[trackguy]

Originally Posted by Minder

That's a cracking looking plate of food. What did you use as the broth?

Thanks Minder. The broth is a light chicken stock seasoned with a sachet of miso soup powder, a tsp of salt, a tsp of sugar and a dash of both soy sauce and white pepper.

I don't usually put soy in the broth but it gave it a nice meaty taste.

[trackguy]

Originally Posted by xxxkarenxxx

I've got this bubbling away now for tonight, spicy meatballs

Here's the finished result of Karen's meatballs. Lovely Jamie Oliver recipe with lemony, herby meatballs and a bit of chilli in the sauce!

[Minder]

Roast rack of lamb marinated in a chettinad coconut curry paste. Served with a watercress, spinach and asparagus salad with toasted pumpkin seeds and grated halloumi.

[trishasaffron]

I'm finding it really difficult to eat my veg these days. I'm under stress and feel like havinf junk food all the time - I normally eat lots of salad but its so wintry!

I had a load of broccoli that I just couldn't bear to eat, some onions, potatoes and some cashel blue cheese and made them up into a soup with some vegetable stock. Gorgeous - and not feeling so guilty now that I've used up all that broccoli.

[Martyn1989]

The idea popped into my head and I had to do it, pork loin stuffed with a little black and white pud, a stuffing of sausage, onion, garlic and fresh parsley wrapped in bacon

[hdowney]

i have strep throat and the weather is diabolical here. so nothing better than my mammys cottage pie

[the beer revolu]

Originally Posted by Martyn1989

The idea popped into my head and I had to do it, pork loin stuffed with a little black and white pud, a stuffing of sausage, onion, garlic and fresh parsley wrapped in bacon

Mmmm, that pork looks lovely and moist - a rare enough thing in this country.

[the beer revolu]

Twas a grand day for an Irish Stew.
Bottle of Helvic Gold was the secret ingredient - also lamb, carrots, parsnip, onion, leek celery, potato, pearl barley, fresh thyme, winter savoury, flat leaf parsley.
Was looking forward to this stew all day and was not disappointed.

[Martyn1989]

Originally Posted by the beer revolu

Mmmm, that pork looks lovely and moist - a rare enough thing in this country.

I cooked it long and low, I think all the juices from the onion, sausage (superquinn of course) and bacon just managed to keep it basted. Pork can be a disaster, I want to try a pork belly soon

[Faith]

Originally Posted by trishasaffron

I'm finding it really difficult to eat my veg these days. I'm under stress and feel like havinf junk food all the time - I normally eat lots of salad but its so wintry!

I had a load of broccoli that I just couldn't bear to eat, some onions, potatoes and some cashel blue cheese and made them up into a soup with some vegetable stock. Gorgeous - and not feeling so guilty now that I've used up all that broccoli.

Merged with Dinner thread.

[The Sweeper]

Had a hankering for ages for a fish curry, so made one for dinner.

Thai red curry paste, one can coconut milk (good quality, so plenty of cream in it), a can of fish stock, then green beans, baby corn and carrot batons, plus raw tiger prawns and raw basa fillets from frozen.

Started the broth by stir frying the paste in some of the coconut cream, then added the rest of that plus the stock. Added the veg in stages (carrots take longer than corn for instance), then added a couple of bashed lemongrass stalks and a handful of kaffir lime leaves. Just as the rice was coming to be cooked in a separate pot, I added a splash of fish sauce, then added the fish and prawns to the top of the simmering broth and put a cover on the pot, and turned off the heat and left it.

Voila: thai red fish curry without overcooking the fish.

[TeletextPear]

Last night was chicken, ham and leek pie

[Frisbee]

I tried this last week:

Wasabi Salmon with Bok Choy, Cabbage and Shiitake Mushrooms

1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon wasabi paste
1" piece ginger
2 large garlic cloves
2 skinless salmon fillets
4 ounces stemmed shiitake mushrooms
1 pound baby bok choy
2 cups shredded green cabbage
2 tablespoons olive oil
Sea Salt and Ground Black Pepper

Season the salmon with the salt and pepper. (I modified the menu a bit here by adding lemon juice as well, not a huge fan of fish usually but quite like it when mixed with lemon.)

Peel and grate the ginger and garlic.

Mix the mayo and wasabi in a small bowl and add half the garlic and ginger.

Halve the bok choy and shred the leaves. Throw into a bowl with the shiitake mushrooms and the shredded cabbage. (I added some sweetcorn too). Pour over the olive oil, add salt and pepper and toss it all together.

Heat a large baking tray. Place the salmon on one side and the veg on the other at 230. Cook until the salmon is done, which is about 15 minutes or so, stirring the vegetables occasionally.

Serve the salmon on a bed of the veg and then either cover with the wasabi mayo or serve on the side.

Have to say, *toots own horn* it was gorgeous, I could have just kept eating and eating. I'm not a massive fan of fish in general but the salmon was very nice the veg cooked really well and the wasabi mayo was absolutely delicious, I'm going to make up a jar of it just for everyday use.

[Mellor]

Originally Posted by Martyn1989

The idea popped into my head and I had to do it, pork loin stuffed with a little black and white pud, a stuffing of sausage, onion, garlic and fresh parsley wrapped in bacon

That's strange, I was looking for a black pudding recipe the other day as I got my hands on a nice piece (rare in Oz). Came across this, very similar to yours.

http://noblenourishment.wordpress.co...black-pudding/

[pts]

Vegetarian bolognese with tagliatelle and (a lot! ) or parmesan.



Two-Way Coriander Beef (from Honey-ec's awesome blog) served with iceberg lettuce and home made chilli & tomato sauce.