Yum yum yum

[tahariel]

I went blackberry picking today out along the canal by my flat and got a whole lunchbox full of lovely ripe blackberries for my pains (and pains there were, my friends, PAINS THERE WERE. I got prickled and impaled and stabbed all over the shop. A little bit stung by nettles, too. But BLACKBERRIES. And they're FREE.) There are loads of elderberry trees and rosehips and even a wild apple tree out along there too, and I'm seriously thinking about trying my hand at elderberry jelly or something, just for kicks.

But now that I have all these blackberries I had to figure out what to do with them. Pie is an obvious choice, but the last time I went out to dinner with my parents I had this wonderful venison in blackberry sauce that I really wanted to try and recreate. I didn't have any venison in (ha, like I ever have venison in!) so I went with roasted chicken instead.




I used this recipe here and I have to say it came out DELICIOUS. (Mine had lots more blackberries and sauce and purple than the picture.) I added a little bit of balsamic vinegar to the sauce which really seemed to work. I also roasted a whole load of potato, sweet potato, carrot, squash and courgette in oil and a little rosemary to go with it, which was totally yum too.

I still have most of my blackberries left though - anyone have any idea for what to do with them? I'm thinking puff pastry and cream, maybe a little nutmeg.

Comments

[zoeiona.livejournal.com]

That chicken sounds delicious! I'm not a big one for hot puddings, so I'd suggest blackberry cake (if blueberry cake works, so should blackberry), or my one fallback hot sweet thing, blackberry crumble.

[tahariel.livejournal.com]

Like, modesty aside, it came out sooooo good I will probably make it again this week. I deserve it for when the massive thorn stabbed all the way into my finger and then when I tried to unstab myself it ripped off the bush and stayed in my finger. Hardcore.

I was thinking about trying to make puff pastries like the apple strudel sort of things you buy in the supermarket. I thought that could be pretty cool. Or muffins!

[lemniciate.livejournal.com]

lkajhfdg THE PAIN D: I know it well. But the blackberries are so worth it in the end. we make jam every year!

that chicken looks delish though. i'll definitely have to try it out *___*

[tahariel.livejournal.com]

I really wanted to do something that wasn't just your standard, so I figured why not do a dinner rather than a dessert? And it was DELICIOUS, as well as super easy to do. I would recommend it highly!