We’re pleased to share with you our best “how to cook” advice and some of our favourite recipes using the prime meats and deli products we make here at The Butcher’s Block and Smokehouse.
How to cook tips
How to cook a beef topside roast
A beef topside roast is a great cut for slow roasting, braising or pot roasting with vegetables and a little stock. If oven-roasting, serve
How to cook a beef pot roast
A beef pot roast is a fantastic way to use one of the more economical beef cuts like topside, bolar, chuck or brisket, and
How to cook a pork chop
We like to use the 6+2+2 cooking method recommended by NZ Pork for pork chops, steaks and medallions. Get your pork out of the fridge
How to cook a pork fillet
Marinating a pork fillet before cooking offers maximum flavour. See Mel’s recipe for sticky apricot pork fillet for her marinade recipe. It’s helpful, but not
How to cook venison leg steaks
Thanks to our team member Mel Wallis for these tips to make the most of the wild venison leg steaks that we source from Alpine
Recipes
Paprika venison stew
With a nod to the classic flavour combo of beef with paprika as in a beef goulash, here’s a paprika venison stew you might like
Sticky apricot pork fillet with bok choy, glazed carrots and rice
Mel Wallis, qualified chef and our meat loving retail assistant, gives us a great family-style pork fillet recipe which shows how easy it is to cook this versatile cut of pork.
Venison leg steaks two ways
We’re fortunate to have qualified chef Mel Wallis in our team. Mel shares her tips how to cook venison leg steaks perfectly and suggests several delicious accompaniments to this beautiful cut of wild venison.