30% LESS Sugar : 100% TASTY Ketchup

Deliciously Squeezable

PLUS

30% LESS Sugar

We are delighted to say - here it is - our 100% recyclable bottles of squeezy joy.

You can squeeze out just the right amount (which is lots in our family) from these family-friendly bottles; they seal easily and last longer; granny can use it without struggling with the lid; and younger children can use them with far less mess.

Less waste, all taste

AND, also by popular demand, we have created a Tomato Ketchup with all the flavour, but 30% less sugar.

More Choice - spoon it, shake it, squeeze it

Our squeezable sauces:

Stokes Tomato Ketchup squeeze is our award-winning ketchup packed with plump, sweet tomatoes that have ripened on the slopes in southern Italy. We gently simmer 200g of these beautiful tomatoes for every 100g of ketchup.

Stokes (Reduced Sugar) Tomato Ketchup squeeze offers the same rich tomatoey joy, crammed with the same ripe Italian tomatoes but with 30% less of the unrefined raw cane sugar used in our award-winning ketchup.

 All taste, less waist

Stokes Brown Sauce squeeze is a truly grown up brown sauce. You can smell the exquisite difference the moment you flip open the lid and squeeze. It is a lush sauce, rich with extra date puree, sweet with black treacle and heady with a unique blend of Persian spices.

 Stokes Real Mayonnaise squeeze is really very special. We use only whole eggs from British free range Welfare Assured hens, into which very fine British rapeseed oil is drizzled to create the product's core.

Then, to make this real mayonnaise stand out from the rest, extra virgin Cretan Koroneiki olive oil is added too.

Stokes Original BBQ Sauce squeeze is thick and smoky with natural blossom honey and molasses-style sweetness.

Use it as an accompaniment, a marinade for BBQ spare ribs or a dipping sauce for juicy BBQ 'wings'.

More foodie thoughts for the week:




Tasty Tapas - 
bring the Tapas Bars of Barcelona home with these tasty tapas recipes and ideas - here.








Simply Sole - 
follow these deliciously simple recipes to balance the subtleties of Sole - here.








'Tasty' on Film - 
another yummy video from our kitchens and timely tips for the BBQ - here.

If good food makes you happy
...adding Stokes will make you smile ;)

 FOOD MADE BETTER 

www.stokessauces.co.uk

01394 462150

Food is for Sharing

Don't miss the fun
on Facebook & Twitter & Instagram

The clever kitchen team has been busy again, this time turning chicken thigh joints into a thing of beauty. A simple coating of Stokes Sweet & Sticky BBQ Sauce - a smooth sauce, sweet and sticky with a kick of horseradish and sweet maple syrup - does the trick. Then onto the BBQ grill to seal in all the juicy flavours, now enhanced with a caramelised crispy skin.

Enjoy the video - here

If you missed it last week, here's a timely reminder on Facebook and a link to a Newsletter article on barbecues, with some tips and foodie thoughts to make BBQ food better still. Just click on the image and open the door on BBQ's to Relish.

This is a photo of a wonderful looking breakfast posted by our friends at Clarence Court...:

Looking for a breakfast with a kick? This easy brunch will feed a crowd and is packed with a real punch! A classic sweet pepper, celery and onion base with smokey tomatoes, vodka and the secret ingredient of ‘Stokes Bloody Mary Ketchup’. Nestle in some Burford Browns, bake and top with crumbled feta, celery leaves and crispy bacon. Serve with hot buttered toast… Heaven!

Get the recipe - here.

More foodie thoughts for the week:




Tasty Tapas - 
bring the Tapas Bars of Barcelona home with these tasty tapas recipes and ideas - here.

Simply Sole - 
follow these deliciously simple recipes to balance the subtleties of Sole - here.








30% LESS Sugar - 
NEW to Stokes ... all taste, less waist. Learn more - here.

If good food makes you happy
...adding Stokes will make you smile ;)

 FOOD MADE BETTER 

www.stokessauces.co.uk

01394 462150

Fish Friday - Time for Tuna

Talking, Cooking & Loving - Tuna

Tuna are one of the most commercially valuable fish, the most most fished species being: skipjack (forming more than half of the global catch), yellowfin, bigeye, and albacore.

Some species swim as fast as 43 miles per hour - if they were a car, they'd be a Ferrari.

When cooking it, be aware that it can dry out, so it should be cooked qickly over a high heat in a frying pan, on a griddle or a barbecue and is best served pink.


Mango & Orange Tuna Steak

Rest your tuna steaks (ideally overnight) in a marinade of Stokes Mango & Orange Dressing (4 tbsp), olive oil (4 tbsp), the juice of half a lime and Stokes Chilli Ketchup (1 tbsp - for a gentle chilli finish). Before cooking it, drain it, brush it with olive oil, dip it in toasted sesame seeds and set it aside.

For the mango and orange salsa, flash fry cubes of mango and segmented orange with slices of red chilli in a little oil, adding the marinade slowly with 1 tsp of cornflour diluted in a little white wine. Simmer quickly until you have a juicy warm, salsa.

Spoon this out of the pan, turn up the heat and fry the tuna steaks in the residue for 1 - 2 minutes each side. You will see it quickly turning grey as it cooks each side, leaving a dark, rare strip in the middle. Serve with the salsa and thin peelings of zest.

Tuna Kebabs

Fresh tuna is robust as an ingredient and takes on the strong flavours of a marinade with delicious ease.

For 4 people, cut large cubes from about 450 g of fresh tuna steak then drown it in a marinade.

For the marinade: mix the zest and juice of 2 limes, 1 inch of grated ginger, 4 tbsp of light brown sugar, 2 tbsp of Stokes Brown Sauce (for its grownup tang and Persian spices) and 150 ml of orange juice.

Make sure the tuna is well covered in the marinade and (ideally) leave it overnight. Thread the cubes onto skewers with a courgette disc and a feather of sweet pickled onion.

Now grill the skewers (indoors or out) turning and basting regularly for 6 minutes.

Cheesy Tuna Quesadilla

Now we turn to tinned tuna. Use tuna preserved in spring water rather than oil as it is more readily integrated with other ingredients.

Make a salsa of chopped tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, a tin of sweetcorn, 2 tbsp of Stokes Burger Relish and 2 tbsp of smoky Stokes Chipotle Ketchup.

Grate 50 g of Cheddar cheese and tear a ball of mozzarella into small pieces. Drain a 100 g can of tuna chop 2 or 3 spring onions and grate a carrot, mashing the three together.

You now basically have: a smoky chilli salsa; double cheese; and mashed tuna, onion & carrot.

Use 4 wholemeal flour tortilla wraps, laid flat. On one half of each, spread the double cheese, salsa and tuna. Fold the other half of the tortilla over and press hard to squash the filling together.

Rub a frying pan with oil, get it really hot and cook each filled tortilla in turn, pushing them flat with a fish slice. 2 to 3 minutes each side will do it. Cut them into triangles and serve with a crispy green or tomato salad.

Tomato Tuna Pasta

Tinned tuna with a Mediterranean twist, served with a lovely twist of spaghetti.

Drain a can of tuna in spring water and break it into large 'chunks'. Set it aside to add it to the sauce later.

For the sauce: skin a dozen or so cherry vine tomatoes, halve and add them to 1 diced shallot and 2 cloves of grated garlic that have been gently softening in a little olive oil.

Stir in 2 tsp of dried Italian mixed herbs, 3 or 4 tbsp of Stokes Bloody Mary Ketchup, a few capers and pitted, halved Kalamata olives. Simmer the tomatoey sauce for 5 minutes then add the tuna for just a minute.

Turn the heat off, cover and let the tuna take on the delicious sunshine flavours of the Med. Cook the spaghetti to the packet's instructions, then stir it into the sauce, serve and enjoy.

Tuna loves flavour - and we have it in spades

Spoon it, Shake it, Squeeze it - HERE

More foodie thoughts for the week:






Veggies on the Barbie - 
tips and tastes to try and to share, cooking vegetable treats on the BBQ - here.






Welcome to Summer - 
making BBQ's and al fresco dining better than ever before - here.










Affairs of the Heart - 
Adult Content (possibly) ... for an 'OMG' match made in heaven - here.

If good food makes you happy
...adding Stokes will make you smile ;)

 FOOD MADE BETTER 

www.stokessauces.co.uk

01394 462150

BBQ Vegetables

Barbecuing with Vegetables

Whether instead of meat or to accompany meat and fish, certain vegetables hold up well to being cooked, one way or another, on the BBQ grill.

Smaller veg. - cherry tomatoes, mushrooms, courgette discs etc - are better skewered. Larger veg. - aubergines, courgettes, squash - are best sliced lengthways, oiled and placed directly on the grill. For a really juicy combination of texture and taste, try Vegetable Parcels.


Vegetable Parcels

Assorted vegetables, roughly chopped to equal sized pieces, in double sheets of foil can have a number of flavoursome additions to make the final dish better still.

Make individual portion sized parcels with a drop of white wine and herbs (thyme) in each.

Try adding Stokes Mint Sauce for its sweet garden mint and white wine vinegar balance.

Or stir in a spoon of Stokes Cider & Horseradish Wholegrain Mustard, particularly if the parcels include baby new potatoes.

Make parcelled ratatouille with courgettes, onion, aubergines, pepper and tomatoes, adding a drop of red wine and Stokes Tomato or Bloody Mary Ketchup.

Seal the parcels tightly, pop them in the embers so the vegetables inside steam in their own juices for 40 - 50 minutes, then open them up to sit on the grill for 15 minutes or so more, to take on the smoky essence of glorious barbecue.

 
Tomato Brochettes

Unusual but oh so tasty.

Toast slices of French bread. Rub a garlic clove on one side then brush it with Stokes Chipotle Ketchup.

Add fresh, slices of tomato and tear mozzarella pieces over the top.

Under the kitchen grill with them to melt the cheese, then outside and onto the BBQ grill to crisp the base and infuse all the flavours, adding BBQ smoke to the smoky chipotle chilli and juicy tomatoes.

Mushrooms & Blue Cheese

Simple, quick, delicious.

Use and slice a firm but not crumbly blue cheese such as Stilchilton, Harrogate Blue and Yorkshire Blue.

Hold this firmly between two Chestnut mushrooms, threaded with a couple of pieces of spring onion, then another cheesy mushroom sandwich. Brush the mushrooms with Stokes Original or Sweet & Sticky BBQ Sauce (for a smoky sweet contrast to the tangy blue cheese).

Grill quite quickly to soften but not lose the cheese. The mushrooms with have a full-flavoured bite around the distinctive cheese.

[TIP: These make wonderful finger food bites to impress your guests at a party.]

We really wouldn't make it

if we couldn't make it amazing

Spoon it, Shake it, Squeeze it - HERE

More foodie thoughts for the week:






Tasty with Tuna - 
enjoy these tasty tips for cooking fresh Tuna and simple canned fishy fun - here.

Welcome to Summer - 
making BBQ's and al fresco dining better than ever before - here.








Affairs of the Heart - 
Adult Content (possibly) ... for an 'OMG' match made in heaven - here.

If good food makes you happy
...adding Stokes will make you smile ;)

 FOOD MADE BETTER 

www.stokessauces.co.uk

01394 462150

Welcome to Summer - beautiful BBQs

British Barbecues 
- Whatever the Weather

I was introduced to an excellent BBQ tip the other day, that really should be shared.

Cooking a lovely squeaky piece of Halloumi directly on the grill - it all too often breaks up and falls through, lost to the flames.

Other than cutting it into cubes, threading it and cooking it as a kebab, what do we do?

Instead of cutting across the block, cut horizontally through it into four equal slices. These keep intact to be eaten as a steak with grilled vegetables, or in a burger.

For more Veggie on the Barbie, click here.

Finally. The whole point of a BBQ is to socialise, so plan well and don't take on too much. Prepare, marinade, grill, share and enjoy.

Relishing the BBQ

As well as our wonderful collection of BBQ Sauces, Ketchup and Mayonnaise, we have a delicious array of relishes, chutneys and preserves that lift barbecues to new dizzy heights of tasty 'wow'.

Stokes Red Onion Marmalade is lusciously thick with caramelised red onions in sticky black treacle and a sharp balsamic finish.

It's amazing with just about anything and brings the humble BBQ burger to playful life with its juicy sweet tang.

Try our Fig Relish, sweet with masses of marinated figs and slightly tart with cider vinegar & molasses.

Our BBQ Sauces

Our Original Barbeque Sauce is a thick, smoky sauce with natural blossom honey and a molasses-style sweetness that can be used as an accompaniment, a marinade or a dipping sauce.

Hot & Spicy is just that - a sweet, smoke flavoured BBQ sauce with heat developing with every bite, from subtle flecks of chilli seeds.

Sweet & Sticky is another variation with a sweet & sticky flavour including a kick of British horseradish, rounded off with sweet maple syrup.

Stokes Burger Relish will transform burgers into something stylish with our rich, slightly sweet tasting red pepper, tomato and onion salsa with a subtle note of chilli.

Spoon, Shake, Squeeze 

your BBQ Flavours this Summer

Order your fab flavours - HERE

Your Summer in a Bottle

Summer is a season of al fresco dining - well, at least until the rain starts and we all make a dash for the sofa. But, at least, the idea's there. Salads of fresh goodness keep burgers, ribs, chops and steaks company on the plate and taste better still with Stokes Salad Dressings, which have been created thoughtfully to taste - deliciously.

Our Dressings

Creamy Caesar Dressing is a classic creamy salad dressing made with British free range eggs, parmesan cheese and garlic, offering a creamy, sharp, cheesy garlic dressing with back notes of seasoning.

Raspberry & Balsamic Dressing - a sweet balsamic raspberry dressing with cracked black pepper. It’s a sweet raspberry and balsamic with a back note of acidity from the vinegar. Try it on ice cream!

Mango & Orange Dressing is a fresh and fruity mango dressing with a hint of orange zest and a back note of crushed black pepper.

Olive & Balsamic Dressing  - a Mediterranean style salad dressing made with extra virgin olive oil, tomato and Kalamata olive paste. It's rich with olive oil, tomatoes and olives with a hint of garlic.

Our Mayonnaise

And, don't forget Stokes Real Mayonnaise range - from our lusciously rich and velvety original real mayonnaise, to our twists with an aioli hint of garlic, the lovely zing of lemons and the amazing bite of chilli.

Your slaws will taste amazing this summer - ORDER HERE.

Our Ketchup - with a twist

First - we created the most amazing tomato ketchup you will ever have the joy of tasting:

... it's the honest ketchup - made with 200g of plump, sweet Mediterranean sun-ripened tomatoes for every 100g of ketchup; trusted ketchup - carefully simmered to deliver its velvety thick texture and intense taste; loved ketchup - if you've tasted it you'll know what we mean (if you haven't, you really should).

Then - we did all sorts of wonderful things with it ... to create these:

You can order your 'Ketchup Twists' - HERE

More foodie thoughts for the week:





Tasty with Tuna - 
enjoy these tasty tips for cooking fresh Tuna and simple canned fishy fun - here.

Veggies on the Barbie - 
tips and tastes to try and to share, cooking vegetable treats on the BBQ - here.








Affairs of the Heart - 
Adult Content (possibly) ... for an 'OMG' match made in heaven - here.

If good food makes you happy
...adding Stokes will make you smile ;)

 FOOD MADE BETTER 

www.stokessauces.co.uk

01394 462150

Affairs of the Heart - a Romance Shared

Don't miss the fun
on Facebook & Twitter & Instagram

Adult Content (almost)

From Jane Austen to Jane Lovering, romantic novels and novelists have spanned the centuries with classic and contemporary tales of love, longing, heartache, romance, hope and heartbreak. Sue's story though, has more than a little of the steamier Jackie 'OMG' Collins about it!

There's no way of containing such passionate urges in a love affair such as this. This is no ordinary 'boy meets girl' Barbara Cartland - this is a no hold barred, 'girl meets Stokes' ... the proverbial apple in the Garden of Eden.

You have been warned.

Thank you for sharing your love story Sue.

Follow that! Still tickling the senses, though in the form of the taste buds, whilst considering the perfect pairing of condiment to Pork Pie. Which works best for you - the sweet notes of crunchy vegetables in our Sticky Pickle. Perhaps the chilli kick of our popular Chilli Jam. Or are you a classic pie-eater, preferring Stokes Classic English Mustard? Take a moment to consider and let us know.

Now here's a lovely lady that knows a thing or two about Stokes sauces as she, along with Stokes itself, celebrates her 15th year at the saucery.

Congratulations Nettie and thank you for your loyal service to fine sauce.

Many thanks to @imtheonewhocooks, Oliver Mannion, who shared this tasty platter on Instagram. Another perfect pairing Oliver. Thanks again for sharing.

More foodie thoughts for the week:

Tasty with Tuna - 
enjoy these tasty tips for cooking fresh Tuna and simple canned fishy fun - here.

Veggies on the Barbie - 
tips and tastes to try and to share, cooking vegetable treats on the BBQ - here.








Welcome to Summer - 
making BBQ's and al fresco dining better than ever before - here.

If good food makes you happy
...adding Stokes will make you smile ;)

 FOOD MADE BETTER 

www.stokessauces.co.uk

01394 462150