Whole Garlic & Dill Pickles, 12 x 500g Jar Case

by Rebecca Caughey

BBQ Scotch Steaks with Pickle Salsa Verde

Move over chimichurri - there's a new kid on the block. Level up your next barbecue with this perfect zingy pairing.

by Rebecca Caughey

Pickled Prawn, Sweetcorn, Avocado and Prosciutto Salad with Summer Greens

This take on a surf and turf salad is a celebration of summer and cinch to prepare. Shout out to the pop of the pickled prawns - a true delight!

by Rebecca Caughey

Lamb Pickledogs with Pickle Mustard and Nduja Mayonnaise

We love this recipe from Brooke Moore who is a dab hand at maximising ingredients for all their flavour. Prepared a day ahead this is a winner for summer entertaining! 

by Rebecca Caughey

Southern-Fried Pickled Fish Sandwiches with Pickle Green Goddess Sauce and Pickle Salt Chips

Get ready to drool over Brooke Moore's latest masterpiece, the Southern-Fried Pickled Fish Sandwich with Pickle Green Goddess Sauce and Pickle Salt Chips, the undisputed champion of the Great NZ Toastie Takeover 2023 and the ultimate pickle superstar of the year! Mixing old-school flavours with mouthwatering creativity, this sandwich is a true masterpiece of pickling and Brooke's culinary wizardry. By Brooke Moore Serves 2 Ingredients: 4 slices thick white bread 200g Moore Chicken Dry Mix (or any Southern-fried chicken coating you have on hand) 100g Moore Chicken Wet Mix, constituted with water (alternatively, you can use yoghurt) 1 jar of McClure’s Bread & Butter Pickles, brine and pickles separated 2 Warehou fillets 1⁄2 head iceberg, shredded 1⁄2 red onion, thinly sliced 1 handful McClures’ Bread & Butter Pickles Butter, at room temperature Pickle Green Goddess Sauce 250g Kewpie mayonnaise 250g sour cream 1 bunch parsley 1 bunch basil 1 bunch chives 2 bunches doing onions, green tops only 1 bunch dill 20ml kombu (omit if you can’t find) 200g McClures’ Bread & Butter Pickles Lemon juice, to taste Salt, to taste Sugar, to taste Salad 1 head iceberg, shredded 4 Campari tomatoes, cut into 1/8 1⁄2 cucumber, chopped 1⁄2 jar pickled beetroot 1⁄2 red onion, thinly sliced Handful of dill, picked Chips 4 Agria potatoes, peeled Pickle Salt 100g salt 25g brown sugar 1 jar McClures’ Bread & Butter Pickles, dehydrated (dehydrate at 65C for 48hrs) 2g celery salt Method Chips For the chips, cut rounds out of the potatoes with an apple corer. Keep the offcuts - these are still yum! Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and boil the chips until just cooked. Drain and spread out on a cloth-lined tray. Place in the refrigerator overnight to dry out. The next day, heat your deep fryer to 140C. Fry the potato chips for 10 minutes, then drain and set aside. Pickle Green Goddess Bring a pot of salted water to the boil and prepare an ice bath for blanching. Pick herbs and cut spring onion tops into smaller chunks. Blanch in the boiling water for 20 seconds, then using a slotted spoon, plunge into the ice bath. Drain herbs and place in a blender with the pickles. Blend until smooth. Whisk Kewpie mayonnaise and sour cream together and fold through the herbs. Add kombu. Season to taste with salt, sugar and lemon juice Pickle Salt Blend the dehydrated pickles in a high-speed blender to a powder consistency. Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly. Store in a sealed container. Fried Fish Brine Warehou in pickle brine for 3 hours in the fridge. After 3 hours, remove the fish from the brine. Heat your deep fryer to 175C. Place the fish in the Moore Chicken Wet Mix, then into the Dry Mix, pressing down to get a nice coating. Fry the fish until cooked and crisp. Drain on paper towels. Return the precooked chips to the fryer and cook until golden and crisp. Season with Pickle Salt. Salad Toss together the iceberg, tomatoes, cucumber, beetroot, dill and red onion with 2 tbsp Pickle Green Goddess. Assemble To build sandwiches, butter all slices of bread with soft butter. On the bottom slice, layer shredded iceberg and sliced red onion. Place the fried fish on top, drizzle with Pickle Green Goddess, then finish with pickles. Top with the remaining slice of bread. Serve with Pickle Salt Chips and salad. Share a picture of your pickle creations by tagging us on Instagram @cookandnelson.Enjoy!

by Rebecca Caughey

Pickle Sour

Say hello to the one and only "Pickle Sour" by the one and only Brooke Moore, the mastermind who snatched the crown at the Great NZ Toastie Takeover 2023! Brace yourself for an explosion of flavour as this mouth-watering masterpiece transforms pickles into the star of the show. Who says pickles are just for burgers? 

by Rebecca Caughey

Dill and Garlic Pickle Brined Wings

Stop! Before you throw away that delicious pickle brine - check out this recipe for the flavourful and succulent chicken. 

by Rebecca Caughey

Root vegetable and pickle rosti with smoked salmon and horseradish crème fraiche

A brilliant brunch dish starring earthy root vegetables and zingy bursts of McClure’s Bread and Butter Pickles.

by Rebecca Caughey

McClure’s Pickle Brine Marinade

First, eat all of the McClure's pickles out of the jar. Second, pour the brine over a couple of chicken breasts. Third, grill and ... enjoy! Or is that fourth? Anyways, our brine is the best way to give fish, chicken and even pork a tender and delicious flavor.

by Rebecca Caughey

McClure's Bloody Mary Wing Sauce

Over the years, we visited a lot of bars to taste test wing sauce recipes. Believe us, that's a lot of wings and things. It's how we settled on our sauce. A little of this, a little of that ... and a whole a lot of our tasty Bloody Mary Mix. Sweet and sassy ... just like the barmaid at that hole-in-the-wall on K'Road.