Here's What I Had For Dinner - Part III - Don't quote pics!

woodchuck

Reeves restaurant in Templeogue. We got a couple of takeaways from there during lockdowns, finally visited them for indoor dining!

Dave_The_Sheep

Salmon with some tomatoey herby spicy rice and beans.

sporina

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119091380#Comment_119091380

no disrespect but tomato and rice doesn't work for me

Dave_The_Sheep

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igCorcaigh

I love tomato rice, and if it comes out a bit sticky, more the better. Also Jollof rice, I've yet to attempt...

That salmon looks excellent @Dave_The_Sheep Nom!

igCorcaigh

I'm eating a bit late, but it is fried pork dumplings, Tokyo turnip (just little white turnips, basically) poached in dashi soy sauce. I might make some noodles too, let's see...

Oh, I also have a jar of Korean preserved cabbage. All of these things from my local Asian store, Jia Jia.

igCorcaigh

Dumplings

Black Sheep

Asian marinade fried chicken, asian slaw, gochujang mayo, brioche.

Comerman

Recipe??

Ryath

Pad Thai, picked up a Blue dragon kit on offer during the week as emergency pantry meal. Was stuck for something quick this evening to rustle up. Recipe is just for to add prawns, egg, spring onion and bean sprouts. Had the first 3 but used a frozen stir fry mix and some chicken too. Pretty decent for a kit.

the beer revolu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119092552#Comment_119092552

Those Tokyo turnips are lovely!

I've just sliced them into rounds and grilled them. I never thought I'd get excited about turnips!

The Nal

Coriander an honey marinated lamb, and taboulleh

Lamb is a Yottam recipe

https://www.lisacohenfitness.com/blog/chef-ottolenghis-marinated-rack-of-lamb-with-cilantro-amp-honey

Dave_The_Sheep

Quick veggie Thai-ish curry that ended up getting prawns thrown into it because I had them in the freezer.

igCorcaigh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119097342#Comment_119097342

They are very nice, but mine needed to cook for a bit in the dashi broth to soften. Nice to know they turned out nice when grilled, I thought they would have been still too hard.

Shenshen

I bought a loaf of Arbutus sourdough, and I figures it would be beautiful with onion soup. I wasn''t wrong!

miamee

I made a Tuscan Chicken Pasta recipe from the Very Hungry Greek, it was very straightforward and delicious. I still managed to mess up one of the steps so I'll give it another try 😁

the beer revolu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119100667#Comment_119100667

Unpopular food opinion ;

I like French Onion Soup and I like grilled cheese, but together??

Just no. Soggy bread. It's all wrong.

I'd happily eat toasted cheese on the side with French Onion Soup, though.

Black Sheep

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119095700#Comment_119095700

If it was for what I posted above...

For the chicken: I used a marinade recipe from the "And for mains" cookbook by Rick Higgins and Gareth Smith. I don't have it to hand right now but it was more or less your bog-standard asian marinade... Garlick, soy, mirin, oil, some herbs and a blended red onion. A minimum of 4 hours marinading boneless chicken thighs.

For breading the chicken in panko they don't use a beaten egg, they go straight from dredging the chicken in seasoned flour to rolling in panko and frying... But I always find that means that the fried coating peels off too easily, I always dredge in flour, then dip in beaten egg, then finish in the panko, and it holds together much better.

The gochujang mayo is literally just Korean gochujang chili paste mixed with regular mayonnaise.

The asian slaw... Again, any bog-standard asian slaw recipe from anywhere would do.

Served it in Aldi brioche buns.

Black Sheep

Reverse sear rib of beef with some leftovers from the weekend, pita, some salads, a few home made chips.

Not bad beef - from Aldi.

I love browning meat, so satisfying.

sam t smith

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119100667#Comment_119100667

Soggy bread? 🧐

igCorcaigh

I LOVE soggy cheese toasts dipped into onion soup. 😋

igCorcaigh

The butchers didn't have lamb kebab, so grill steak will do. Lots of urfa chilli paste in here. Very smoky 😋

Shenshen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119102742#Comment_119102742

Nah, the soggy bread is one of THE most important things with French onion soup. And that's why a good bread is so important, too : the bottom soaks up the delicious soup, while the top stays crunchy. A spoonful of bread, cheese and soup is an amazing combination of flavours and textures.

Shenshen

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119104234#Comment_119104234

You never dunk bread in your soup? Or biscuits in your tea? Or croissants in your coffee? 😉

the beer revolu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119105493#Comment_119105493

Difference in these cases is the moisture is added just before you put it in your mouth. Very different situation.

Similarly, I don't like nachos but dipping a tortilla chip in something before eating it is fine.

sam t smith

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119105493#Comment_119105493

I have never had tea or coffee, so no for those. 😜

I will occasionally dip bread in leek and potato soup but for a few seconds only so the bread doesn’t get soggy, plus leek and potato soup is usually more viscous so the bread has more of a coating than being wet like your example.

Shenshen

I never thought my childhood favourite could be so controversial! 😅

My brothers and I used to fight over the bread and cheese, and often leave the rest of the soup uneaten, even.

Tipperary animal lover

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119104883#Comment_119104883

IgCorcaigh can you tell me where you got them green chilies, i love them, usually get an extra portion of them whit the grilled chicken kebab in the istanbul in cork, have scoured cork city and can not find them. TIA

igCorcaigh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119108244#Comment_119108244

Olive stall in the English Market TAL. They're served fresh so you can buy whatever amount you like, and they are very good. Hot but not terribly so. I love them.

You might be able to buy the jarred versions in Mr. Bells or Bradley's too, but I haven't looked there recently.

Black Sheep

Chicken chiccaron tacos. With a slaw and hibiscus infused chilli salsa.