The Ethical Butcher Journal

Welcome to our ethical butcher journal and recipe blog! We celebrate sustainable, humane meat sourcing, sharing expert butchery tips, farm-to-table stories, and delicious recipes. Join us to explore ethical practices, support local farmers, and cook hearty meals that honour quality and responsibility in every bite.

How to cook a turkey...properly
How to cook a turkey...properly
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How to cook a turkey...properly

Don't worry about cooking a bird on the big day, follow these tips and you'll be a carving hero!

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Why do we need regenerative pork?
Why do we need regenerative pork?
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Why do we need regenerative pork?

Can pork be regenerative? When we think of regenerative farming systems, the focus is all too often on the grazing...
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Venison Haunch Roast with Red Wine Sauce
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Glen Burrows
NEW YEAR RECIPE: Venison Haunch Roast with Red Wine Sauce

Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 x Ethical Butcher Venison haunch roast with bacon For the sauce: 200ml Red wine - Ideally Shiraz...

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Celeriac Stuffed Pasta with Venison Mince and Creamy Saffron Sauce
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Glen Burrows
Celeriac Stuffed Pasta with Venison Mince and Creamy Saffron Sauce

Saffron turns a boring bowl of pasta into decadent technicolour. Rich and creamy with a wonderful floral and musky taste...

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Venison T-bone Steaks with Haricot Bean Cassoule
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Glen Burrows
Venison T-bone Steaks with Haricot Bean Cassoulet

Serves 2 Ingredients 2 x venison t-bone steaks 4 sprigs of fresh rosemary 4 cloves garlic 350g mixed mushrooms 1...

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Venison Carpaccio
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Glen Burrows
Venison Carpaccio

Paul Ainsworth’s elegant venison recipe transforms venison loin into a stunning carpaccio with wonderful parsnip puree and crisps to give...

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Smokey beef empanadas
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Glen Burrows
Smokey beef empanadas

Smokey beef empanadas recipe Makes 12 1tbsp olive oil1 large onion, finely sliced300g beef mince1tsp ground cumin2 tsp smoked paprika250g...

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Beef kofta with minted yoghurt & couscous
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Glen Burrows
Beef kofta with minted yoghurt & couscous

Beef kofta with minted yoghurt & couscous recipe Serves 4 30 minutes to make  20 minutes to cook  Ingredients: 500g...

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Spiced Beef Tacos
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Glen Burrows
Spiced beef taco recipe | The Ethical Butcher

  This series of recipes was produced for us by chef Nick Sandler and shows how to cook simple dishes outside in a...

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Fillet Steak from The Ethical Butcher
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Glen Burrows
Falling in love with fillet

One of the perks of the job as one of the founders is tasting the products we sell to make...

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