A quick word about ingredients

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Jamie's 30 Minute Meals
Jamie's 30 Minute Meals

By Jamie Oliver

Published 2010

  • About
I hope that you lot know me well enough by now to realize that when I use eggs or chicken in a recipe, I want you to use eggs or meat from higher-welfare chickens. The same goes for pork. There are so many things to keep in mind when you’re shopping for ingredients, and the food industry is constantly changing and evolving. To help make things a bit clearer, these are the standards I look for when I’m shopping:
  • Eggs: Always large, preferably higher welfare
  • Chicken: Preferably higher welfare
  • Pork: Preferably higher welfare
  • Gelatine: Beef or vegetable, not pork
  • Fish: Sustainably caught
  • Salmon: Preferably farmed higher welfare
  • Chicken, beef or vegetable stock: Preferably organic
  • Mayonnaise: Good-quality, preferably made with free-range eggs
  • Meringues: Preferably made with free-range eggs
  • Pre-made pastry cases: Preferably made with free-range eggs
  • Egg noodles: Preferably made with free-range eggs