Meerkat Manor/ Springwatch

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@matty wrote:

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And your point? =P~

@rainbowbrite wrote:

@matty wrote:

perve

And your point? =P~

he was talking to me :lol:

@pete wrote:

@*Dawny* wrote:

@pete wrote:

@esmeralda wrote:

I always have to watch wildlife programmes with my finger on the button ready to switch channels as soon as there’s a hint of a leopard burying its face in a zebra’s gizzards!

first remove the zebra’s gizzards and stuff the cavity with sage and onion

Sorry but that made me titter :lol:

Ingredients – Serves 4

2 tablespoons black peppercorns, cracked to a medium grind
2 tablespoons pink peppercorns, cracked to a medium grind
1 tablespoon salt
4 8oz Zebra Steaks

Red Wine-Shallot Marmalade:
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 cups shallot, peeled and sliced 1/8-inch thick
2 cups red wine
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
Salt and pepper

Method

Combine the ground peppercorns and salt and liberally coat the zebra steaks.
In a heavy-bottomed saucepan on medium-high heat melt the butter with the oil and sugar. Add the shallots and caramelize them for 10 minutes. Add the wine, turn down the heat to a simmer and reduce liquid to ¼ of its original amount. Remove from heat. Add thyme and season.

On a hot grill, cook the steaks to the desired doneness.
To serve, top each of the steaks with a spoonful of the shallot marmalade. The marmalade can be hot, warm or room temperature.

can e mail ya that if ya like Dawny :lol:

That recipe’s a cheat, Pete! You promise stuffed zebra and deliver zebra steaks instead. Equivalent to tantalising guests with a Christmas turkey bulging with chestnut stuffing and serving up some stringy turkey twizzlers to accompany the usual suspects.
Any old ar.se can slap some zebra steaks on a griddle, but stuffing, now there’s an art in itself. I speak as the owner of a stuffed chinese goose, two teal ducks, a roach, a perch, and a selection of mink. None of whose backsides have ever scraped along a hot pan, far less suffered an encounter with shallot marmalade and a selection of poncey seasonings.

A stuffed Meerkat in a zebra marmalade