Recipes and Guides Provided by Chef Ralph Jones

Organic Roast Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 Organic Laverstoke Park whole chicken
• Freshly ground sea salt
• Fresh ground black pepper
• A few sprigs of fresh thyme
• A few fresh bay leaves
• A dash of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Cooking Instructions

• Pre-heat the oven to 200ºC and untruss the chicken.
• Season the inside of the chicken with the salt and pepper,
• and then place the thyme and bay leaves inside.
• Rub olive oil all over the outside of the chicken, and
• make sure it is well seasoned with salt and pepper.
• Cook for 15 minutes, then turn down to 180ºC and
• cook for a further 40 minutes.
• Leave to rest for 5 minutes after cooking for easier carving!

Organic Roast Beef

Ingredients

• 1 Organic Laverstoke Park beef roasting joint
• Freshly ground sea salt
• Freshly ground pepper
• Beef dripping or Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Cooking Instructions

• Pre-heat the oven to 190ºC. Then take the joint of beef,
• and rub either olive oil or beef dripping all over the meat,
• whichever you prefer. Rub the roasting joint all over
• with salt and pepper.
• Take a large roasting tray, put olive oil in and heat until hot.
• Place your meat into the tray to seal in the juices.
• Heat some dripping or olive oil, and pour it all over the meat.
• This will help seal the meat and help to keep the juices inside.
• Once it is a nice brown colour, place in the oven,
• and cook for times listed below. (All times are on the bone)

• If you prefer the meat rare, then cook it for 20 minutes per llb
• If you prefer the meat medium, then cook it for 25 minutes per llb
• If you like the meat well done, then cook it for 32 minutes per llb

Once it is cooked, leave it to rest on the bone for about 10 minutes
• on the side, then slice and enjoy!

Organic Roast Pork Loin

Ingredients

• 1 Organic Laverstoke Park Pork Loin
• Freshly ground salt
• Dash of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Cooking Instructions

• Pre-heat the oven to 220ºC for the best results!
• If you enjoy crackling, then make sure you score the skin
• with a knife, to help make the crackling crunchy!
• If you prefer to have meat without crackling, simply slice
• off the skin and throw away. Rub salt all over the meat,
• and lightly dash olive oil all over the meat.
• The cooking time should be 25-30 minutes for every llb,
• depending on how you like it cooked.
• Cook for the first 25 minutes at 220ºC, then turn down to
• 180ºC for the rest of the cooking time for the perfect pork roast!

Organic Roast Leg of Lamb

Ingredients

• 1 Organic Laverstoke Park Lamb Leg, Boned and Rolled
• Freshly ground salt
• Fresh ground pepper
• Dash of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Freshly Picked Rosemary
• Freshly Crushed Garlic

Cooking Instructions

• Pre-heat the over to 150ºC, and then make slits with a knife
• all over the leg of lamb. Insert crushed garlic and chopped
• rosemary leaves into these slits, to add flavour.
• Rub salt and pepper all over the meat, and then put it into the
• oven for 3 hours. Once it is cooked, take it out of the oven,
• cover with tin foil and leave for 10 minutes, then carve.