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

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  • #4112
    Dizzyblonde
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    Cottage pie with cheesy mash.

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  • #4113
    [Deleted User]
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    The chan chan man wrote: »
    That’s dinner?? Please tell me you had at least 3 portions or i’m going to feel like a pig..

    That was the first wrap out of the George Foreman & sides - Think I had 4 of them in total :D


  • #4114
    Dizzyblonde
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    I had carbonara tonight, for the first time in ages. It was delicious :)


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  • #4115
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,519 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Chicken Noodle Soup. . Made with miso paste (**** me that stuff is delicious) and with some homemade szechuan chilli oil on top. One of the nicest things I've cooked in a long time, and ridiculously simple.

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  • #4116
    igCorcaigh
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    Dizzyblonde wrote: »
    I had carbonara tonight, for the first time in ages. It was delicious :)

    Looks tasty! Did you make it with eggs?
    I'm scared of trying it in case I end up with scrambled egg spaghetti.


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  • #4117
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,519 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Once you've cooked the pasta, keep it off the heat and add the egg/cheese mixture. The heat off the pasta will cook the egg mixture but not actually scramble it. Add a bit of pasta water and you're golden.

    (Disclaimer, I've scrambled it plenty of times)


  • #4118
    Recliner
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    Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »
    Chicken Noodle Soup. . Made with miso paste (**** me that stuff is delicious) and with some homemade szechuan chilli oil on top. One of the nicest things I've cooked in a long time, and ridiculously simple.

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    That looks so good. Have you a recipe please?

    Edit, I see the link now.


  • #4119
    Dave_The_Sheep
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    Recliner wrote: »
    That looks so good. Have you a recipe please?

    Edit, I see the link now.

    If you try it, I recommend adding more mushroom and sweetcorn (and maybe about 80g of noodles, as opposed to 50g). I put in more than the recipe recommended of those two ingredients and I still felt it could do with a bit more. Maybe that's just me though (my gf agreed, mind you).
    If you want to make your own chilli oil (again, stupidly simple and absolutely delicious), this is the one I followed.


  • #4120
    woodchuck
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    Chicken Katsu Curry.

    I used Wagamamas recipe for the sauce. I cheated with the meat and just baked chicken marylands. Boiled rice. And broccoli... with a dressing made from soy sauce, sesame oil, honey and sesame seeds - it was divine!


  • #4121
    Dizzyblonde
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    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Looks tasty! Did you make it with eggs?
    I'm scared of trying it in case I end up with scrambled egg spaghetti.

    Yes I did! I used Guy Sinnott's method, he has a video on Instagram. There's a load of black pepper in it, and he puts a fair bit of the pasta water in too. It was the nicest I've ever had.

    https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17853182210003472/?hl=en


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  • #4122
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    We had nachos tonight. So good.

    I usually make a cheese sauce using a roux on the stove. Tonight I made it in the microwave in about two minutes with grated cheddar, cornflour and evaporated milk. A revelation. Will never revert, and may even use this sauce for lasagna.


  • #4123
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    woodchuck wrote: »
    Chicken Katsu Curry.

    I used Wagamamas recipe for the sauce. I cheated with the meat and just baked chicken marylands. Boiled rice. And broccoli... with a dressing made from soy sauce, sesame oil, honey and sesame seeds - it was divine!

    Would you mind sharing the recipe you used? Looks fabulous.


  • #4124
    tangy
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    Mystery Egg wrote: »
    We had nachos tonight. So good.

    I usually make a cheese sauce using a roux on the stove. Tonight I made it in the microwave in about two minutes with grated cheddar, cornflour and evaporated milk. A revelation. Will never revert, and may even use this sauce for lasagna.

    The evaporated milk always intimidates me in recipes like this. Delia used to do one, I think. Just remember evaporated milk on tinned fruit as a child, so it seems now like sweet when it should be savoury.


  • #4125
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    tangy wrote: »
    The evaporated milk always intimidates me in recipes like this. Delia used to do one, I think. Just remember evaporated milk on tinned fruit as a child, so it seems now like sweet when it should be savoury.

    I'd always had the same thought.

    Evaporated milk tastes like cream, it has the lactose sweetness of dairy but is not in itself sweet, and the sauce was definitely very savoury.


  • #4126
    woodchuck
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    Mystery Egg wrote: »
    Would you mind sharing the recipe you used? Looks fabulous.

    Thanks, can do :)

    This is the recipe I used for the sauce:
    https://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/wagamama-chicken-katsu-curry
    I roughly doubled everything, just so we'd be sure to have plenty for 2 of us for 2 days (we had a little too much though).

    For the veg, I used this recipe:
    https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/broccoli-peas-sesame-seeds-soy-honey
    I just left out the peas and poppy seeds. It was actually SO good. Taking something so simple and making it so tasty :) I'm going to do this a lot more as a side for oriental dishes! Practically no extra work involved.


  • #4127
    conor_ie
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    We had bolognese left over from Saturday last night.. I tend to make a big pot that lasts two days!

    Baked Bean Burgers this evening... I bought ramekins last week in Home Store and More so I'm gonna try Chocolate Lava Cakes..


  • #4128
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    Beef madras


  • #4129
    c.p.w.g.w
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    Mystery Egg wrote: »
    Beef madras

    Homemade or did you use a paste?


  • #4130
    Dizzyblonde
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    Chicken casserole. Not your usual summer food, but it was such a miserable day I wanted something comforting.


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  • #4131
    Musefan
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    woodchuck wrote: »
    Thanks, can do :)

    This is the recipe I used for the sauce:
    https://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/wagamama-chicken-katsu-curry
    I roughly doubled everything, just so we'd be sure to have plenty for 2 of us for 2 days (we had a little too much though).

    For the veg, I used this recipe:
    https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/broccoli-peas-sesame-seeds-soy-honey
    I just left out the peas and poppy seeds. It was actually SO good. Taking something so simple and making it so tasty :) I'm going to do this a lot more as a side for oriental dishes! Practically no extra work involved.


    I saw a recipe recently from TheDalyDish for a cheese sauce. 3 cheese singles & 30 mls of water and a dash of franks hot sauce...Thought it sounded disgusting, until I tried it. Exactly like nacho cheese sauce from the cinema or Eddie Rockets, if you like that sort of thing.


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  • #4132
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    c.p.w.g.w wrote: »
    Homemade or did you use a paste?

    My husband made it, and he used two tablespoons of Pataks paste in it for oomph. It was a mish mash though, and full of fresh garlic, ginger, chilli and onions.


  • #4133
    Shenshen
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    We're having a "cooking club" in our team during lockdown. Yesterday, I made 2 dishes suggested by colleagues from India and the UK, Amritsari Chole and Bhatura (fried flatbread)

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  • #4134
    Gloomtastic!
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    ^ Wow, I bet they tasted fantastic! Fried flatbreads, yuuuum! :)


  • #4135
    Gloomtastic!
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    The Nal recommended this, many thanks.

    Peri Peri Chicken with Crispy Potatoes, Garlic Beans and Coriander Sauce

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    Told the kids it was Nando’s. They wolfed it down. :)

    Definitely a keeper.

    https://www.feastingathome.com/portuguese-chicken-and-potatoes/


  • #4136
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    We had sausages and chips. It was great. :)


  • #4137
    Thargor
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    Mystery Egg wrote: »
    We had sausages and chips. It was great. :)
    From the deep fat frier with fresh brown bread I dont think it can be beat tbh :D


  • #4138
    leahyl
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    Thargor wrote: »
    From the deep fat frier with fresh brown bread I dont think it can be beat tbh :D

    Sausages are so good from the deep fat fryer - evenly browned on all sides :-P


  • #4139
    jaxxx
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    I had cornflakes.


  • #4140
    igCorcaigh
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    leahyl wrote: »
    Sausages are so good from the deep fat fryer - evenly browned on all sides :-P

    Nothing worse than sausages burnt on two sides and raw on the other two!

    I fry them, but I roll them in my hands first to make them round, taking the squareness out of them from the packaging.

    Then gently fry while rolling them around frequently. Perfectly cooked all around.

    I'm a sausage enthusiast.


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  • #4141
    Dave_The_Sheep
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    An unimpressive looking but nevertheless very tasty vegan (no, I'm not) fruity curry with sweet potato, chickpeas, apple and a turmeric/spiced rice.

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