Food festivals & Goat chops

Mortonhampstead Food festival has restored my faith in Festivals. After the foot & mouth outbreak in 2001 our newly diversified business was involved in Exmoor food Festival, a week of farm walks, food tasting and special events culminating in a food market in Porlock village hall. Tables were £10 and we sold out of produce. The tiny village hall was packed with excited foodies that wanted to supported us desperate farmers. Now there is a food festival every week during the summer, mostly run by event companies that charge £100's for a table and after the customers have paid to get in they buy a beer, a burger and very little else. After attending a few such events last year with great optimism I came away feeling that the only one making a profit was the event company. So a big well done to Mortonhampstead that got the atmosphere just right, like the old days when festivals were a novelty, we have come home with a decent return and most of all the encouragement that customers are championing local produce and it is worth our while producing quality.
Taking along some goat recipes we quickly sold out of mince & diced. Not having any recipes for chops meant they were slower to go so .....

Mediteranean Braised Goat chops
Goat chops to feed the family
large glass of red wine
Seasoning
rosemary
handful of Smoked garlic cloves peeled

Chuck everything in a heavy based casserole pan, or in roasting tin covered with tinfoil.
Cooked 200 degreesC for 30 minutes
Serve with rice, green salad & crusty bread.

Next weekend is Totnes Good food Sunday which thanks to the dedication of Ray is another event that just gets better & better. This time I planning on selling out of chops first!