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

con747 · 18-09-2023 4:55pm

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I recently watched a programme about food from the 70's and they done a taste comparison test between Smash potato powder and homemade mash with a chef doing the taste test both had butter and milk added with seasoning Smash won it!

the beer revolu · 18-09-2023 5:01pm

Following on from the somewhat disappointing Michelin starred dinner the other night, we were back in the same hotel for Sunday lunch.

While Mrs beer's choices weren't fantastic, my meal was excellent,the starter, in particular - confit tomatoes with a cucumber gazpacho. Really good rare roast beef followed. And at a much more palatable price - £47 for 3 courses.

3 course lunch for 10 was considerably cheaper than dinner for 4!

igCorcaigh · 18-09-2023 5:01pm

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Must be 2% glue then 😅

I used Knorr brand. It's there for emergency purposes...

Edited @the beer revolu

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Potatoes (96%), Salt, Emulsifier (Mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Stabiliser (Diphosphate), Pea Starch, Onion Powder, Antioxidants (Ascorbyl Palmitate, Sodium Metabisulphite), Turmeric, Flavourings

It's got antioxidants and turmeric. Has to be healthy, right? 😁

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/en-IE/products/252151636

the beer revolu · 18-09-2023 5:04pm

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Just checked, that's only 84% potato!

Mr.Wemmick · 18-09-2023 5:39pm

Rump steak, red onions, pepper sauce and diced garlic potatoes done in the air fryer.

Black Sheep · 18-09-2023 7:01pm

Baked Cumberland sausages with apples, raisin and cider. Mash and greens also.

The raisins were soaked in brandy first. Sprigs of thyme, brown sugar on the apples. Delicious recipe from Diana Henry.

con747 · 18-09-2023 7:09pm

I had a battered fish wrap with air fried mushrooms and shallots and the O/H had the other steak with the same as I had the other day with corn on the cob.

the beer revolu · 19-09-2023 9:06am

Must be different versions of the Knorr mash. I found ingredients, online with only 84% potato.

limnam · 19-09-2023 9:26am

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Simple is one of my favorite cook books.

Lovely dish.

mrsdewinter · 19-09-2023 10:49am

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A relative living on their own got the Tesco frozen mash recently - as a small side, it was surprisingly tasty and the texture held up very well (I generally hate freezing cooked potato, the texture seems to go all woolly - that didn't seem to be an issue with the Tesco frozen mash).

ArtyC · 19-09-2023 2:28pm

I always freeze mash & rice in portions . Works incredibly well. Don’t let them thaw. Nike from frozen 🥶

Mr.Wemmick · 19-09-2023 5:56pm

I’ve used frozen mash a handful of times, very handy if I’m unwell and kids need something easy. Not bad if you’re stuck. You just microwave it, add milk butter & mash it more. I’ve also used it once for a cottage pie topping.

Mr.Wemmick · 19-09-2023 5:59pm

Chilli sausages with sweet chilli Jam, diced garlic potatoes done in the air fryer and whole green beans.

con747 · 19-09-2023 6:11pm

Noodles curry sauce breaded king prawns.

SourSessions · 19-09-2023 6:16pm

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I've gotten a few of those naans and loved them but the last one was paper thin, had it in the oven for two minutes to warm and it crisped up to the point of being inedible

igCorcaigh · 19-09-2023 10:12pm

Chicken in a creamy mushroom and tarragon sauce with green beans and basmati rice.

sporina · 19-09-2023 11:19pm

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proper looking dinners hmm

Dave_The_Sheep · 20-09-2023 7:51pm

Using up food before going away for a few weeks. An almond and tomato basil pesto sauce with grated courgette and some grass on top. Lots of garlic and parmesan too. Surprisingly tasty. Might do that one again.

igCorcaigh · 21-09-2023 7:08pm

Seeing that my beloved has offered me some spare Bolognese sauce, I am going to convert it into a sort of Chilli con Carne by adding cumin, chilli powder, smoked chilli flakes and black eye beans.

That will go nicely with my leftover rice, and I'll add green beans on the side too, with parsley.

It's all about the parsimony in the igCorcaigh household.

igCorcaigh · 21-09-2023 9:55pm

Crème fraisch was a nice addition.

The hard cheese was a Tomme? Chopped rather than grated, but it was good.

Black Sheep · 22-09-2023 11:58am

Chicken and Parma ham with a fig and ricotta filling. A surprise hit with the kids.

I also got a 5.8kg full packer beef brisket, excited to smoke this tomorrow.

Gloomtastic! · 22-09-2023 12:03pm

6kg of meat! You should be able to feed all of us with that. Where do we go? 😉

Black Sheep · 22-09-2023 12:07pm

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Brisket never lasts that long when I'm eating it twice a day after spending the 24 hours smoking it! A lot of hassle, and less forgiving than a pork shoulder. There's every chance I'll **** this up.

awec · 22-09-2023 4:16pm

I'd love to smoke a packer brisket but there's no way we'd eat it all.

I don't like eating the same food 2 days in a row!

Not sure I'd be bothered with the overnight smoking either, knowing my luck I'd wake up in the morning and it'd either be blazing hot or will have gone out during the night!

the beer revolu · 23-09-2023 12:48am

A quick, easy roast. 40 minutes chicken (veg had an hour). Also butter lemon sweetheart cabbage and gravy.

Planet X · 23-09-2023 2:52pm

Beef Enchiladas....

Busman Paddy Lasty · 23-09-2023 2:55pm

Froze some smoked beef and it was delish. It's the little slab on top of the beef ribs here...

Sliced it looks exactly like a brisket type cut. I cubed it before freezing. Had some of it from the freezer into a noodle broth and it was unreal.

Black Sheep · 24-09-2023 7:53pm

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I cut mine in half when it was done, I'll freeze half and take it out for another day.

The 2.5kg / 3kg I've kept out, between 5 of us, will last a fair few days, but it'll get eaten. Actually ends up being good value, in a way.

The packers real attraction, though, is the extra fat. It was much easier to get right than the brisket I've made previously.

Made a mother sauce using short rib of beef, cognac, shallots, stock, tomato, mustard, Worcestershire and apple juice.

Served this with bread and slaw for the adults, mash and greens for the kids.

Mystery Egg · 25-09-2023 9:09pm

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Stunning!

Mystery Egg · 25-09-2023 9:18pm

Yesterday was our wedding anniversary and, knowing that we would be unable to get out with our five week old baby, my mother-in-law invited us over for a casual early dinner. Casual my eye! The first course was roasted butternut squash soup with cheese scones, followed by two main courses - lasagna, and a chicken in a sun dried tomato and spinach cream sauce, with all the sides, as well as sausages and chips for the five-year-old! Dessert was a ginger and pear cake with homemade honeycomb ice cream. Absolutely delicious. There were also a couple of bottles of Marlborough sauvignon blanc. Rolled home, I was. Dinner tonight was leftovers.

I tried to post a photograph of the delicious dessert but when I did I lost the whole post. I will try again in a while.

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

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