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The 'Here's what I had for dinner last night' thread - Part II - Don't quote pics!
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Fussyonion, I'm intrigued by your mashed potato. Are you just ricing cooked potatoes onto the plate without any seasonings or anything? I always rice into a pot and then add butter and seasoning etc, so that it comes together uniformly.
Yes, I rice them straight onto the plate. It means I'm actually eating less potato than if I scooped them. I did season them in the pot with salt and pepper, but I didn't need butter because ricing them makes them taste creamy
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Any chance of how to cook duck instructions for a duck-newbie? I've bought two of those duck breasts from Aldi and I'm a bit terrified of ruining them.
Probably too late now but I put them skin side down in a medium hot dry pan. As the fat renders, baste them constantly to cook the undersides. I don't turn them at all. 10 to 12 minutes gives me medium rare. Very important to rest them for 10 minutes. Keep an eye skin doesn't burn.0 -
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Kerryann’s chilli con veggie, but I tweaked it a little.
I'm the kind of person who can never follow a recipe to the letter, and I simply have to have peppers and sweetcorn in a chili.
No pics yet, but there's a good bit leftover. Experience tells me leftover chili is ALWAYS much better than freshly prepared chili, so I might take pics when we have it again later this week 0 -
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Kerryann’s chilli con veggie, but I tweaked it a little.
I'm the kind of person who can never follow a recipe to the letter, and I simply have to have peppers and sweetcorn in a chili.
No pics yet, but there's a good bit leftover. Experience tells me leftover chili is ALWAYS much better than freshly prepared chili, so I might take pics when we have it again later this week
I made this the other night myself! Unfortunately mine wasn't that great - I've never cooked with lentils before and I think I used either the wrong type or didn't prepare them properly, as they just turned to mush in the pot. These were the ones I used, I just threw them straight into the pot. Can anyone tell me where I went wrong?0 -
I made this the other night myself! Unfortunately mine wasn't that great - I've never cooked with lentils before and I think I used either the wrong type or didn't prepare them properly, as they just turned to mush in the pot. These were the ones I used, I just threw them straight into the pot. Can anyone tell me where I went wrong?
Yep, don't use red lentils, or any type of split lentils. They are made to turn into mush, and as such they are lovely in a dahl curry, or as stuffing for butternut squash. But not good for chilis.
Find some green, brown or puy lentils, they'll fare much better
Just goes to show how bad I am at reading recipes, I never put those in.0 -
Kerryann’s chilli con veggie, but I tweaked it a little.
I'm the kind of person who can never follow a recipe to the letter, and I simply have to have peppers and sweetcorn in a chili.
No pics yet, but there's a good bit leftover. Experience tells me leftover chili is ALWAYS much better than freshly prepared chili, so I might take pics when we have it again later this week
I cooked it too, but put in loads of extra veg. You can't have a chilli with just beans and lentils!
I should have halved the recipe, as someone suggested...0 -
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Tagliatelle in homemade tomato and basil sauce with lemony trout and red peppers 0 -
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Yep, don't use red lentils, or any type of split lentils. They are made to turn into mush, and as such they are lovely in a dahl curry, or as stuffing for butternut squash. But not good for chilis.
Find some green, brown or puy lentils, they'll fare much better
Just goes to show how bad I am at reading recipes, I never put those in.
Thank you! The chili still tasted perfectly fine, it just moreso resembled something you'd feed to a toddler! Would you use those types straight from the bag or would you need to soak them first? 0 -
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Thank you! The chili still tasted perfectly fine, it just moreso resembled something you'd feed to a toddler! Would you use those types straight from the bag or would you need to soak them first?
I always use them straight from the bag. Soaking generally only cuts down on cooking time, and I find with lentils it's not all that much time anyway.
Beans I should probably soak, but I'm never organised enough. I usually try and make things containing beans in the slow cooker anyway 0 -
I got a housewarming gift of a slow cooker a couple of days ago, delighted! Unfortunately my first meal in it was a little disappointing - chicken tikka masala. It had quite a metallic taste, possibly from the chopped tomatoes? I usually add sugar when I'm using tinned tomatoes but forgot to this time. It was still tasty enough to eat though, I won't let the leftovers go to waste
Really looking forward to trying plenty of other recipes in it.0 -
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ibarelycare wrote: »I got a housewarming gift of a slow cooker a couple of days ago, delighted! Unfortunately my first meal in it was a little disappointing - chicken tikka masala. It had quite a metallic taste, possibly from the chopped tomatoes? I usually add sugar when I'm using tinned tomatoes but forgot to this time. It was still tasty enough to eat though, I won't let the leftovers go to waste
Really looking forward to trying plenty of other recipes in it.
I get that taste too if I don't add a teaspoon of sugar for every tin of tomatoes, no matter what I'm making. Don't forget the most important rule when it comes to slow cooking - add about half the amount of liquid that you would if you were cooking in a pot or casserole dish, otherwise everything tastes watery.0 -
Dizzyblonde wrote: »I get that taste too if I don't add a teaspoon of sugar for every tin of tomatoes, no matter what I'm making. Don't forget the most important rule when it comes to slow cooking - add about half the amount of liquid that you would if you were cooking in a pot or casserole dish, otherwise everything tastes watery.
The recipe I used was specifically for slow cooking but thanks for the tip, I didn't realise that! It will come in useful when adapting other recipes 0 -
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beertons kindly posted a list of links to tried and tested slow cooker recipes, it's quoted in the first post of the slow cooker megathread
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=20554683790 -
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Dizzyblonde wrote: »beertons kindly posted a list of links to tried and tested slow cooker recipes, it's quoted in the first post of the slow cooker megathread
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055468379
I went through that post yesterday and have loads of recipes bookmarked now
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Beef carpaccio with rocket, spinach and shavings of smoked cheese, followed by salmon fillet with a pea and crab risotto
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I bought some Tandoori curry powder today and I saw a recipe on the back for Tandoori Chicken.
It was really tasty, but I'd have preferred the dish to have been a tiny bit wetter. Served with brown rice.
Flavour was gorgeous though, and I think I'll be using the powder a lot.
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Not my photo but I couldn't stop laughing when my chips came out in one of these things today from My Meat Wagon in Smithfield.
It's gotten ridiculous now - I prefer my food on a plate.
@WeWantPlates on Twitter post photos of the most ridiculous food presentation 0 -
Dizzyblonde wrote: »It's gotten ridiculous now - I prefer my food on a plate.
@WeWantPlates on Twitter post photos of the most ridiculous food presentation
Meat Wagon has featured on that Twitter account a couple of times. My favourite was the bread in the flat cap.0 -
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