Seasonal food & recipes – November
Eating seasonal fruti and veg lowers your carbon footprint, and tastes better! Credit: JMrocek/Getty - Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Seasonal food tastes great and is better for the environment; here we list the fruit, veg and game that is in-season for November, and provide loads of seasonal game recipes to try!
Eating seasonal meat, vegetables and fruits is not only a more sustainable way to think about your food choices, but seasonal food also tastes way better! Here you can find lists of in-season vegetables and fruits for the month of November, plus the game species that are in season during November... and loads of delicious seasonal game recipes to try your hand at. Seasonal fruit and veg grown in the UK will has a smaller carbon footprint than exotic or out-of-season veg, and adding seasonal game meat to your diet brings you one step closer to food sustainability. In the case of pigeons, deer and some other species, you can feel extra good about eating them; their numbers must be controlled to protect crops and woodland, and to prevent disease, and making good use of the resulting meat in tasty, seasonal game recipes ensures no waste, and provides you with ethically-sourced, hormone-free, lean and tasty protein. Win, win.
LIST OF FRUIT IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER (UK) : Apples, Cranberries, Pears, Quince, Elderberries
LIST OF VEG IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER (UK): Potatoes, Sweet potatoes, Celeriac, Swede, Turnips, Parsnips, Beetroot, Brussels Sprouts, Squash and Pumpkin, Red and Savoy Cabbage, Jerusalem Artichokes, Carrots, Kale, Cauliflower, Leeks, Onions, Celery, Chicory
LIST OF GAME SPECIES IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER (UK): Pheasant, Partridge, Grouse, Ducks and Geese, Red Stags (England, Wales, NI), Red Hinds, Sika Stags (England, Wales, NI), Sika Hinds, Fallow bucks and does, Roe does, Chinese Water Deer bucks and does, Muntjac, Pigeons and Rabbits (subject to General Licence conditions)
SEASONAL GAME RECIPES (USING GAME IN-SEASON IN NOVEMBER)
Pheasant goujons with herb and garlic dip
All ingredients in season
Pan fried pheasant in pancetta with apricots
All ingredients in season or dried
Curing and freezing tips for pheasant
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Great tips and tricks for curing and freezing pheasant... make it last longer and taste better!
Pheasant and mushroom on toast
All ingredients in season
All ingredients in season
Use normal garlic instead of wild for this time of year, unless you have some frozen!
All in season apart from blackberries, which are optional in this recipe
Incredible and easy slow roast duck
All ingredients in season... great for putting in the oven and forgetting about while you go for a crisp walk!
Lots of spice, but no out of season veg
Lots of spice, but no out of season veg
All ingredients in season
Lots of spice but no out of season veg... plus, this uses less favourable cuts of meat to make the most of the whole deer
All ingredients in season, and you may even be able to find wild mushrooms to forage if you’re lucky!
Spice but no out of season veg
Make using winter salad leaves or use the mixture to top a baked potato and you’re right in season!
Rabbit prep and a rabbit liver recipe
Step by step guide to skinning and butchering, and a liver recipe using seasonal ingredients
Uses canned, dried and preserved ingredients, but no out of season veg
All in season, minus the orange (and we reckon you could get away with leaving that out!
Use dried chillies and you’re completely in season