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

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    #3842
    ellejay
    Registered Users Posts: 1,254 ✭✭✭ellejay


    cefh17 wrote: »
    Made smash burgers this evening, did the buns from scratch too, they turned out nicer than I thought they would compared to shop bought

    What cheese did you use please.
    I usually put cheddar on but it doesn't melt as nice as your pic!

    Is your sauce like Marie rose sauce, looks fab.


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    #3843
    cefh17
    Registered Users Posts: 990 ✭✭✭cefh17


    ellejay wrote: »
    What cheese did you use please.
    I usually put cheddar on but it doesn't melt as nice as your pic!

    Is your sauce like Marie rose sauce, looks fab.

    Honestly I think it was the cheapest sliced processed cheese from Lidl! Once I flip the burger over the first time and add it I add a lid and the steam from the pan helps melt it. The sauce is a ketchup/mayo/pickle relish mix :)


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    #3844
    PARlance
    Registered Users Posts: 21,096 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    cefh17 wrote: »
    Honestly I think it was the cheapest sliced processed cheese from Lidl! Once I flip the burger over the first time and add it I add a lid and the steam from the pan helps melt it. The sauce is a ketchup/mayo/pickle relish mix :)

    The nastier the cheese the better for a burger imo. Plenty of other times to eat good cheese.

    Burger, cheese, cheese, burger is the way to stack it too imo. Makes a big difference.


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    #3845
    Neyite
    Administrators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,947 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Neyite


    One advantage of our lockdown is that I got to try out a hotpot recipe that takes nearly 4 hours to do. The meat is meltingly tender.

    I think I'll investigate a few more long recipes now that I've a bit of extra time.


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    #3846
    cefh17
    Registered Users Posts: 990 ✭✭✭cefh17


    Neyite wrote: »
    One advantage of our lockdown is that I got to try out a hotpot recipe that takes nearly 4 hours to do. The meat is meltingly tender.

    I think I'll investigate a few more long recipes now that I've a bit of extra time.

    Do you have a link to the recipe?


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    #3847
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,337 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Pea and prawn risotto topped with parmesan and crisped up bresaola. Not the healthiest, but f*ck me it's tasty.

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    #3848
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,337 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    cefh17 wrote: »
    I followed this lad:
    https://youtu.be/gTGSUYMu6Ns

    Been following him the last year or so. Looks like (and probably is) a total hipster, but to be fair to him, he really seems to know his stuff. Videos are a nice blend of sarcasm, enthusiasm and humour.


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    #3849
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,850 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    ellejay wrote: »
    What cheese did you use please.
    I usually put cheddar on but it doesn't melt as nice as your pic!

    Is your sauce like Marie rose sauce, looks fab.

    Normal cheese doesn't melt the way people expect for burgers, it needs to have sodium citrate in it which all the processed cheese slices do. You can make similarly melty cheese from other cheeses by using sodium citrate yourself, if you have the time for it - plenty do now!


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    #3850
    cefh17
    Registered Users Posts: 990 ✭✭✭cefh17


    Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »
    Been following him the last year or so. Looks like (and probably is) a total hipster, but to be fair to him, he really seems to know his stuff. Videos are a nice blend of sarcasm, enthusiasm and humour.

    Yeah I only got into his stuff recently, total hipster but I like his stuff.. big bonus that he gives the weights in grams and not just cups and Oz!


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    #3851
    Shenshen
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,453 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shenshen


    Vegballs, mushroom gravy, mash and peas, with some raspberry jelly (had no lingonberry jam :( )
    This may easily be my new favourite dish. It tasted amazing.

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    #3852
    otnomart
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭otnomart


    Yesterday's dinner: one pot with spicy sausages and leeks.


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    #3853
    otnomart
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭otnomart


    As for tonight's dinner, I have got on the stove a pot with: stewing beef, sundried tomatoes and olives.
    For more flavour, I have added some Salsa Chipotle.

    I found in my cupboard a gift from a friend who went to Mexico for his hols, with four mini-sauces (earlier this week, I used the Salsa Norteña for another dish)

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    #3854
    Dizzyblonde
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,108 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    We had chicken stir fry tonight with teriyaki and a good dollop of sweet chilli sauce.


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    #3855
    otnomart
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭otnomart


    (I live in Continental Europe, and chicken gizzards are regularly stocked by my local supermarket)
    Tonight I am cooking a pot with chicken gizzards and frozen leeks


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    #3856
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,850 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Managed to get frozen okra slices in Eurasia a week or so ago, so did a more authentic gumbo today - less (but still some) dark roux needed to get the same consistency.

    Massive improvement in flavour and texture. Too much roux before!

    Never used much frozen veg (other than peas in some curries) but for something you won't use often and/or something a bit rarer its really an obvious option.


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    #3857
    McMurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    We had chicken with peppers, onions and garlic in a spicy tomato sauce with rice and beans.

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    It's hard to see, but there's a part boned chicken breast underneath all that veg!

    Dam tasty!


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    #3858
    kylith
    Registered Users Posts: 17,736 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Had some leftover cabbage which gave rise to a hankering, which lead to okonomiyaki for dinner. Had to whip up vegetarian sauce, which wasn’t the best, but we soldier on.


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    #3859
    Ryath
    Registered Users Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭Ryath


    cefh17 wrote: »
    I followed this lad:
    https://youtu.be/gTGSUYMu6Ns

    Made these tonight they were savage, genuinely one of the best burger buns I've ever had. Homemade burgers too, minced brisket done on the bbq over charcoal. Feel let down I didn't do homemade chips! :o The bread seemed a bit of a faff but I've made brioche bread plenty of times before the only extra really was the tangzhong. Technique to shape the buns was good to see. Thanks for the link

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    #3860
    TheKBizzle
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 499 Mod ✭✭✭✭TheKBizzle


    Made burgers for the housemates last night


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    #3861
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,337 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Teriyaki mariated beef skewers with rice salad. From BBC.

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    #3862
    Dave_The_Sheep
    Registered Users Posts: 7,337 ✭✭✭Dave_The_Sheep


    Bolognese sauce with homemade italian-esque flatbreads. Been grazing all day (comes from cooking bolognese and bread) so not hungry enough for the pasta.

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    #3863
    niallo76
    Registered Users Posts: 424 ✭✭niallo76


    Bombay potatoes and Tandoori chicken


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    #3864
    Daisies
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 4,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭Daisies


    Had a lovely warm potato and salmon salad. Roasted cubes of potato in garlic and parsley, baked salmon with garlic and dill and served it on salad with a zingy dressing with capers.


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    #3865
    Be right back
    Registered Users Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭Be right back


    Chicken pad Thai.


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    #3866
    otnomart
    Registered Users Posts: 4,065 ✭✭✭otnomart


    Today's dinner: a hearty stew with borlotti beans, bacon cubes and millet.


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    #3867
    Be right back
    Registered Users Posts: 6,067 ✭✭✭Be right back


    Bacon and mushroom tagliatelle.


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    #3868
    Dizzyblonde
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,108 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    We had sweet & sour chicken tonight.


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    #3869
    Mystery Egg
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 2,580 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mystery Egg


    Dizzyblonde wrote: »
    We had sweet & sour chicken tonight.

    Did you make your own sauce? If yes, would you share please?


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    #3870
    Dizzyblonde
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Politics Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,108 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dizzyblonde


    Mystery Egg wrote: »
    Did you make your own sauce? If yes, would you share please?

    Yes I did, it's a new recipe and the nicest I've tried. It's someone I follow on Instagram, and recipe is at the top of her profile page. She uses Canderel sweetener but I used sugar, and I also needed more cornflour than stated in the recipe. The chicken is cooked in the Airfryer but can also be done in the oven - and I cooked the veg separately then added it to the finished sauce with the chicken. Sorry for the epistle, lol, but because it's in her book not all the details are on Instagram. It was very simple and delicious.

    https://www.instagram.com/thedalydish/?hl=en


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    #3871
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    Dizzyblonde wrote: »
    We had sweet & sour chicken tonight.
    The sauce looks absolutely delicious. Yum. Gonna try something similar this weekend.

    I was very satisfied with our meals today.

    Breakfast - a fresh egg yolk and diced herb robert. I've been taking this every day first thing on an empty stomach and it's fantastic. Quick, tasty and keeps me going until lunch whenever I want that. We're saving the whites in the fridge to put into scrambled eggs or make meringues with tomorrow.

    We did a lot of gardening all afternoon and then had lunch in the garden - mini chorizo, butternut squash, tomato and cheddar quiche with a bowl of wild garlic, potato and leek soup.

    Beverages this the evening -
    Homemade lemonade with vodka
    Tea from lemon bee balm, local honey and a squeeze of lemon
    Cappuccino (milk frothed in a French press)

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    Dinner hit the spot... duck in calamondin orange sauce with egg fried basmati. Calamondin trees can be kept in a window and bear citrus fruit year-round. Fried tomatoes from the greenhouse, yes biiiiy.
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