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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Beef Wellington for Christmas
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Glen Burrows
Beef Wellington for Christmas

We love a beef Wellington and this recipe from Gordon Ramsay is a winner. The secret is that's it's easier...

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Christmas Venison haunch roast with red wine sauce recipe
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Glen Burrows
Christmas Venison haunch roast with red wine sauce

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

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Christmas spiced chicken wings
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Glen Burrows
Christmas spiced chicken wings

Feeling Christmassy? Absolutely! Us too and we think you'll love this recipe.  After you've made up the spice mix you...

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Christmas leftovers - Classic turkey sandwich (with a twist!)
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Glen Burrows
Christmas leftovers - Classic turkey sandwich (with a twist!)

This is a fairly traditional recipe with the added twist of some kimchi or sauerkraut, we LOVE Eaten Alive - Smoky...

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Christmas leftovers - Herby lamb flatbread sandwich
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Glen Burrows
Christmas leftovers - Herby lamb flatbread sandwich

We know how it is at Christmas, you cook a huge roast and have leftovers you're not sure what to...

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Chicken livers with Madeira recipe | The Ethical Butcher
Bird Christmas Recipes
Glen Burrows
Chicken livers with Madeira recipe | The Ethical Butcher

We think chicken livers are incredible, so we've included them in a few of our Christmas boxes. This simple recipe takes...

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