Bega Foodservice produces some of Australia’s highest quality creams and culinary products under some of our nation’s most iconic brands including Dairy Farmers, with a national network of manufacturing sites across the country.
These premium products are available in a range of sizes and packaging options, tailored to suit all types of foodservice businesses and produced to exacting quality standards to meet the demanding needs of discerning professionals.
The Dairy Farmers brand features products made from milk sourced from more than 130 farms nationwide, leveraging the passion and expertise of a proud dairy community who have nurtured farms for generations.
Ideal for your summer menu, the Dairy Farmers’ range helps elevate dishes with the premium taste of quality products, which have long been trusted ingredients in a wide variety of cuisines and recipes across Australian foodservice. From light desserts to savoury dishes, Dairy Farmers culinary range offers quality and convenience to effortlessly enrich your summer cooking.
Popular products in the range include:
Dairy Farmers cooking cream
Developed in conjunction with and tested by an accredited chef, Dairy Farmers cooking cream heats quickly to high temperatures without burning or splitting. Featuring a full cream taste profile, it stays at the ideal viscosity for sautéing, reducing, pan-frying, baking and freezing.
Available in a 2 and 5 litre bottle.
Dairy Farmers thickened cream
Containing at least 35 per cent fat for thick, creamy consistency, Dairy Farmers thickened cream is ideal for both sweet and savoury applications and whips to 2.5 times its volume with excellent holding capability. Ideal for adding richness to sauces, desserts and soups.
Available in a 2 and 5 litre bottle.
Dairy Farmers sour cream
Rich, tangy and gelatine-free, it’s the ideal ingredient for dipping and garnishing, and great for adding a zesty twist to your dish. The perfect choice for baking, desserts and dips- it’s also vegetarian friendly.
Available in regular and lite, 2L, 5L and 10L tubs.
Dairy Farmers buttermilk
Imparting an authentic buttermilk taste across baking and cooking, it can be used in both savoury and sweet recipes and adds a distinctive richness and inimitable flavour essential for certain cuisine styles.
Available in a 600ml carton.
Dairy Farmers butter
Ideal for filling, baking, spreading, frying and general cooking. Dairy Farmers Salted and Unsalted Butter is consistently creamy, with a clean, full-bodied taste.
Available in 500g and 1kg pack formats.
Seared Seafood with Basil Saffron Cream, Prosciutto Flaks and Angel Hair Pasta
Serves 10
Preparation time 20 minutes
Cooking time 15 minutes
200g thinly sliced prosciutto
100g Dairy Farmers Salted Butter
8 cloves garlic, crushed
500ml pinot grigio or chardonnay wine
500ml Dairy Farmers Cooking Cream
pinch saffron threads
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
700g cleaned green tiger prawn cutlets
700g scallops with roe, side-muscle removed
700g calamari hoods, cut into rings
25g fresh basil, shredded
600g angel hair pasta, cooked
small basil leaves, for garnish
Method
1. Cook prosciutto at 200°C for 5-8 minutes until crisp and break into flakes.
2. Melt 50g of Dairy Farmers Salted butter in a large frypan and sauté garlic until just golden, add wine and reduce by half.
3. Add Dairy Farmers Cooking Cream and simmer until thickened.
4. Add saffron and season.
5. Melt remaining butter in two sauté pans and sear seafood until just cooked.
6. Stir in shredded basil and Saffron Cream.
For Serving
Portion pasta into a nest in the centre of each plate. Carefully top with seafood in saffron cream. Garnish with prosciutto flakes and basil leaves.