Feijoas!

[Thani-B]

Mmmm feijoas.. Anyone around Auckland have any just wasting away?

[spacemonkey]

Ahh Feijoa's, fruit of teh gawds!
Other than Feijoa vodka my other fave thing to do with them is this recipe, it's a wonderful rich sort of sweet and sour thing.

PORK WITH FEIJOAS AND GINGER

INGREDIENTS
20g butter
2 pork fillets
100ml ginger wine
6-8 feijoas (about 200g flesh)
100ml cream
salt freshly ground black pepper

METHOD
Preheat the oven to 200C.

Melt the butter in a frying pan. Season the pork and brown on all sides. Remove it to a dish and place in oven to finish cooking - it will take about 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets. When the pork is cooked, remove it from the oven to a warm place to rest for a few minutes.

Meanwhile, pour off any excess fat from the pan. Pour, in the wine and bring it to the boil, scraping off any browned bits from the bottom of the pan,

Peel and chop the Feijoa's, and add to the pan. Simmer till the liquid has thickened. Stir in the cream and simmer till slightly thickened. Adjust the seasoning to suit.

Slice the pork fillets on the diagonal and arrange on a plate with the sauce poured over them.

[Maha]

Mmmm feijoas.. Anyone around Auckland have any just wasting away?

Yes...free to goo home/stomachs, just a short ride north, but you will need a pack.

[GOONR]

Yes...free to goo home/stomachs, just a short ride north, but you will need a pack.

You could put out a dishonesty box to help get rid of some. Make it a cheap one though, someone will steal that as well as any fruit and money left.

[Maha]

You could put out a dishonesty box to help get rid of some. Make it a cheap one though, someone will steal that as well as any fruit and money left.

We use to gives bag lots to the bird sanctuary out Matakana way.

[Mom]

We use to gives bag lots to the bird sanctuary out Matakana way.

Best I ring them eh love? It looks a bit tragic out there at the moment.

[Gubb]

Fuckin understatement !

Have to get em before the calf gets in the drive though Nick !! Must be two or three shopping bags full on the ground about now ! They be all good ones too i'd say, only been falling a week or so now since the cow was in there last !

Fuck yeah!

KB pulls through again! I'll give you as buzz through the week Bill, aim to see you on the weekend.

[RiderInBlack]

How did I miss this thread! Joas my favourite fruit! Preserved some last year, so just finish the last batch on Xmas Mmm. I'm now hanging out for this years lot. Hope the Guava Moth doesn't get them.

[Elysium]

It's not May yet!

[Gubb]

Great.

Now all i'm gonna think about this week is something I can't have.

[DarkLord]

My mum bought down a large shopping bag full of them last weekend when she visited, and they lasted a week before I scoffed the lot. (Im not GIJoe!).

I'd hate to be cleaning your toilet after that week....

[RiderInBlack]

Their are back First Joas Start ta drop now

[Quasi]

Their are back First Joas Start ta drop now

Oh - you temptress, you!!
Not fair. Wont be seeing any down my way for months yet (unless you want to send me a box)

[Usarka]

(unless you want to send me a box)

Pick your own box!

[RiderInBlack]

Oh - you temptress, you!!
Not fair. Wont be seeing any down my way for months yet (unless you want to send me a box)

Scary Vision, Me dress as a Temptress sitting in a Feijoa Tree Temping you with it's delicious fruit.
Only just starting. Not enough ta box or preserve yet, but just a few to promise of tastes to come