Lidl - recommendations

inforfun · 27-09-2016 12:59pm

Chuchote wrote: »

Oooh, risotto recipe, please? I make a seafood one as one of the standard nothing-in-the-cupboard fallbacks, it would be nice to have a few more.

I got the duck breasts but was astonished by the size of the tiny sliver of meat and the sea of fat.

Here Prawn and Asparagus Risotto

Get raw prawns though.

Chuchote · 27-09-2016 1:26pm

Thanks!

CaoimheSquee · 27-09-2016 1:35pm

Chuchote wrote: »

Oooh, risotto recipe, please? I make a seafood one as one of the standard nothing-in-the-cupboard fallbacks, it would be nice to have a few more.

I got the duck breasts but was astonished by the size of the tiny sliver of meat and the sea of fat.

Yep there is a LOT of fat!
How did you cook them? I always find they are a decent size. I get the garlic and herb marinated ones and stick them skin side down on a hot griddle to get the skin crisped up and then cook in the oven on a tray where all the fat can drip off.

I am terrible for following recipes so generally what I do for a risotto is brown whatever veg i am using in a big pot in some olive oil with some leeks and garlic and then add the rice when softed and slightly browned. I add a glug of white wine and then some nice veg stock gradually and stir. Recently used Potts vegetable stock which is gorgeous!
Measurements are very vague I am afraid!

Chuchote · 27-09-2016 2:18pm

CaoimheSquee wrote: »

Yep there is a LOT of fat!
How did you cook them? I always find they are a decent size. I get the garlic and herb marinated ones and stick them skin side down on a hot griddle to get the skin crisped up and then cook in the oven on a tray where all the fat can drip off.

I am terrible for following recipes so generally what I do for a risotto is brown whatever veg i am using in a big pot in some olive oil with some leeks and garlic and then add the rice when softed and slightly browned. I add a glug of white wine and then some nice veg stock gradually and stir. Recently used Potts vegetable stock which is gorgeous!
Measurements are very vague I am afraid!

I cook the duck breasts on a gridded pan, pouring off whatever fat liquefies, then separate the skin, fat and meat, and serve the skin and meat.

My risotto: fry up garlic, courgettes, shallots, a pepper, arborio or carnaroli rice, while heating some stock, either vegetable or chicken, and soaking some dried mushrooms in hot water and bubbling some frozen shellfish in butter. Then I start adding the hot stock and stirring it in gradually, throw in the mushrooms and their soaking water, pour in the liquor from the buttery shellfish, add a slosh of white wine or vermouth, and finally when it's ready add the shellfish, and serve with parmesan to be grated as desired.

vicwatson · 27-09-2016 2:21pm

Score the skin and cook duck breasts on a COLD pan, put the breasts in THEN turn on the heat, this gives time for the fat to come out of the skin, pour this fat off and when it solidifies reuse it for roast potatoes, lovely.

CaoimheSquee · 27-09-2016 2:23pm

vicwatson wrote: »

Score the skin and cook duck breasts on a COLD pan, put the breasts in THEN turn on the heat, this gives time for the fat to come out of the skin, pour this fat off and when it solidifies reuse it for roast potatoes, lovely.

You're right on the cold pan vicwatson! I recently found this out on a my kitchen rules marathon while suffering with a sinus infection! I always wondered why the skin wasn't getting dead crispy.
I should definitely start keeping the fat too for roasties

Harry Palmr · 27-09-2016 11:28pm

This is not so much a recommendation as a warning - Alfredo Inferno pizza is amazingly hot, I mean unpleasantly so unless you have a palate forged in Mexico. Took about 20 mins before I could feel my tongue.

Surreptitious · 27-09-2016 11:34pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

This is not so much a recommendation as a warning - Alfredo Inferno pizza is amazingly hot, I mean unpleasantly so unless you have a palate forged in Mexico. Took about 20 mins before I could feel my tongue.

Haha I always get this and I love it. I like hot food though.

Surreptitious · 29-09-2016 5:29pm

I tired the large Bratwurst and it was delicious so I got some more smaller ones but these have a sauce with them. I think they would taste nice in a roll with mustard or sauce like they serve in Germany.

Walter H Price · 30-09-2016 4:19pm

1: Deuluxe Seafood Chowder
2: Low GI Cob
3: Salted Cashew Nuts
4: Goats Cheese Roll's
5: Mozarella Balls
6: Roasted Chick Peas (When in)
7: Feta & Spinich Cheese Puffs
8: Fresh Veg ( Great Selection)
9: Lean Mince
10: Sol Chorizo (Full Sausage)

Best non food items are the toiletries Cien showergel , 5 Blade shark razor ad blades , shaving foam and balm all a fraction of Lynx and Gilette and do the exact same job ... not mad on the deodorant though

RhubarbCrumble · 30-09-2016 6:55pm

Low fat potato salad. LOVELY. Chunky pieces but not rock hard lumps like Tesco's tends to be.

B0jangles · 30-09-2016 7:26pm

Anyone else a fan of Lidl's own-brand viennetta, specifically the coffee one? It is seriously delicious, and coffee ice-cream is normally quite hard to find.

Dolbert · 30-09-2016 9:20pm

The new low-fat version of their Eridanous Greek style yoghurt is really good.

bonzodog2 · 30-09-2016 10:39pm

Alfredo American Supreme Pizza at 1.49 was rather tasty!

gandalf · 01-10-2016 12:51pm

Walter H Price wrote: »

Best non food items are the toiletries Cien showergel , 5 Blade shark razor ad blades , shaving foam and balm all a fraction of Lynx and Gilette and do the exact same job ... not mad on the deodorant though

Yep very impressed with the Shark Razor Blades since I moved over to them and it's saving me a fortune as they are a fraction of the cost of the Gillette ones.

The Deodorant is very rough though, I can feel it burning my skin and typically it isn't sensitive.

ArtyC · 02-10-2016 11:25pm

Picked up some frozen chicken in sherry tapas in the freezer section today? Anyone try them?

Only €4 with two tapas bowls

Walter H Price · 03-10-2016 2:36pm

gandalf wrote: »

Yep very impressed with the Shark Razor Blades since I moved over to them and it's saving me a fortune as they are a fraction of the cost of the Gillette ones.

The Deodorant is very rough though, I can feel it burning my skin and typically it isn't sensitive.

i stopped buying the gillette blades ages ago was getting the viking shave club ones delivered for a while before i tried the lidil ones , saves an absolute bomb.

Showergel is good , the shampoo is a bit so so , i use if for my beard to be honest , but yeh totally agree the deodorant is absolutely woeful

Heroditas · 03-10-2016 3:54pm

Surreptitious wrote: »

Haha I always get this and I love it. I like hot food though.

Are they always available? They're by far my favourite frozen pizza. Absolutely delicious and surprisingly hot.
I love spicy food though!

Surreptitious · 03-10-2016 5:28pm

Heroditas wrote: »

Are they always available? They're by far my favourite frozen pizza. Absolutely delicious and surprisingly hot.
I love spicy food though!

They seem to be available a lot of the time but sometimes they aren't. I don't like the other frozen pizzas there except the football special one that has olives and bacon with goats cheese. They usually have that one during soccer tournaments.

Kat1170 · 03-10-2016 10:16pm

Sorry for OT but roll-on deodorants for €1.50 in Dealz are a no brainer for me.

Really like the shaving gel in Lidl. Has a lovely fresh smell.

Walter H Price · 04-10-2016 10:16am

Kat1170 wrote: »

Really like the shaving gel in Lidl. Has a lovely fresh smell.

Yeh its really good quality too i get really bad razor burn have quite sensitive skin literaly the Lidl shave gel is the only non gillett one ive found that i can actually use with getting a rash

RhubarbCrumble · 04-10-2016 12:14pm

Does anybody know if the blades fit a Mach 3 razor?

Walter H Price · 04-10-2016 12:14pm

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

Does anybody know if the blades fit a Mach 3 razor?

no they don't its a different connection piece

BuffyBot · 05-10-2016 12:41am

The saucisson from the French week selection I quite like. Then again, I do like salamis etc full stop:D

inforfun · 05-10-2016 8:13am

Saucisson is fantastic but i would like it if they for once had another variety than the ones with nuts.
Think i ate them too often and i am a bit in a "meh" state with them.

But a bottle of red wine, fresh baguette and saucisson... you can wake me up for that.
And waking me up is usually punishable by death.

BuffyBot · 05-10-2016 8:42am

inforfun wrote: »

Saucisson is fantastic but i would like it if they for once had another variety than the ones with nuts.
Think i ate them too often and i am a bit in a "meh" state with them.

But a bottle of red wine, fresh baguette and saucisson... you can wake me up for that.
And waking me up is usually punishable by death.

Well they had one with cheese this time too, for variety

BuffyBot · 05-10-2016 5:44pm

Spotted their own brand (Irish made) hot sauce and picked up a bottle. Haven't opened it until I use up what I have open. Anyone tried it?

the beer revolu · 05-10-2016 6:06pm

BuffyBot wrote: »

Spotted their own brand (Irish made) hot sauce and picked up a bottle. Haven't opened it until I use up what I have open. Anyone tried it?

I spotted that but haven't tried it.
Good ingredients, should be similar to Frank's

Reputable Rog · 05-10-2016 6:42pm

RhubarbCrumble wrote: »

Low fat potato salad. LOVELY. Chunky pieces but not rock hard lumps like Tesco's tends to be.

Had it today, appalling would be a generous description for it.

RhubarbCrumble · 05-10-2016 10:59pm

Reputable Rog wrote: »

Had it today, appalling would be a generous description for it.

Guess we'll have to agree to disagree on that one.

Surreptitious · 06-10-2016 1:27am

I tried the potato salad and thought it was lovely, nice and light.

9or10 · 08-10-2016 12:15pm

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, I'm a lazy reader.

I do like their bags of dried Penne Rigate. 47c or 49c for a bag that will feed 4.

Always keep a few in for the next ice age.

Bit of olive oil, garlic, herbs, can be knocked into something edible quite quickly.

Surreptitious · 08-10-2016 6:50pm

I tired the salmon quiche from the french range and it was pretty nice. I also have a leek tart from the range in the fridge.

caviardreams · 15-10-2016 5:42pm

Just spotted these new small pots of Skyr for 69 cent each.
http://newtreats.blogspot.ie/2016/08/new-milbona-skyr-pots-lidl.html

Only tried the strawberry but it was lovely with real pieces of strawberry in it, and no added sugar (only 3.8g of sugar per 100g). Didn't see the plain one but hopefully they were just out of stock.

Space Dog · 15-10-2016 7:18pm

caviardreams wrote: »

Just spotted these new small pots of Skyr for 69 cent each.
http://newtreats.blogspot.ie/2016/08/new-milbona-skyr-pots-lidl.html

Only tried the strawberry but it was lovely with real pieces of strawberry in it, and no added sugar (only 3.8g of sugar per 100g). Didn't see the plain one but hopefully they were just out of stock.

They contain artificial sweeteners instead of sugar though.

BuffyBot · 16-10-2016 9:21pm

The frozen apple strudel is pretty good for a pre-made product.

Kat1170 · 17-10-2016 2:41pm

I see Lidl are now doing some of their toiletries in a 'mini' range. Lotions, toothpaste etc. Handy if you're travelling.

Thargor · 17-10-2016 6:20pm

Kat1170 wrote: »

I see Lidl are now doing some of their toiletries in a 'mini' range. Lotions, toothpaste etc. Handy if you're travelling.

Any aerosols will still be dumped so a bit pointless, your dentist will probably give you a small sample tube of toothpaste if they ask, I always grab a load of freebies at my checkups.

2RockMountain · 18-10-2016 3:45pm

Kat1170 wrote: »

I see Lidl are now doing some of their toiletries in a 'mini' range. Lotions, toothpaste etc. Handy if you're travelling.

Good idea, but I wish they'd do larger bottles too. For shower gel, anything less than 400ml size is a waste of time for me.

fin12 · 18-10-2016 7:15pm

2RockMountain wrote: »

Good idea, but I wish they'd do larger bottles too. For shower gel, anything less than 400ml size is a waste of time for me.

The toiletries are practically the same price as the bigger bottles, the small bottle of mouthwash is the same price as a big bottle.

annie.t · 18-10-2016 7:19pm

For anyone interested passata is back

BoJack Horseman · 18-10-2016 7:22pm

annie.t wrote: »

For anyone interested passata is back

I am!

Thank all the gods.

We've been using the Tesco passata and it might as well be 1/4 vinegar.

Now, if only the 'Italiamo' (blue tinned) chopped tomatoes would return.

9or10 · 18-10-2016 7:44pm

The huge single clove garlic seems to have gone - shame:(

BuffyBot · 18-10-2016 8:13pm

fin12 wrote: »

The toiletries are practically the same price as the bigger bottles, the small bottle of mouthwash is the same price as a big bottle.

Generally the way with mini-toiletries. That being said, they are often more expensive in some stores so even "same price" is a start.

Thargor · 23-10-2016 9:04pm

Lidls Deluxe Deli Style coleslaw for 99c is perfection, never buying anywhere else again. I love coleslaw and was finding it starting to taste a bit weird from a lot of places especially Aldi in recent times but this stuff is really excellent, like the deli kind you used to get years ago.

rubadub · 24-10-2016 9:53am

Kat1170 wrote: »

I see Lidl are now doing some of their toiletries in a 'mini' range. Lotions, toothpaste etc. Handy if you're travelling.

You can collect little bottles & jars and fill them with the big bottle for travelling. Like mini jam & honey jars or shampoos etc from hotels. The jars are good as you can get your finger in and get everything back out.

Back OT lidl version of tunnocks caramel bars are good, lidl on the top left

suirway · 24-10-2016 9:55am

The pizza's are good value for certain!

Shenshen · 24-10-2016 10:49am

Space Dog wrote: »

They contain artificial sweeteners instead of sugar though.

This.
I only noticed that after I had bought 2.
I honestly wish they would just make stuff less sweet, rather than adding these sweeteners. I just hate the taste of them

BuffyBot · 24-10-2016 5:48pm

Italian week has arrived (again!)

It's one of my favourite of the "weeks" they do. The gelatos are nice and I always stock up on some of the dry ingredients such as polenta, risotto rice etc.

A few new offerings such as scamorza cheese and even a pasta machine for €19.99, should anyone want to give make your own pasta a try without splashing out massively.

Current range of products are here: http://www.lidl.ie/en/7330.htm

9or10 · 24-10-2016 6:04pm

BuffyBot wrote: »

even a pasta machine for €19.99, should anyone want to give make your own pasta a try without splashing out massively.

We got one of those years ago when our egg production was exceeding demand by about a dozen a day.

Guess what, the day it arrived the Gals went on one of their little work to rules and then someone else wanted eggs so

.

Plus I kinda prefer the dried

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