My husband is a Jersey Royal purist – he just boils or steams them until tender with some salt and fresh mint and serves them with a little butter, which I have to admit they are delicious that way.  This crushed Jersey Royals recipe is perfect for BBQ’s or for making when you have cooked up a double amount of Jersey Royals and have some left over.  Please tell me I am not the only one that deliberately cooks double?  Jersey Royals are generally only available for a limited period each year and have a heritage that dates back 140 years and can only be grown on the island of Jersey.

I almost feel ashamed calling this a recipe as it is THAT simple. Mini cooked them today and we served them with salad and roast chicken.  These are a big part of our open cod hash and this is just an adaptation of that recipe.  but they are equally delicious done on a BBQ or in the air fryer – rather than cooking in a pan, just wrap all the ingredients in tin foil and place on the coals.  You can also cook this in the oven rather than on the stove like Mini did, but I believe that when you are cooking with children that them being able to see the changes makes it much more fun.

Crushed Jersey Royals is such a versatile recipe and there is something amazing about the contrast between the soft centres of the potatoes and the crispy golden outsides. We made ours with a bunch of spring onions and chives (as I needed it to be low FodMap and we didn’t have any wild garlic), but you could use garlic and parmesan too. Depending on what you are serving with you crushed new potatoes depends on the herbs used:

• Lamb -Rosemary sprigs and black pepper, mint
• Fish – Dill and Fennel or parsley and lemon,
• Pork – Tarragon or thyme
• Beef – Cumin seeds and black pepper, Rosemary, tarragon or oregano
• Chicken – Fresh rosemary, tarragon, sage, oregano and lemon

Tip: Don’t peel your new potatoes, just give them a good wash

Crushed Jersey Royals

Ingredients

Tip: I was taught that foods grown under the ground should be cooked in cold water and ones above in water at boiling point. 

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Crushed Jersey Royal New Potatoes

Course Side Dish

Cuisine British

Keyword potatoes

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes minutes

Total Time 40 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 1 kg Jersey Royals
• 2 Tbsp Olive oil
• 1 bunch appox 6 Spring onions (finely sliced)
• Salt and pepper
• 15 g Chives

Instructions

• Boil the Jersey Royals for 20 minutes until just cooked.
  
• Slice your spring onions.
  
• Pour the oil into a large saute pan and heat. Drain and dry the Jersey Royals and add to the saute pan.
  
• Crush the potatoes using a potato masher and season the potatoes.
  
• Add the sliced Spring onions and cook for about 8 minutes until crispy and golden.
  
• Sprinkle with the chopped chives.
  
• And serve
  

Notes

If you are using an oven then heat to 200 degrees centigrade and cook for 30 minutes.

If cooking in the air fryer then toss the potatoes in the oil once you have drained the water out of them and then add the potatoes and spring onions to the air fryer. Cook at 180 until golden brown (about 10 mins).

If you can’t get Jersey Royals then you want a firm little potato for the best results.

If you like this then make sure you check out our delicious Cheese and Jersey Royal Tart

Pulled pork is a really versatile meal and one that always goes down well in my house with hungry boys. It is one of those meals that the leftovers can be better than the first meal as the flavour deepens. Of course the secret is to have delicious pulled pork to start with

I am going to share with you how to make pulled pork with an Instant Pot pressure cooker, as well as how to make our favourite pulled pork leftover recipes. They really are versatile and delicious – including our family favourite way of using leftover pulled pork: Dirty Fries!

The boneless pulled pork joint that I cooked this week will make three meals for four people. I will serve one on the day I make it (the buns), another that same week (the Dirty Fries) and then freeze the leftovers for a week when we are short of time but in need of some delicious food. It is such a cost-effective cut of meat that just keeps giving delicious family meals.

My Pulled Pork Instant Pot Recipe

I think everyone has their own way to cook pulled pork and mine has been developed through trial and error, but it really came into its own when I got an Instant Pot (but you can also use the oven). For a great pulled pork, the secret is time. It is traditionally a great budget family meal, as it is made from affordable boneless pork shoulder (my joint was under £5 and that will make at least three meals). You need the time to allow the meat to tenderise and for the fat to render.

I like to make my pulled pork with a simple rub, cooked in cider, then I add more flavours once it is pulled. Yes, pork and apple is the perfect combination and for our Pulled Pork Buns I make an amazing burger slaw with apples and capers.

I start by preparing my dry rub, which is smoked paprika, black peppercorns, salt and cumin with some brown I start by preparing my dry rub, which is smoked paprika, black peppercorns, salt and cumin with a little brown sugar. If you have time, then there is nothing wrong with applying the rub the night before and allowing it to marinate in the fridge.

If you are using a slow cooker for your pork then add two cups of cider and cook for as long as possible. I leave the fat on and then remove it at the end of the cooking process before I pull the meat.

I like to usI like to use both the pressure cooking function and slow cooker function of my Instant Pot, but you could just pressure cook and then you would have this on the table in under an hour and a half from start to finish!

One of the reasons I like pulled pork is it is one of those meals I can prepare and then forget about for the rest of the day. It works on the nights where we all have different meal times as it stays warm in the slow cooker. Plus it is so versatile. It is brilliant for dark nights as I know that I have put all the effort in and we have it to look forward to. Even better, it freezes really well. Our first meal is always pulled pork on soft white buns with homemade slaw.

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Pulled Pork

Course Main, Main Course

Cuisine American, British

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Servings 12

Cost £7.00

Equipment

• Instant Pot
• Slow Cooker
• Grater

Ingredients

• 2.5 kg Pork Shoulder Joint
• 2 tsp  smoked paprika
• 2 tsp Brown sugar
• 2 tsp Cumin
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 Mugs Cider
• 1 Cup BBQ Sauce

Instructions

• Mix together smoked paprika, ground cumin, pepper, brown sugar and salt. Rub over the pork. You can do this 25 hours before cooking it and leave in the fridge.
• Put the pork in your Instant Pot or slow cooker fat-side up and pour in 2 medium mugfuls of cider.
• If cooking in the Instant Pot, cook on high for 50 minutes and allow to lose pressure naturally.

  For the slow cooker it needs eight hours on low or at least 4 hours on high.
• Remove the meat from the dish.
• Remove the fat, then shred the meat using two forks making sure that you remove any fatty bits of meat. Then skim any excess fat off the surface of the sauce in the Instant Pot or slow cooker.
• Add smoky BBQ sauce to the sauce mix it in.
• If desired, you can thicken the sauce with a cornstarch slurry
• Then add the pulled pork until you are ready to eat.

Notes

• Leftover pulled pork can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. The cooked pulled pork can also be frozen for up to 3 months, wrapped airtight.
• To reheat pulled pork, heat the pork and sauce together, covered, in a saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally. Or, you may place the pork and sauce in a microwave-safe dish and warm in your microwave.

We like to serve this with our burger slaw but with added shredded apple and soft white buns  

 

 

Pulled Pork Leftover Recipes

Dirty Fries are a quick and easy pulled pork leftovers meal and the children love them. You can make these with your favourite frozen chips — skin-on, chunky, skinny or curly.

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Loaded Pulled Pork Dirty Fries

These dirty fries are a meal in themselves with the added pulled pork and this recipe keeps things simple (no one wants to fuss with leftovers) with pre-grated cheese and frozen skin on oven fries plus your choice of toppings.

Course Main, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Leftovers, pulled pork

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 1 Bag Frozen Chips – I like skin on fries
• 120 grams reheated pulled pork
• 2 tbsp BBQ sauce or other desired sauce
• 250 grams Grated Cheese We used Cheddar and Red laicster
• 1 bunch Spring onions Finley Chopped
• 80 ml guacamole
• 80 ml sour cream

Instructions

• Pre heat your oven to 220c fan
• Cook your oven fries as per the instructions on the packet (we love an air fryer for this)
• Meanwhile, reheat your pulled port – either in a saucepan with a lid or for 3 minutes in the microwave.
• Tip your cooked fries into an ovenproof dish
  
• Cover with your pulled pork and pour over the BBQ sauce
  
• Add your cheese and spring onions
  
• Cook for 5 to 7 minutes until the cheese has melted and gone all bubly
  
• Top wih sour cream and guacamole

More Pulled Pork Leftovers Ideas

Leftover Pulled Pork Pizza – Instead of using a tomato topping for this pizza, you use a BBQ one and top the pizza with pulled pork, roasted red peppers, sweetcorn and plenty of mozzarella cheese. Check out the pizza recipe here and our pizza base recipe here.

Pulled Pork Quesadillas – Quesadillas are a go-to lunch at our home and this version with red and green peppers with pulled pork https://www.lovepork.co.uk/recipes/pork-quesadilla/ has my mouth watering.

Pulled Pork Stuffed Potato Skins – We are a fan of twice-cooked stuffed potatoes and I make a mean pulled pork version. Try this easy version of Pulled Pork Potato Skins. https://www.lovepork.co.uk/recipes/pulled-pork-potato-skins/

Pulled Pork Mac n Cheese – Unfortunately I am the only one in my house that loves Mac n Cheese but I love this Pulled pork version from Family Spice I have to have it all to myself.

Pulled Pork Enchiladas (Pork Carnitas) – Now I know that these are not technically Carnitas, but BBQ pulled pork makes an amazing enchilada and Recipe Tin Eats has a brilliant version that we really rate.

Leftover Pulled Pork Tacos – There is something about food that you eat with your hands. It brings everyone to the table and they can add the toppings they like best. It accommodates any fussy eaters. These Crunchy Pulled Pork Tacos – can be topped with guacamole and sour cream…or simply use whatever you might have in the fridge to adapt them. Or try these delicious Pulled Pork Tacos, made with soft tortillas.

Pulled Pork Grilled Cheese – One of our go-to lunches during winter is soup and grilled cheese and this Pulled Pork Grilled Cheese has my mouth watering just thinking about it. That is what is so great about pulled pork: It elevates a simple grilled cheese into something more.

One of the highlights of our family week is Sunday Dinner. The husbeast is in charge and always produces a fantastic meal and we all sit around the table together to enjoy. One of the things we like to have is beef. Beef is naturally rich in protein, low in salt and provides eight essential vitamins and minerals that support good health and wellbeing. These are: iron, niacin (vitamin B3), vitamins B6 and B12, zinc, riboflavin, potassium and phosphorus.

However, Sunday Dinner is my favourite as it means that Monday night is always leftovers night. I get to make something that takes much less cooking and uses up what we have left. This is how this meal came about. We had seen something similar served at a farmers market and I parked it until we had a beef roast.

The husbeast cooks the roast beef. He likes it well done and his secret is that we slice a couple of onions and place under the beef and then cover them with hot water so that just touches the beef. He then uses this to make the onion gravy.

It is then my job to carve. I try and carve as thin as possible once the beef has been rested for at least 30 minutes.

We have found that we would rather buy a smaller, more expensive lean cut of beef and use it all of it. This joint was marked for four people but it did two meals for all four of us and sandwiches for Mini making it great value for money at £7.00 .

Lean beef is so versatile – with a variety of cuts available – perfect for quick and easy mid-week meals. For more great recipes head to www.scotchkitchen.com.

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Yorkshire Pudding Wraps

These Yorkshire Pudding Wraps are an excellent way to use leftover Roast beef.

Course Main, Main Course

Cuisine British

Keyword Beef, Leftovers, Wraps

Prep Time 45 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 4 wraps

Cost 10

Ingredients

Yorkshire Puddings

• 115 g Plain Flour
• 3 Eggs
• 125 ml Milk
• Pinch Salt
• 4 tsp Rapeseed Oil

Beef and Onion Gravy

• Leftover Beef
• 1 Onion Chopped
• 1 tsp Marmite
• 1 tsp Worcester Sauce
• 1 tsp Tomato Puree
• 1 Gravy Pot or Gravy Powder
• 250 ml Water
• 2 tsp Cornflour

Instructions

Yorkshire Puddings

• Put the flour and salt in a large bowl and beat in the eggs until you have a thick paste. Gradually whisk in the milk until you have a lump-free batter. Cover and leave to stand for 30 minutes before transferring to a jug to pour.
• Preheat the oven to 220C/200C Fan/Gas 7 and preheat a 23cm/9in ovenproof frying pan or baking tin/ I have a Tefal frying pan and the handle comes off allowing it to go in the oven at high temperatures.
• Remove the frying pan from the oven, add 1 teaspoon of Rapeseed oil and return to the oven until smoking. Add a quarter of the batter, swirling it around so it coats the base of the pan. Immediately return to the oven and cook for 10 minutes. Remove, flip over and cook for 5 minutes more. Remove from the oven and leave to cool and soften slightly
  
• Repeat 3 more times with remaining batter. You can warm up the wraps in a very low oven.
  

Beef and Onion Gravy

• Cook your roast beef as you prefer – and slice, keep the remaining beef in the gravy to warm for your wraps.
  
• We cook our onions in slices under the beef and cover with water. Then chop the onions before adding back to the water, tomato puree, marmite and Worcester sauce. Add the gravy pot or gravity granules, top up the water and bring to the boil.
  
• To thicken your gravy for your wrap – mix a small amount of water with the cornflour and add to the gravy and bring to the boil.
  

To Make the Wraps

• Heat up the gravy and beef
• Warm up the wraps in a low oven (you want them to remain soft)
• Then it is as simple as adding your beef, onions and gravy to the wrap and wrapping!
  
• Serve any additional gravy in a small jug
• Serve with vegetables.
  

My boys really love Yorkshire pudding wraps and we often serve them with lots of different fillings from our Sunday roast:

• Roast Chicken and Stuffing
• Turkey and Cranberry Sauce add in pigs in blankets and they love you forever!
• Lamb and Rosemary

Did you know that households in the UK waste a mind blowing 15 million tonnes of food and drink every year. To bring this to life, that includes 5.8 million potatoes, almost 6 million glasses of milk and an astonishing 24 million slices of bread every day! Not only is this a huge problem for our environment, but families are throwing away money along with food. In fact, the average British family wastes £700 per year on food that could have been eaten, but is thrown away instead, that’s around £60 a month.

Are you a frugal cook? I am, it was how I was raised.  My mum was a war baby and food was scarce and she raised me to hate waste.  She taught me about meal planning and using leftovers for the next days meals, she called it companion cooking. We often could guess what the following days meal would be.  Roast beef would be turned into sandwiches, hotpots and pies. Chicken would mean her famous stew, pasties and curry.

Bubble and Squeak cakes are a regular addition to our meal plans.  I am lucky that my boys love vegetables.  This Bubble and Squeak soup is simple to make, uses leftover cooked vegetables and also is great for using up the chicken carcass.

Bubble and Squeak Soup

Ingredients:

• Chicken Carcas or chicken stock and leftover chicken
• Leftover cooked vegetables – we used leeks, turnips, carrots, new potatoes and roast parsnips,

How to make Bubble and Squeak Soup

When I was growing up, my mum would make chicken stock from the carcass in her pressure cooker, I do the same, but use my slow cooker.  I pop the chicken in the slow cooker cover with boiling water and let it cook overnight.  Strain the chicken bits and bones from the broth and allow to cool before you skim off any fat from the top.  It makes a delicious chicken stock and the best base for this soup.  Don’t have a chicken carcass then you can use shop bought stock or a stock cube.

Make sure any of your leftover vegetables are in bite sized pieces.  We added leftover roast parsnips, so Mini sliced them and he also sliced the new potatoes in half too.

Add the vegetables to your stock and warm.  As your vegetables are already cooked you it only needs to be warmed through before you eat it.

We often have our Bubble and Squeak Soup with Dumplings.  My dumpling mix is 100g of vegetable suet and 200g of self-raising flour.  Make a well in the middle and add water, mixing with a butter knife until it comes together.  Form loosely into 8 portions and place in the soup.  Cook uncovered in the oven for 20 minutes for a crispy top and covered for 30 minutes for a soft top.

Bubble and Squeak Soup is so simple to make then both of my boys can make it on their own and help prepare it. It is great for using up leftovers and making sure that we do not have waste.

What are your favorite recipes for using up leftovers?

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You can often substitute turkey for chicken in a recipe and I do that with our soupy stew.  I always pop the carcass of the turkey and any skin etc in to the slow cooker and cover with hot water and cook on low overnight.  It makes the most delicious stock and is perfect for soups and stews.   I have to say that I am all about recipes being for the whole family and hate cooking more than one meal, so these leftover turkey recipes are suitable for all the family.

16 Family Friendly Leftover turkey recipes

I love the sound of these turkey spring rolls with cranberry dipping sauce from The Crazy Kitchen,  These would be a real crowd pleaser and perfect for kids who love finger food and dipping.  A major bonus being they use up things that you will have on hand.

Turkey and ham pies are also a big hit in my home and these filo topped turkey and ham pies from Fuss Free Flavours are fast and delicious.  They use leftovers and store cupboard staples, so perfect for when you do not want to leave the house.

We love risotto, but over the holidays I don’t want to be standing over the stove, so this Turkey, Chestnut, Bacon & Prosecco Oven-Baked Risotto from Casa Costello is just the ticket.  With just five minutes prep time, it leaves me free to play a board game with the boys.

Is Taco Tuesday a thing in your house?  Well my boys love food they can eat with their hands and these Turkey Tacos sound delicious with a cranberry salsa.

This turkey meatball recipe is great if you have a really large bird and have to take the legs off prior to cooking.  Just chop up the meat and make these.  Kids love meatballs and this recipe from In The Playroom  is simple, filling and delicious and even better is perfect for getting the kids involved in cooking.

Italian rice with turkey is sure to be a family pleaser.  This recipe from Life, Ninja Killer Cat and Everything Else calls for uncooked turnkey, but simply substitute that for cooked turkey and you will be fine.

Replace chicken with turkey for this comforting chicken soup and you will have a delicious bowl of goodness. I love the addition of greens by Cherished by me, which makes it a fab source of iron.

Now lasagne is always a hit in our house and I have never thought of using turkey, but this turkey and bacon lasagne from The Mini’s and Me looks delicious.

Chilli is one of our favorite dishes and this Leftover turkey chili from Simply food is amazing.  It shows you just how simple a chilli can be without the need for a jar of sauce.   I will also be trying this super cornbread recipe to accompany any chili we make this festive season.

Even the pickiest kids love pizza, so this fab turkey pizza from Utterly Scrummy Food for families will be loved by everyone.  You really need to bookmark this site for fab affordable family food.

Fajitas are always a fun and social dinner.  I love putting everything on the table and watching everyone help themselves.  This foil method for turkey fajitas is great and saves on washing up and you can substitute the fresh turkey for leftovers

This Leftover quick turkey naan pizza recipe is perfect for people who don’t want to make a pizza base and would make a great fast lunch or supper.

This turkey casserole from MomDot looks delicious and if you don’t have any stuffing leftover, then topping with mashed potato and cheese – yummmmm

This scrumptious turkey pie from Fab Food For All would make an amazing centerpiece if you have people round and use up some of the leftovers in the house.  Your guests would be drooling at this amazing pie.

I think every family has their own special curry recipe (we call ours fridge bottom curry), but I love the sound of this turkey and sweet potato curry from Diary of a Frugal Family.   My tip for encouraging kids to eat curry is to serve it with coconut yogurt so they can cool theirs and we love making our own naan breads

Do you have any favorite Leftover turkey recipes?  Please do leave the recipe in the comments or a link to it.