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    #92
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,077 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    beertons wrote: »
    Was watching something on the telly earlier, James Martin was doing a pasta dish. He had an automatic pasta machine. Looked deadly. Drop everything in a vat, it mixes, goes out a funnel, let it set for 10 mins, then boil. I've used the deep fat fryer 3 times, so it's gonna make room if I do purchase. Am I mad? Had anyone got a pasta maker?

    Unless you really really love fresh pasta...

    You're mad :)


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    #93
    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    I’ve got a pasta roller attachment to my stand mixer, so you just put the ingredients into the machine, turn it on, rest the dough and run it through the roller. Easy as pie.

    I have probably made fresh pasta about 5 times in a year.


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    #94
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,056 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Unless you really really love fresh pasta...

    You're mad :)

    It's amazing.

    Been told I'm mad numerous times too, so you were right.

    Away to Amazon with me so.


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    #95
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,880 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Looks like the Strawberries are shifting from the Irish\Benelux 'Elsanta' type varieties to the Mediterranean varieties if my local LIDL is anything to go by... I'll put them on hiatus as far as my shopping list is concerned til springtime.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



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    #96
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,056 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    beertons wrote: »
    It's amazing.

    Been told I'm mad numerous times too, so you were right.

    Away to Amazon with me so.

    2315, excluding vat. On nisbits. Think I'll just keep buying the fresh stuff.


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    #97
    Dizzyblonde
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,108 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    odyssey06 wrote: »
    Looks like the Strawberries are shifting from the Irish\Benelux 'Elsanta' type varieties to the Mediterranean varieties if my local LIDL is anything to go by... I'll put them on hiatus as far as my shopping list is concerned til springtime.

    If I need to use them during the winter I macerate them in a sprinkle of icing sugar and a splash of lemon juice, it helps.


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    #98
    Sharp MZ700
    Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭Sharp MZ700


    I bought a chicken cushion in the butcher's last Friday. It's chicken fillet filled with stuffing, wrapped in rashers and tied to resemble a cushion, I forgot to freeze it but it has been in the fridge since. OK to cook it today would ye say?


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    #99
    Davexirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭Davexirl


    Sharp MZ700 wrote: »
    I bought a chicken cushion in the butcher's last Friday. It's chicken fillet filled with stuffing, wrapped in rashers and tied to resemble a cushion, I forgot to freeze it but it has been in the fridge since. OK to cook it today would ye say?

    Give it a good smell and see, if it doesn't smell right I would throw it out.


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    #100
    Sharp MZ700
    Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭Sharp MZ700


    Davexirl wrote: »
    Give it a good smell and see, if it doesn't smell right I would throw it out.

    You're right, doesn't smell 100%. Shame, waste of money.


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    #101
    Dizzyblonde
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,108 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    Folks please remember, food safety advice isn't permitted.


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    #102
    Gloomtastic!
    Registered Users Posts: 8,316 ✭✭✭Gloomtastic!


    Making bread in the winter can be hard if you don’t have a hot press or somewhere warm to get the dough rising.

    Put some water in your slow cooker, put it on high to heat the water quickly then turn to low. Put the slow cooker lid on with the handle facing down into the bowl. Put your dough container on top and leave for however long.

    Works a treat. :)

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    #103
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,204 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Had a medical appointment earlier and was looking at the magazines in the waiting area. One had this recipe. https://www.jameswhelanbutchers.com/info/6959/braised-featherblade-with-parsley-and-horseradish-dumplings/

    Never heard of featherblade steak until now.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



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    #104
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,077 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    I'm really liking this chilli pickle from Pataks.

    1471862653chilli-pickle-283g.png


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    #105
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,373 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    I'm really liking this chilli pickle from Pataks.
    Some of the Asian shops have way more pataks stuff than regular supermarkets.


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    #106
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,077 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    rubadub wrote: »
    Some of the Asian shops have way more pataks stuff than regular supermarkets.

    They really do, I never buy Asian food from the supermarkets. Support the little stores. I got this from Mr. Bells.


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    #107
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,056 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    I'm doing a smoked salmon tomorrow for a dish to bring to a neighbour. I don't know what I was thinking, but I never took the skin off before curing. It'll be fine though, right?


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    #108
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,759 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    beertons wrote: »
    I'm doing a smoked salmon tomorrow for a dish to bring to a neighbour. I don't know what I was thinking, but I never took the skin off before curing. It'll be fine though, right?

    Sides of salmon are always smoked with the skin on. Whole sides are usually sold that way too.


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    #109
    beertons
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Sides of salmon are always smoked with the skin on. Whole sides are usually sold that way too.

    That's what I wanted to hear. Good man beer.


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    #110
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,759 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    beertons wrote: »
    I'm doing a smoked salmon tomorrow for a dish to bring to a neighbour. I don't know what I was thinking, but I never took the skin off before curing. It'll be fine though, right?

    How are you smoking it??


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    #111
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,056 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    How are you smoking it??

    In a Joe


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    #112
    New Home
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 76,352 Mod ✭✭✭✭New Home


    Sounds fishy.


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    #113
    the beer revolu
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    beertons wrote: »
    In a Joe

    Hot smoking, so.
    I think you'd be in trouble if you had taken the skin off. The skin will keep it from falling apart.


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    #114
    beertons
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 23,056 ✭✭✭✭beertons


    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Hot smoking, so.
    I think you'd be in trouble if you had taken the skin off. The skin will keep it from falling apart.

    I was sure I had the skin removed the last time I did it. Anyway, now to clean Joe.


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    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,077 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    Japanese sauces, I'd like to try and make some.

    I see Mr. Bells here are selling ponzu sauce which I might try.

    This recipe for Okonomiyaki Sauce looks good:

    https://www.bigoven.com/recipe/okonomiyaki-sauce/166839

    Any recommendations of where to start?
    Is miso soup worth trying to make at home?


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    #116
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,759 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Japanese sauces, I'd like to try and make some.

    I see Mr. Bells here are selling ponzu sauce which I might try.

    This recipe for Okonomiyaki Sauce looks good:

    https://www.bigoven.com/recipe/okonomiyaki-sauce/166839

    Any recommendations of where to start?
    Is miso soup worth trying to make at home?

    I make miso soup fairly regularly. Very simple and quick.
    You'll need kombu and benito flakes for the dashi and miso to make up the soup.

    Bonito flakes (katsuobushi) used to be hard to find but Jia Jia have had them lately.


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    #117
    kylith
    Registered Users Posts: 17,736 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Japanese sauces, I'd like to try and make some.

    I see Mr. Bells here are selling ponzu sauce which I might try.

    This recipe for Okonomiyaki Sauce looks good:
    Hiroshima or Osaka style?


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    #118
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,077 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    kylith wrote: »
    Hiroshima or Osaka style?

    Don't know :)
    Japanese food is all new to me...


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    #119
    kylith
    Registered Users Posts: 17,736 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    igCorcaigh wrote: »
    Don't know :)
    Japanese food is all new to me...

    I'm a fan of the Hiroshima which is layered bottom to top with fried egg, noodles, cabbage, protein, batter scraps, pancake, sauce, whereas the Osaka style is all mixed in together. I' do had the latter once (not in Japan) and I didn't like it so much.

    If you're looking to get into Japanese food I highlu recommend the YouTube channel Cooking With Dog. I highly recommend the sukiyaki, and the gyoza recipe is better than anything you'd find in a restaurant here.


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    #120
    igCorcaigh
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,077 Mod ✭✭✭✭igCorcaigh


    kylith wrote: »
    I'm a fan of the Hiroshima which is layered bottom to top with fried egg, noodles, cabbage, protein, batter scraps, pancake, sauce, whereas the Osaka style is all mixed in together. I' do had the latter once (not in Japan) and I didn't like it so much.

    If you're looking to get into Japanese food I highlu recommend the YouTube channel Cooking With Dog. I highly recommend the sukiyaki, and the gyoza recipe is better than anything you'd find in a restaurant here.

    Thank you very much Kylith.
    Definitely prefer the sound of the Hiroshima version.


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    Faith
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭Faith


    Also check out Japaneasy by Tim Anderson. It’s a really accessible cookbook for Japanese recipes.


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