Stories
From farm gate to you: Stories of local summer flavour
Summer’s here. You can scent it on a warm breeze, see it in the bright hues of the season’s fruit and vegies and, even better, you can taste it too. What better time than this to make a foray out of your usual haunts to the gates of the farms where those delectable goodies grow?
Surfing the menu
As the song lyric says, I do like to be beside the seaside, and Yorke Peninsula has seasides and seafoods for all tastes, plus other great produce, from olive oil to fantastic local snags, olives, lamb and more. Yorke Peninsula is the source of seafood so fresh it makes chefs interstate and overseas weak with envy.
Flavours of the Fleurieu
The Fleurieu could be the one exception to my rule that, if you can’t say it properly, you can’t go there. You can sort of mutter it under your breath, but that would be cheating. Practice with me: “Flu-ree-oh”. Got it? Now we can go visit to taste the richness of the local produce firsthand.
Pass the cheese please!
It’s time to ponder the rise of the free-form menu, nip out for a sip of something warming, and welcome the rich flavours for winter with a super tasty recipe from Maggie Beer that’s simple enough for a weeknight, yet special enough for a family weekend get together.
Recipes
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The Meningie Hotel Prancing Pony Black Ale Battered Coorong Mullet
The Meningie Hotel serves up their specialty, Coorong Mullet fresh from the lakes, battered in local brew, Prancing Pony Black Ale.
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Rustic Gourmet’s Savoury tart with caramelised onion, roast pumpkin and goat curd
Tusmore cafe and catering venue Rustic Gourmet share this delicious recipe for a savoury tart filled to the brim with local produce from Rohde’s, Beerenberg Farm, Udder Delights, Tweedvale, Maggie Beer and Bird in Hand.
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Sour Pumpkin Hot Cakes with Honeyed Salsa Verde
Davery Establishment’s Paul Senter and David Phillips developed this great recipe for I Choose SA Day – what a great way to eat local!
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Home grown pumpkin and free range egg yolk ravioli with burnt butter, toasted almond dukka and manchego
This recipe from Kangaroo Island Source is luscious but light and features local Laucke Kangaroo Island flour, Modras free range eggs, Rancho Relaxo olive oil, Island Pure Manchego cheese and Kangaroo Island Source almond dukkah. Why not make the pasta with your kids for a special weekend treat!
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Farmhouse Beef and Bacon Pie by Beerenberg Farm
This is the perfect recipe for you if you need a flavourful, indulgent recipe to round out a winter weekend but no time to be watching over your own slow-cooking sauce or whipping up the shortcrust.
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Crowne Plaza Risotto with Tony Tomato Heirloom Tomatoes
Crowne Plaza Adelaide share this sweet summery tomato risotto, full of fresh flavours and easy to make – or just stay in the hotel and order it instead!
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Alexandrina Curd Kebabs with Honey & Soy Baste
This easy recipe, created by Rebekah McCaul of Alexandrina Cheese Company, is perfect for a sunny autumn lunch or a special cheesy treat at your next dinner party.
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Inland Sea Restaurant fresh sauteed squid with bok choy
The Inland Sea Restaurant serves up this simple and tasty local squid sauteed with boy choy.
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Quandong and Almond Tarts by Taste The Yorke
This recipe showcasing quandongs, our very own native wild peach, by Taste The Yorke is just right to enjoy alongside a cup of tea in a spot of sunshine or by your fireside on a chilly evening.
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The Gilbert Street Hotel Atherton Farm hickory smoked pork neck, crisp potato, almonds, oats and free range egg yolk
The Gilbert Street Hotel serves up this not so classic but very local Atherton Farm hickory smoked pork neck, crisp potato, almonds, oats and free range egg yolk recipe for you to eat like a locla at home.
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Talinga Grove biscotti
Talinga Grove share their adaptation of Patrice’ Newell’s basic biscotti recipe from her book Tree to Table by adding a good dose of local produce including their own Extra Virgin Olive Oil plus Laucke Flour and Fryar’s Kangaroo Island free range eggs.
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