oativa, how to use or cut it

Oativa is packed and cooked in Pecta casings and double clipped. Unopened it has a shelf life of up to two weeks if stored between 3°C to 5°C. The shelf life of the product when you receive it will depend on its Use By date.

Once opened keep refrigerated below 5°C and use within 4 days. Cooking temperature must reach 75°C

It is suitable for home freezing, but must be frozen with at least two days left on its Use By date.

Freeze and store below -18°C and label the food with the Frozen On date and give it a new Use By date of no more than 2 months from freezing. Please note that failure to re-label the food means that the food must be used within its original Use By date. Defrost in a refrigerator for 24 hours and then use within 2 days

Oativa can be:

• Cut into thick slices for grilling
• Sliced round for burgers
• Diced for casseroles, curries and stews
• Shredded or thinly sliced for warm salad and stir fry
• Lightly chopped in a robot coupe for mince
• Turned into a paste for pasties, sausage rolls and scotch eggs
• Oativa can be reformed into any shape and stuffed with many ingredients

Other uses are:

• A base for Oativa soufflé
• Topping for Oativa pizza
• Oativa stuffing mix for ravioli
• Mix Oativa with onions and parsley for stuffing vegetables
• Shred Oativa mix for rough cut sandwich fillings
• Oativa puree with chick peas and olive oil to make hummus