By Apley Farm Shop, 15 March 2016, 14:22PM
We've tried both versions at home already & they're a great alternative to Chicken Kiev! Butcher Craig Whitehouse added “We really enjoy developing new products. Lady Hamilton’s family have tried this Chicken Apley at home & loved it, plus we’ve had really positive feedback from our regular customers.”
Lord Hamilton, owner of the Apley Estate began “Craig & John are very approachable & experienced butchers. They know their customers by name & really enjoy sharing their knowledge they have gleaned about meat during more than their combined total of over 30 years working as butchers. Our free recipe cards help customers know how best to cook their meat.”
“National Butchers’ Week is a great opportunity for us to raise the profile of local butchers & remind people that we are here to help & supply delicious meat from reliable sources, with low food miles. It helps us bring customers closer to their meat suppliers.” said butcher Craig Whitehouse.
Lady Hamilton explained “It’s so important to know where your meat comes from, even more so than your fruit & vegetables, as farming is sophisticated, with farm animals being administered vaccinations which inevitably end up on our plates.”
Apley Farm Shop sources only British meat & from suppliers as close to Shropshire as possible. These currently include game from the Apley Park shoot, beef from the Apley Estate home farm & Simon Pennington at Oldington Farm & free range chicken & pork from Westwoods & Packington in Staffordshire.
Lord Hamilton continued “The Continental cross Limousin & Hereford herd grazes in Apley Park, producing excellent quality lean beef for our customers.”
The Apley butcher supplies game, smoked meats & venison – all of which can be hard to find elsewhere. They also stock free range chickens & chicken fillets, free range pork, local spring lamb for Easter, British white beef from the Apley Estate (Oldington), handmade gold award winning Apley sausages in many varieties, British dry cured bacon, local venison cuts. Beef cuts include top side, silver side, T bone steaks, brisket of beef, rib of beef, rib eye, sirloin steaks, burgers & rump steaks. There are some ready made options such as minted lamb chops, chilli beef stir fry & meat for casseroles.
Each day during National Butchers’ Week, their gold shield logo will mark which item on sale on the Apley butchery counter is on special offer that day.
Butcher Jon Callinswood explained “A smoker has just been installed behind the butchery counter which will enable us to develop the Apley range of smoked products – very exciting for 2016.”
Chicken Apley are £3.75 each. Taste Discover Enjoy at Apley Farm Shop – we’re so much more than a farm shop!
