Summertime

There is so much you do for them.

But there’s also so much you can do with them. Share food values, sources, sustainability, recycling – and above all … share the foodie fun.Scoop, Mix & Stuff.

Scooping out baked potato halves to leave their skins. Mix bacon, cheese, chives with the potato and fill the skins. (You’ll find the full recipe HERE). Choosing flavour to accompany the roasted or air fried loaded skins can be a voyage of discovery for youngsters used to ketchup or mayo.

Try one of our BBQ Sauce Collection or naturally flavoured Tomato Ketchups. The choices and tastes are exciting: HERE.

Our Original BBQ Sauce is a classic smoky, well-balanced symphony of flavour. If something slightly sweeter is the thing, try our Sweet & Sticky BBQ Sauce, with a kick of horseradish, rounding off sweet maple syrup.

“Hotter mum!!!” they demand ‘please’, try Hot & Spicy, our smoke flavoured chilli BBQ sauce. One for Dad perhaps.Tacos to Go-go.

Salad, chopped tomatoes, peppers and onions, minced chilli beef, cheese, sauce and … yum. But which sauce?

Tomato Ketchup, Chipotle, Curry, Chilli, or maybe even Bloody Mary Ketchup with a shot of real vodka – ooo mammy!

FAMILY DISCUSSION:

Why does chopping onions make you cry? And, what can help prevent it? OK, hop onto Google and last one to offer an answer has to chop the onions!!!Lamb Kofta Skewers

More mixing on the work surface.

Mix 500g minced lamb in a bowl with a little ground cumin and coriander. Add a couple of teaspoons of Stokes (garden sweet) Mint Sauce (others might be too tart). Grate a couple of cloves of garlic and add that too.

Mix, mix and mix some more then divide and roll into 8 equal sized balls. Now thread them onto skewers. Brush with British rapeseed oil and grill.

Mix yogurt, ground coriander, a little lemon juice and Stokes Mint Sauce for a Persian-style dipping sauce.

Still hungry?

The let’s hand you over to two simple yet amazing Air Fryer Recipes from our friend Emily @whatiateforbreakfast – enjoy.Cauliflower Fritters (Air Fryer Recipe)

These low-carb cauliflower fritters are seriously yummy and only contain 3 ingredients (plus herbs & seasonings). Recipe & Video HERE. Crumpet Turnovers (Air Fryer Recipe)

You can add any fillings you like, sweet or savoury. I went for @stokes_sauces chilli jam, @thejollyhog black treacle ham & grated cheddar, which was a seriously scrumptious combination. Recipe & Video HERE.

“I spread that stuff mummy gave us on those bits…”

“No you didn’t. I spread that stuff on these bits here!”

But, what was ‘that stuff’?

I’m guessing it was the marinade residue mixed with further BBQ Sauce to baste the meat before and during grilling.FAMILY DISCUSSION

Which is right – marinade or marinate?

BOTH – but in the right context. You marinate your meat (v) in a marinade (n)

Spare Ribs sound as though they’re just a last minute addition to a BBQ, but are best marinated overnight, oven baked for 2  hours before, rested, basted, and grilled.For the marinade: combine 60ml each of Stokes: Tomato Ketchup, Hoisin Sauce, Original BBQ Sauce and 30ml of Stokes spicy Brown Sauce. Add 60ml of honey, 2 x tbsp of soft brown sugar, a thumb knuckle of grated ginger and 2 crushed garlic cloves.

Mix well and add a little orange juice to loosen it a little.

Ribs in a dish, bathed in thick marinade, covered and in the fridge overnight.Good morning ribs, sleep well?

Into a roasting tin complete with marinade, and into the oven at 180C on a low shelf for 2 hours, covered with foil for the first half and turned / basted each half hour.

…and … rest.

“Geoffrey – you can burn them now!”

They are ready to grill, as prepped by Umami Mummy.

This is the ‘must have‘ sauce for the Summer Holidays.

Burger Relish – a salsa-styled relish that goes with just about anything. Transform your burgers into something stylish this summer with our rich, slightly sweet tasting red pepper, tomato and onion salsa with a subtle note of chilli.

Let the rhythm raise the pulse rate of simple summer dining.Nachos

Always delicious with all the trimmings, and so simple to pull together. Simpler still, just add the salsa sensations of our Burger Relish.

Remember – Burger Relish is not just for Burgers!

If you like Nachos, you will love this:Nacho Sharer & Beef Brisket Chilli.

This is a fantastic fiesta of flavour. The ultimate sharing platter to enjoy with the Olympics perhaps.

Everything you need to know is in the recipe HERE.

ENJOY !

In Rick’s (MD & Food Lover) own words:

“Our planet is precious, we don’t own it, we share it and have a responsibility to protect it.

“We are facing a monumental plastic problem on a global scale and our responsibility to do more when it comes to reducing our plastic usage has not gone away. We all have a responsibility to abolish waste in the world and that is our target at Stokes Sauces.”

We love to team up with growers, producers and livestock farming friends who share the same values, and can often teach us a thing or two.

It is a joy that we all sing off the same sustainable page.

Take Jonny & Dulcie Crickmore for instance. They are third generation dairy farmers and cheese producers at Fen Farm Dairy, who share our passion for sustainability.

Another inspired partner is Clarence Court Eggs. They offer the largest range of eggs sold in Britain. These include Burford Browns, Old Cotswold Legbar, Ostrich (yes really!!), Duck, Guinea Fowl, Goose, Pheasant, Rhea, Turkey, Quail and Emu – little and large!The Old Stables, Rendlesham, is a unique, inspirational environment, an artisanal idyll – perfect for creating exceptional sauces.

We care about our people and, unusually, the many animals seeking sanctuary here too. The walled gardens behind the Old Stables is home to a growing menagerie of rescued animals. Pigs, sheep, peacocks, hens, geese; rheas & emus, cats & dogs; Bennett’s wallabies, cattle & goats – all happily sharing their peaceful new lives.

As part of Rick’s drive to carbon neutrality, as well as his love for trees, he has undertaken a large replanting project on the estate.

It’s a great place to make great sauces too.“Because life is precious”.