know my Turkey Breast Fillet is cooked? We recommend covering the skin of […]
Read More Place your ham (from bag, including the netting) into a large pot. Fill pot with water until ham is completely covered. Bring water to the boil, and throw away the water. Refill pot with water until ham is covered. Bring water to the boil and leave simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes per lb or 40 minutes […]
Read More Ingredients 1 ham 3 tablespoons of wholegrain mustard 5 tablespoons of honey Method Allow 40 minutes of cooking time per kilo Place your ham in a colander and rinse under the tap Drain off the water and place the ham on a roasting tray Preheat the oven to 160°C/320°F/Gas mark 3 Cover with foil and place […]
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It’s kind of appropriate when launching our new site to look back at my very first blog post below. It will provide you with an introduction to myself and Garrett if you’re a first-time visitor. It’s also very timely, as we’re in the Christmas rush period once more… My husband Garrett and I are the […]
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