Food and drink thread

[Bleep1673]

Doing oven cooked BBQ Chicken Wings, but have no Ketchup, can't be A***ed getting some, so I used my home made Mango Chutney instead

[Futtocks]

2 hours ago, Bleep1673 said:

Doing oven cooked BBQ Chicken Wings, but have no Ketchup, can't be A***ed getting some, so I used my home made Mango Chutney instead

Curious - any good?

[Bleep1673]

20 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Curious - any good?

Nice. Very good caramelisation. I left three for this mornings breakfast, and they were really tasty.

[Robin Evans]

The memsahib made a hot pot with proper mutton last night. I've just finished the left overs.

Proper mutty hot pot..... one of the best dishes in Btitish cooking.

[Bleep1673]

Did mussels in a coconut thai curry sauce last night. 1kg of mussels, large bread. Full.

[hindle xiii]

After a fortnight or so of really paying attention to my nutrition I had an impulsive binge on rubbish this afternoon and I'm surprised at how quickly and radically my mood has changed completely for tonight.

[Bearman]

On 12/02/2021 at 17:38, Futtocks said:

McShepherd's Pie (Crofter's Pie?). A bottom layer of MacSween's haggis, chopped roughly to make a fairly even layer. Then a layer of marrowfat peas, then a topping of potato (baked, then chopped with skin on). Add a few dots of butter on top, and a sprinkling of chives.

In the oven for about 25 minutes, to heat everything through and get a little crisping on the spuds. A very satisfying and filling one-pot meal.

I shamelessly nicked your recipe but swapped the haggis with local farm shop faggots.

That works too!

[Futtocks]

1 minute ago, Bearman said:

I shamelessly nicked your recipe but swapped the haggis with local farm shop faggots.

That works too!

It also works with sausage meat, especially if you mix it with pre-fried onions, mushrooms, pancetta chunks etc., for texture.

I nicked the general idea from a Rick Stein recipe for Parmentier de Canard, where the bottom later is the meat from confit duck legs.

[Futtocks]

On 07/03/2021 at 18:32, Futtocks said:

It also works with sausage meat, especially if you mix it with pre-fried onions, mushrooms, pancetta chunks etc., for texture.

I nicked the general idea from a Rick Stein recipe for Parmentier de Canard, where the bottom later is the meat from confit duck legs.

I did something similar this evening. The shredded meat of one leg from a tin of confit duck legs, some chopped venison steak, mushrooms, shallots, garlic, balsamic vinegar, red wine, thyme and chives. Then a layer of mashed potato, the whole thing baked for 20 minutes before I remembered to grate some Comte cheese over the top.

As the remaining 10 minutes was enough to make the rest of the dish ready to serve, but not enough to get the cheese properly grilled, I finished it off by using a blowtorch to crisp up the top surface.

Job done, very tasty.

[Mumby Magic]

Random but has anyone ever eaten roadkill

[Futtocks]

1 hour ago, Mumby Magic said:

Random but has anyone ever eaten roadkill

No, but we had a friend of the family who was into that sort of cuisine. He was always on the lookout for it when he was driving. He was also a fervent believer in Esperanto as a universal language, so a little off-beat in more than just one way.

[Mumby Magic]

Asking cos I drive as my job now. I see plenty of rabbit and pheasant by the roadside. Never had pheasant. Gaffer at work says he can get that and partridge for next to nowt as he lives by a farm. Anybody tried? Any recipes?

[Futtocks]

1 hour ago, Mumby Magic said:

Asking cos I drive as my job now. I see plenty of rabbit and pheasant by the roadside. Never had pheasant. Gaffer at work says he can get that and partridge for next to nowt as he lives by a farm. Anybody tried? Any recipes?

Pheasant is not very strong in flavour and can easily dry out if cooked carelessly. Wild rabbit has darker and more gamey meat than farmed, which is pale and more like chicken. Both are nice, but again have little fat, so casseroling is a better idea than roasting. There's a very good classic French dish of braised rabbit with prunes, many versions of which can be found online.

I prefer the flavour of partridge, when I can get it. Either roasted whole or what I did last time with partridge breasts - marinating them in buttermilk and spices, then coating them with panko breadcrumbs and frying them to make a sort of KFP.  

Here's Fergus Henderson's very simple recipe for roast partridge: https://www.nowness.com/series/12-days-of-christmas/on-the-first-day-of-christmas  

[Mumby Magic]

Didn't know whether to put this as a separate thread but the morning at underated food. I'll doft my hat to Greek.

[Futtocks]

24 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said:

Didn't know whether to put this as a separate thread but the morning at underated food. I'll doft my hat to Greek.

Good Greek is great, and there are plenty of places that serve it nowadays. Growing up, Greek restaurants could be very hit and miss. Limited menus and greasy food was always a possibility. 

When my sister lived near Twickenham, there was an excellent Greek place near the station which did fantastic kleftico. And there was somewhere near Abbey Road that did great meze, and the Greek Larder near St Pancras. Sadly, two have closed, and I've looked at the map of Maida Vale and can't identify the middle one.

Edited March 16, 2021 by Futtocks

[Bleep1673]

Went into town today, and bought 2x Lamb Samosas. One for there and then, one for breakfast tomorrow. As I was crossing the road outside the *closed* Odeon, I got dive-bombed by a seagull and had half of the samosa ripped from my hands, I managed to punch it but it still got half my samosa. Cheeky F***er.

[Mumby Magic]

As stated on other thread just got a slow cooker. Looking at a sausage casserole or a chilli first any decent basic recipes.

[Futtocks]

6 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said:

As stated on other thread just got a slow cooker. Looking at a sausage casserole or a chilli first any decent basic recipes.

Here's one I've made a few times, albeit with scaled down quantities. If you buy the beef (stewing steak or shin) ready-diced, the amount of work is minimal; just some measuring at the start, then slicing the spring onions before serving. You can add more sriracha/chilli if you like, as this is a very mild dish.

https://damndelicious.net/2015/02/21/slow-cooker-korean-beef/ 

Edited March 22, 2021 by Futtocks

[Futtocks]

My niece has been baking a lot in lockdown, and a local deli has asked her to make macarons for them. She's cooking them at home for now, but when things ease up, she'll be able to access their professional kitchen and scale up production.
She just sent me some lemon-flavoured ones, and they're really good!

[Bleep1673]

Has anyone opened a tinned Frey Bentos pie, and taken the crust off, and examined just how little meat is under there? It is pitiful.

[Futtocks]

One of Mrs Beeton's instructions for preparing a picnic, "take three corkscrews".

What a gal.

[Futtocks]

2 hours ago, Bleep1673 said:

Has anyone opened a tinned Frey Bentos pie, and taken the crust off, and examined just how little meat is under there? It is pitiful.

Apparently, they increased the meat content of their pies and puddings a few years ago, which makes you wonder what they were really like in the past.

I remember I used to think they were a real treat, but revisiting it and you are looking at something resembling dog food under a greasy pastry lid.

[Bleep1673]

14 hours ago, Futtocks said:

Apparently, they increased the meat content of their pies and puddings a few years ago, which makes you wonder what they were really like in the past.

I remember I used to think they were a real treat, but revisiting it and you are looking at something resembling dog food under a greasy pastry lid.

I lifted the crust on one of their "Increased Meat" Chicken Pies last month,  and found two thumb sized bits of chicken.

I too used to think these were a treat, along with Pot Noodles, and Vesta meals.

Edited April 8, 2021 by Bleep1673

[hindle xiii]

I saw this in Asda...

https://groceries.asda.com/product/indian-takeaway/asda-hot-indian-style-takeaway-meal-for-2/1000280856982

Ready meal box for 2:

Chicken phaal 6 chilli score, chicken vindaloo 5 chilli score, pilau rice, chilli naan 4 chilli score, chilli onion bhajis 4 chilli score.

Shine a light.

2 years ago I would have been dangerously tempted by this, but these days it would destroy my sensitive gut.

It's a new product apparently but it was already reduced to half price in my local Asda.

[Wanderer]

11 minutes ago, hindle xiii said:

I saw this in Asda...

https://groceries.asda.com/product/indian-takeaway/asda-hot-indian-style-takeaway-meal-for-2/1000280856982

Ready meal box for 2:

Chicken phaal 6 chilli score, chicken vindaloo 5 chilli score, pilau rice, chilli naan 4 chilli score, chilli onion bhajis 4 chilli score.

Shine a light.

2 years ago I would have been dangerously tempted by this, but these days it would destroy my sensitive gut.

It's a new product apparently but it was already reduced to half price in my local Asda.

Does it come with a free toilet roll holder?