Personally
I'm not big on honey, or mustard
come to that, but putting aside my
failings for now, the others here
are, so we're going in. Emily
advised that the honey can
caramelise in the pan somewhat in
the cooking process so be prepared.
As it happened, disaster, both
samples in the pan burst big time,
but the aroma and flavour of the
rescued sausage was very good even
to me who is not a lover of either
honey or mustard.
Now all was not lost and we went to
"plan B". A gentle grilling of
another couple under a medium heat
to establish what heck was "going
on".
Hurrah, the "grilled" honey &
mustards behaved themselves (I will
admit to watching them intently as
they cooked, a sad life I know) and
no splitting or bursting occurred
this time, however quite an amount
of liquid ran off which did blacken
in the bottom of the grill pan which
we expect was likely to be the
honey. Now I will admit to
previously freezing these particular
sausages as sampling the quantities
I buy (far too many perhaps) can't
be done all at once. Whether
the freezing affected the skins,
we're not sure. Whether I need
this excuse to buy a new fry pan,
who knows!
Let's cut to the chase any way, the
taste of these sausages was very
good, and others agreed that whilst
the title says honey & mustard, the
balance is good, and both flavours
are not overpowering at all, which I
was anxious of personally.
Firm, meaty, succulent, medium to
coarse texture, and flavoursome.
There that's what we think and we're
pleased to say that we've enjoyed
all of the sausages we've tried from
Durrants Farm. Personally I
prefer the cumberlands and the
chipolatas over these, but what do I
know....
Thursday is sausage making day each
week so don't just take our word
for how good these are too, go get
some to
sample for yourself!
Durrants Farm -
Honey & Mustard
(Oct
2012)
Here's the
sample details:
120x32mm before cooking, 110x32mm
after.
90g before cooking, 69g after
on average.
That's a shrinkage of approx 8% & weight loss of approx
23%.
6 sausages in a 578g pack at £4.57
(£7.90/kg)
Durrants Farm
Maldon
Road
Margaretting
ESSEX
CM4 9JS
You may also like to see:
Durrants Farm (Margaretting) -
Chipolatas
Durrants Farm - Cumberland
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