Packington Free Range’s Cockerel: The New Bird in Town this Easter

March 19, 2012 - PRLog -- Chicks usually tend to steal the limelight over Easter (Monday 9th April 2012), but this year there’s a new bird in town; Packington Free Range’s cockerel.

Packington Free Range (http://www.packingtonfreerange.co.uk) guarantee the succulent, moist and flavourful meat of the cockerels through their free range upbringing which sees them spend their entire lives roaming acres of farmland in rural Staffordshire.

The versatile bird can be cooked in a variety of way; a simple roast allows the natural flavour of the meat to shine, whilst more adventurous cooks can add an extra twist with pistachio, sage and cream cheese (http://www.packingtonfreerange.co.uk/pip-and-sals-kitchen/pistachio-sage--cream-cheese-roast-cockerel/).  For an Easter cockerel, try Packington Free Range’s recipe for Pot roasted Cockerel with Chestnut Mushrooms, Baby Sweet Corn & Roasted Banana Shallots (http://www.packingtonfreerange.co.uk/pip-and-sals-kitchen/pot-roasted-cockerel-chestnut-mushrooms-baby-sweet-corn--roasted-banana-shallots/).

Reared between 3kg and 7kg, a Packington Free Range cockerel will feed up to 15 people, making it the perfect roast to feed the whole family this Easter.

Packington Free Range cockerels are available to buy online at www.packingtonfreerange.co.uk and on 01283 711547 until 2nd April 2012 and are also available through selected butchers and farm shops nationwide.

About Packington Free Range: Packington Free Range, based in Staffordshire, is a farm with a traditional family heritage spanning four generations. As well as a commitment to pork and poultry of the highest quality, Packington’s award-winning animal welfare ethos is supported and accredited by the RSPCA. Packington Free Range’s pork and poultry are Free Range in the truest sense of the word, with a firm belief that happy, healthy animals will produce the best meat.