Nick Clegg's Christmas recipe
Peter Hoskin 4:04pm
Our Christmas issue is so packed that, sadly, there wasn't enough space to include
everything that was originally commissioned. Among the ejectees was a series of Christmas recipes and tips from politicians, writers and friends of The Spectator.
In which case, we thought we'd put them up online, where the real estate, just like the goodwill, is endless. You can read Nick Clegg's recipe for Patridge ‘Estofada’ below. And there
is — and will be — more on our Facebook page today, including Ed Miliband's recipe for roast lamb…
Partridge ‘Estofada’This isn’t what we’ll be eating on Christmas Day but we’ll certainly have it in the run-up, when we are over in Spain, because it is Miriam’s favourite and the boys love it too.
It’s simple and delicious, and in season during the festive period.
Ingredients:
2 partridges.
2 onions (sliced).
Red pepper (sliced).
Carrot (sliced).
4 cloves of garlic (chopped).
Parsley (chopped).
Bay leaf.
Olive oil.
Vinegar (1.5 tablespoons).Directions:
Cover the frying pan in a generous amount of oil and bring to the heat. Cover the partridges well with salt and pepper and fry them on all sides until they are nice and golden (this should only take three or four minutes). Remove the partridges from the pan and let them sit. At the same time, add more oil to the pan and add the onions, pepper, carrot, garlic, parsley and the bay leaf and fry it all over a medium heat until all the vegetables have been softened. Return the partridges to the pan and add the vinegar and the glass of water. (When making estofada, many people use dry white wine but I think vinegar and water works just as well). Put a lid on the pan and simmer for 45 minutes. Serve on its own or with a nice potato dish.
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Simon
December 15th, 2011 4:52pm Report this comment"Many people use dry white wine but I think vinegar and water works just as well". How LibDem is that?
wrinkled weasel
December 15th, 2011 5:06pm Report this commentIf you fry a bay leaf in oil it will explode big time.
Rhoda Klapp
December 15th, 2011 5:13pm Report this commentCan we have his recipe for Duck and Fudge?
Austin Barry
December 15th, 2011 5:46pm Report this commentSurely Clegg serves everything with a compot of re-fried hypocrisy.
Herbert Thornton
December 15th, 2011 5:50pm Report this commentMy first reaction to the recipe was that there had been a misprint and that is should had read Partridge Intifada.
Axstane
December 15th, 2011 6:06pm Report this commentI rushed up to Asda but they had no partridges. The woman on the phone help desk for Tesco, from Mumbai, thought one needed a gun licence to but them.
A Scots woman thought they had some at Morrisons but it turned out she thought I wanted porridges.
Herbert Thornton
December 15th, 2011 6:10pm Report this commentSorry ...'it should have read'....
Hasty typing & not enough proof reading.
London Calling
December 15th, 2011 6:32pm Report this comment1. This isn’t what we’ll be eating on Christmas Day but we’ll certainly have it in the runners-up…
London Calling
December 15th, 2011 6:33pm Report this comment2. Recipe
Little Englander’s ‘Pork vindalho’ La,La,La...
London Calling
December 15th, 2011 6:35pm Report this comment3.Ingredients...
Fat Les & a Crate of Blue Nun (courtesy of Andrew Neil)...
London Calling
December 15th, 2011 6:36pm Report this comment4. La,La,La...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T1pXsJp_go
:O…
Hexhamgeezer
December 15th, 2011 7:26pm Report this comment.....and Angel Delight to finish off no doubt...or Arctic Roll if he's feeling flush.
fergus pickering
December 15th, 2011 8:36pm Report this commentAsda wouldn't have partridges because the plebs don't eat them. Did you try Waitrose?
Peter From Maidstone
December 15th, 2011 9:49pm Report this commentJust to make it clear that the Cleggs aren't British at all.
Malfleur
December 15th, 2011 11:54pm Report this commentUsing Mr. Clegg's recipes, the whole country would be estofada.
On what foreign trip was that photograph taken by the way?
Hexhamgeezer
December 16th, 2011 1:02am Report this commentI dont know about the rest of you but 'Nick Clegg' sounds like a parituclarly nasty attack of winnits.
Verity
December 16th, 2011 4:59am Report this commentWas that during a visit to Jamaica?
michael
December 16th, 2011 9:32am Report this commentWell that just goes to show how wrong one can be.
Having assumed Mr Clegg's movement require him to remain constitutionally 'in' continent, his main dietary staple is most likely: Prunes.
Herbert Thornton
December 16th, 2011 5:16pm Report this commentIt may interest people who know little about farming that "Clegg" is also the name of an insect. -
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