Products

Our product range falls into 3 main categories: Ham, Pate and Smoked Poultry. All the raw ingredients are sourced within East Anglia, and where possible within 30 miles of our Lowestoft kitchen. Whilst we continuously review our suppliers, we have remained loyal to our trusted sources who have continued to provide us with consistent quality materials since the Kitchen began.

Waveney free range hams

80% or more of our ham comes from one of three free range farms in Waveney on the Suffolk and Norfolk border. The remainder is obtained as required and is provided by smallholders with surplus produce whom we like to support.

Sweet Cured Ham
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Sweet Cured Ham

Our Sweet Cured Ham is cooked in its own stock with black peppercorns and bay. Once cooked the ham is allowed to rest before packing to produce a mild, moist ham with an open grain.

Serving suggestion
Try on top of crusty bread, topped with melting cheddar, sprinkled with paprika, a rocket salad and a glass of lager.

Smoked Ham
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Smoked Ham

The raw gammon is dried and smoked over oak chips and then slowly cooked for 8 hours. This produces a ham with a dry, dense texture. The smoking is not an exact art, but the aim is to improve the colour and add depth to the taste. We prefer a hint of smoke as an after taste, rather than a main flavour component.

We use smoked ham for glazing and roasting.

Serving Suggestion:
Ham ploughman's with a wedge of buttered wholemeal bread, pickled onions and mustard piccalilli, washed down with a quality cool ale.

Glazed and Roasted Hams

Glazing or roasting a ham adds flavour to the fat, but does not make any significant difference to the meat. The overall effect can be superb.

Below is a selection of our regular Glazed and Roasted Hams. We are currently trying out a Maple Syrup glaze. There is still development needed but we think this has real potential. So, watch out for future announcements!

Honey and Dijon Roasted Hams
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Honey and Dijon Roasted Hams

A firm favourite. A good clear honey and Dijon mustard is caramelised onto the surface to give a bitter sweet finish to the ham - Delicious!

Serving Suggestion:
Perfect for a classic ham salad. Serve with fresh green leaf, tomatoes, red peppers, a slice of raw onion, and a plate full of buttered Jersey Royals. Great with a glass of chilled white wine.

Orange Glazed Ham
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Orange Glazed Ham

Orange Glazed Hams are made using orange jelly and fresh orange zest to give a fruity fresh flavour. This works well as a morning snack or lunch.

Serving Suggestion:
This is a perfect ham for breakfast. Serve it with poached eggs, grilled tomatoes, wholemeal toast and a glass of grapefruit juice.

Mango and Chilli Glazed Ham
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Mango and Chilli Glazed Ham

Our Mango and Chilli Glazed Hams originally started as an exploration of Asian flavours and has now turned into a permanent stock item. The exotic flavours makes this ham a great evening treat.

Serving Suggestion:
Try it with saffron (or turmeric) mashed potato, hot pea and cheese salad (mater paneer), a hot flat bread and a glass of cold fruity cider.

Free Range Hocks
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Free Range Hocks

With each whole ham comes a hock. We cook these in their own jelly and they are available as a small ham on the bone packed in stock. They are perfect for slicing for sandwich ham or for further cooking to make Pea and Ham soup.

Serving Suggestion:
Slice this as a small ham on the bone, then cook the rest for a perfect pea and ham soup.

Smooth Liver Pates

Pates are often called by different names such as 'parfait' or 'terrines'. We call all these products 'pate' as it is a generic term that everybody understands.

We make our Smooth Liver Pate by frying fresh liver in butter and adding the flavours needed. It is then blended to a mousse, topped with clarified butter and allowed to set. You can use almost any good liver, but it needs to be fresh and cooked immediately to achieve maximum flavour.

Note. We do not use eggs, flour, cream, pork fat or setting agents in any of our liver pates.

Chicken Liver Pate
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Chicken Liver Pate

Chicken Liver Pate is the most popular of our pates. We use this as the base for Garlic Liver Pate. This is the same recipe, but has a garlic lift that makes it mouth watering!

Serving Suggestion:
Coming soon!

Duck Liver Pate
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Duck Liver Pate

Duck Liver Pate closely follows the same recipe as Chicken Liver Pate. However, the duck liver adds a creamy depth not found in other livers. For added luxury, we use this pate to produce our version of Champagne and Truffles Pate. The Champagne adds a smoothness to the pate, whilst the truffles gives it an earthy depth.

Serving Suggestion:
Coming soon!

Course Meat Pates

In all of the following Course Meat Pates we use pork as the base meat. We only use pork belly for this.

Country Style Pate or Pate Campagne
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Country Style Pate or Pate Campagne

This is a simple blend of pork and gammon. It is fantastic with a good pickle, salad and crusty bread.

Serving Suggestion:
Coming soon!

Game Pate
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Game Pate

For our Game Pate we use three seasonal game meats blended with pork. This pate has a powerful flavour which lends itself to fruity sauces and chutneys, accompanied by fresh crusty bread.

Serving Suggestion:
Coming soon!

Venison and Cranberry
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Venison and Cranberry Pate

The venison in this pate works well with the sharpness of the cranberries. We initially used sweetened dried cranberry, but now find the whole fruit is far superior. There is no added sweetness in this pate and it is great served with salad, bread, chilli or mango sauce, and plenty of fresh leaf salad.

Serving Suggestion:
Coming soon!

Wild Boar Pate
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Wild Boar Pate

To make this pate we only use Wild Boar Shoulder. Wild Boar is extremely complex in flavour and only needs bread and a simple mustard as accompaniments to enjoy it.

Serving Suggestion:
Coming soon!

Fish Pates

Smoked Salmon Pate
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Smoked Salmon Pate

We were originally asked to produce this pate for just one customer but it has now become a firm favourite.

Serving Suggestion:
Coming soon!

Smoked Poultry

All our smoked poultry products go through the same processes. First the meat is cured using our own curing salts. We then wash the salts off and allow to dry. The meats are then smoked over oak chips, before cooking to the optimum temperature. The product is then rested as required before packaging.

Smoked Chicken Breast
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Smoked Chicken Breast

We cook these with the skin on as this helps stop the meat drying when cooking. The result is a firm meat with a deepened flavour and an oaken background. We enjoy this with rocket leaf and a potato and garlic salad.

Serving Suggestion:
Coming soon!

Smoked Turkey Breast
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Smoked Turkey Breast

Smoked and cooked as a whole joint, Smoked Turkey Breast makes an excellent alternative to hams.

Serving Suggestion:
Coming soon!

Smoked Duck Breast
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Smoked Duck Breast

This is incredible rich and deep flavoured product, ideal for that special occasion. We make this from French Maigret duck breasts. English ducks produce too much breast fat to be suitable for smoking.

Serving Suggestion:
Coming soon!

Beef

Salt Beef
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Salt Beef

We use Silverside of Anglian beef for our Salt Beef. To achieve a complete cure, we use the same technique as we do for Sweet Cure Ham. We would prefer to use a dry cure, but this tends to leave an uncured centre.

The prepared meat is then coated in cracked black pepper to form a pastrami.

Serving Suggestion:
Coming soon!