Two great recipes: one with beer, the other with cider.

1. Peach, Ale, Brie and Jalapeño Baguette

Ingredients

• 4 peaches

• 2 cloves garlic

• 1/2 cup wheat ale

• 1/2 cup olive oil

• salt and pepper to taste

• 1 small wheel of brie, sliced into thin slices

• 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced

• salt and pepper to taste

• 1 baguette, sliced and toasted

Directions

In small pot, heat olive oil on low. Add peaches, garlic, salt and pepper; cook until peaches are soft. Add wheat ale and reduce heat by half. On baguette, add slice of brie, peach mixture and top with slice of jalapeño.

2. Fava Bean and Pork Belly Soup

Ingredients

• 1 lb pork belly, cut into 2 inch chunks

• 1/2 cup dry fava beans, soaked 4 hours or overnight in water

• 1 leek, diced small

• 2 cloves garlic, diced small

• 1 bulb fennel, diced small

• 2 cups kale, roughly chopped

• 1 cup cider

• 2L chicken stock

• 5 juniper berries

• 3 sprigs thyme

• 2 tsp black pepper

• salt to taste

Directions

Season pork with salt. In large pot, sear belly then remove from pot. Add leek, garlic and fennel to pot. Once they begin to stick, add cider and reduce by half. Add fava beans, pork, stock, juniper berries, thyme and pepper to pot. Bring to boil, then cover and simmer on very low heat for 1.5 to 2 hours. Stir kale into pot and cook until they are bright in colour and just becoming tender. Serve with crusty bread and an ice cold glass of cider.

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