The 'Here's what I had for dinner last night' thread - Part I

Kimia

Thai Massaman beef curry made with shin of beef that I slow cooked for 5 hours so it melted in the mouth. Yum!

The Lovely Muffin

Roast Chicken, Carrots, Stuffing, Potatoes with Gravy for us tonight.

Edgedinblue

homemade chicken curry and rice!

The Sweeper

Cookathon tonight. Made sweet and sour pork, while roasting a duckling; also made a chili which will sit in the slow cooker overnight. The pork is lunch tomorrow, the duckling will be tomorrow night in pancakes with hoisin and vegetables; some of the chili will go in the freezer and the rest will make up lunches and dinners for the remainder of the week.

tomaschonnie

made tomato sauce based on a recipe by Paolo Tullio i managed to scribble down while he was talking on the Moncrieff show on newstalk. served with penne pasta and roasted chicken fillet wrapped in parma ham.

The Lovely Muffin

Lasagne and Chips for me. So Delicious.



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bills

A nice healthy salad & strawberries afterwards

Edgedinblue

homemade chicken chow mein!

Minder

I wanted a light meal and found a brilliant recipe in a cookbook called Araxi. Grilled asparagus with curried salt, poached duck egg in panko breadcrumbs, vinaigrette.

It was a bit tricky - poached the duck eggs in acidulated water, then chilled in ice water to stop it cooking. Then flour, beaten egg and panko breadcrumbs and into the hot oil for a couple of minutes.

I blanched the asparagus in boiling water, chilled, oiled and sprinkled with a mild curry powder and some salt. Then onto a hot ridge pan for colour. Crispy crumb, soft, runny egg, asparagus with a bite and the tang of the vinaigrette. Gorgeous.

vicecreamsundae

last night i made chilli ramen.

saucepan of chicken stock [i used cube] on medium heat.
added noodles, beansprouts, think slices of zucchini, mushrooms, garlic, cumin, big squirt of hot chili sauce, salt and pepper, squeeze of lemon, few drops of fish sauce, fresh coriander and fresh red chilli. salt/pepper.

was really good, though i do still feel there is just the smallest something missing.

tonight i made my first homemade chilli. made it vegetarian style, because i just can't be bothered with meat much lately.
heated chilli oil in big pan, added onions and garlic. broccoli, carrots, courgette, green peppers, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, jalapenos and green chilli [all of the veg chopped] kidney beans and can of lentils.
added pint and a half of vegetable stock, lime juice, cumin, oregano, paprika, basil, ground coriander, salt and pepper.
let simmer for about an hour i think. was delicioussss, and will be super tasty for lunch the next couple days!

Minder

Braised lamb shanks in a white wine and tomato sauce with some fresh basil. I cooked mafaldine pasta and dressed it with some of the sauce.

Mr Magnolia

Gotta love the weather...

Beer Can Chicken

Kenny_D

What did you coat the chicken with?

Last night we had wild trout cooked on a cherry plank in the bbq. Two fillets. One with salt/pepper/olive oil/rosemary/garlic mix. One with dijon and brown sugar.



First time to try planking and the cherry added an amazing sweet smoky flavor and kept the fish nice and moist. Was really nice and looking forward now to oak smoked ribeye steaks tonight

Mr Magnolia

GStormcrow wrote: »

What did you coat the chicken with?

A spice rub, inside and out. Cumin & mustard & coriander (seeds ground), paprika, dry chilli powder, garlic powder mixed with a tablespoon of veg oil.

Edgedinblue

Had big bowl of chilli and rice last night. tonight have loverly salmon fillets with cream cheese, spuds and other veg

boodlesdoodles

Last night sausage and mash with onion gravy. Tonight might be crispy potatoes with rib eye steak and garlic butter, haven't decided just yet.

The Lovely Muffin

Southern Fried Chicken and Mashed Potatoes.

tomaschonnie

homemade malaysian / chinese chicken stir fry and brown rice with some of my homegrown lettuce leaves.

The Sweeper

Lovely cooking day.

Made spaghetti bolognaise, but went with a very different recipe. Decided to use an Australian Masterchef recipe as inspiration, so used:

A mirepoix (finely diced onion, carrot and celery, sweated until soft) in some olive oil, then beef mince, then chopped garlic; tomato puree, a tin of tomatoes, good beef stock, a glass of red wine, some (and here's the odd bits) ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, black and white pepper, salt, dried oregano, bay leaves.

Near the end I tasted and added a little salt, and a rounded teaspoon of black treacle. I've tried all kinds of sweetness in tomato sauces, and black treacle is my latest favourite!

Also got a new stand mixer, so there's a banana and walnut loaf just out of the oven

psycho-hope

calzone and potato wedges

tomaschonnie

falafel on spelt bread.

tomaschonnie

The Sweeper wrote: »

...and a rounded teaspoon of black treacle. I've tried all kinds of sweetness in tomato sauces, and black treacle is my latest favourite!...

black treacle? sound delish. never heard of it or is it known under other names?

The Sweeper

You'll find it on the shelf beside or near the golden syrup. It has the same viscosity as golden syrup, but it's jet black. Again it's produced in the sugar-making process, but it has a strong, curious flavour, hugely sweet but almost toffee, almost coffee, kinda licorice, but also a bit bitter. See? Curious.

The Lovely Muffin

Lasagne and Chips.

The Sweeper

Made a really soupy thai green curry with extra sauce. Absolutely hit that craving on the head.

kenco

Had a grilled goats cheese started (with pine nuts, rocket and coulis) to start

Couple of hours later Roast rib of beef with wine reduction served with roast spuds (could have been better) and carrott/parsnip mash.

Mr Magnolia

I did up a big pot of spaghetti bolognese after all the chat here. I'll get another couple of meals out of it and they'll all be good.

Minder

Had some leftovers from the weekend - mushroom soup; thinly sliced lamb in khobz (flatbreads) with green leaves, houmous and hot sauce. I also made a salad of fried haloumi, tomato, grilled asparagus, pea shoots and lightly boiled duck egg. Dressed with a french vinaigrette.

The Sweeper

I used the two legs from the chicken, breasts of which went into last night's green curry. so I cut each leg into two pieces; drumstick and thigh. Then I marinated/coated in a mix of flour and spices and let sit, coming to room temperature. Then I deep fried them and served with corn fritters (made with buttermilk, eggs and a drained can of corn). Extremely tasty.

Minder

The Sweeper wrote: »

Then I deep fried them and served with corn fritters (made with buttermilk, eggs and a drained can of corn). Extremely tasty.

Recipe please.:)