SUSSEX HEALTHCARE STOCKS UP

A CARE home provider dedicated to good food has invested in Essential Cuisine’s stocks and jus to make life in the kitchen easier and living even more delicious for those in their care.

Sussex Healthcare, which has 20 care homes in the south of England and recently won a Hospitality Assured Gold Award for the second year running, snapped up the professional, kitchen made tasting products after they were taken on by 3663 four months ago.

Delivering the highest quality food possible is key to the care group, which chiefly cares for older people who are mentally frail with dementia or Alzheimer’s, as well as adults with physical or learning difficulties including neurological disabilities.

For example, at Horncastle House nursing home in Plawhatch Lane, Sharpethorne, all food is cooked on the premises using fresh, local ingredients and its 38 residents help plan their own menus through regular meetings.

Head chef Jonathon Cavie said: “I think it’s incredibly important that, even though this is a nursing home, not a Michelin starred restaurant, the highest level of quality is delivered. Everyone’s a customer after all, everyone’s equal, and deserves a decent, varied menu.”

Making thoughtfully prepared food, however, involves time and effort and making stocks and sauces from scratch to guarantee quality can be a bind.

“I’ve always used pre-prepared stocks and since I started here two and a half years ago, I’ve been through a wide range, most of which had a chemical taste, kind of false. I started buying in Essential Cuisine stocks and its Premier Jus when they were launched by 3663 and they have not disappointed, far from it, tasting completely natural and homemade.

“We now use their stocks in everything from homemade steak and kidney pies to casseroles and stews, while the jus is just what’s needed for enriching the gravy in our beef dishes.”

Essential Cuisine’s powdered stock mixes are designed to give chefs readymade stocks that actually mirror the quality of a chef’s own creations. They can be tweaked to suit, have a clean taste, are not over seasoned and are incredibly easy to use.

Essential Cuisine’s meaty Premier Veal Jus and Premier Lamb Jus have a mirror-like sheen and are tacky on the tongue, with the viscous feel of a traditionally made jus. They are so good, in fact, Essential Cuisine is proudly now a leading jus brand.

03/06/2009|