What are you eating? Page 358

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ September 30 2009, 8:53 PM BST

You can laways keep basic and have other stuff frozen. Or make extra and freeze it.

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Yeah that's a good idea, then I could make a week's meals in one go!

Nigel Slater is very good, but nearly everything he comes up with is dripping with butter. Best use his recipes occasionaly.

There was a nice sounding fry up thing that seemed quite basic. And some chicken cakes that sounded good too. This was just in a 'suppers' section though cos I was looking to start small!

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ September 30 2009, 8:55 PM BST

Chopped tomatoes. Fry a chopped onion, add the tomatoes, and some mixed dried herbs (and a tin od tuna or some cooked sliced chicken or sausage), mix with the pasta and top with grated cheddar or parmasan. I've been making that since I was 13.

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Yum, that does sound nice. God I'm getting hungry now Thanks for the recipe Dolly, I shall try this tomorrow. I hope I don't f**k it up though, I'm really the worst cook ever.

It's a really good skill to be able to cook. Especially if you can knock up a meal from nothing. (well not literally nothing). I love baking, but mostly cook meals now and have to make sure they're fairly healthy.

Quote: Moonstone @ September 30 2009, 8:59 PM BST

Yum, that does sound nice. God I'm getting hungry now Thanks for the recipe Dolly, I shall try this tomorrow. I hope I don't f**k it up though, I'm really the worst cook ever.

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I've often cooked my own meals since I was a kid and was terrible at first. \but once you've got a few basic recipes, like cheese sauce, etc you can make anything. I'm not very neat and useless at chopping things which I blame on being left-handed.

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ September 30 2009, 8:59 PM BST

It's a really good skill to be able to cook. Especially if you can knock up a meal from nothing. (well not literally nothing). I love baking, but mostly cook meals now and have to make sure they're fairly healthy.

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Well I read what everyone else is doing and it sounds so nice, when I've just had chips and some frozen sausages or whatever (not eaten frozen!).
I'm missing out on lovely food, and probably much healthier than the shit I've been eating for a looooong time.

Make yourself lasagna. Piece of piss.

Lasagna sheets.
Dolmio White sauce.
Dolmeio Red Lasagne sauce.
Mince meat.
cheese.

Then if you master that. Try it from scratch.

Make the tomato sauce yourself. (toms, herbs)
Make the white sauce (flour, butter, milk)
Mince meat (fry with onions and garlic)
you could even make pasta sheets (flour and egg (I think))

and after that, start experimenting with different flavours

Quote: Moonstone @ September 30 2009, 9:03 PM BST

Well I read what everyone else is doing and it sounds so nice, when I've just had chips and some frozen sausages or whatever (not eaten frozen!).
I'm missing out on lovely food, and probably much healthier than the shit I've been eating for a looooong time.

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Frozen sausages sound bad.

I only eat organic meat. It's expensive, but I eat less of it. It's easy to make your own meatballs and burgers too.

Quote: Leevil @ September 30 2009, 9:06 PM BST

Make yourself lasagna. Piece of piss.

Lasagna sheets.
Dolmio White sauce.
Dolmeio Red Lasagne sauce.
Mince meat.
cheese.

Then if you master that. Try it from scratch.

Make the tomato sauce yourself. (toms, herbs)
Make the white sauce (flour, butter, milk)
Mince meat (fry with onions and garlic)
you could even make pasta sheets (flour and egg (I think))

and after that, start experimenting with different flavours

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I do find lasagne from scratch quite time consuming for what you get. I prefer dishes that take 20 mins or just bake alone in the oven.

Making the tom sauce might take 10 minutes, but the rest is just baking for 20 mins. Not too bad. Alkthough I've not made fresh pasta yet.

Quote: Leevil @ September 30 2009, 9:06 PM BST

Make yourself lasagna. Piece of piss.

Lasagna sheets.
Dolmio White sauce.
Dolmeio Red Lasagne sauce.
Mince meat.
cheese.

Then if you master that. Try it from scratch.

Make the tomato sauce yourself. (toms, herbs)
Make the white sauce (flour, butter, milk)
Mince meat (fry with onions and garlic)
you could even make pasta sheets (flour and egg (I think))

and after that, start experimenting with different flavours

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Cheers Lee - I LOVE lasagna! I'd be totally scared of messing this one up though. Still, he who dares...
By the way is that white source the same stuff you can put on mash?

Parsley sauce? If so, yeah. Just add erm Parsley. (I think)

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ September 30 2009, 9:08 PM BST

I only eat organic meat. It's expensive, but I eat less of it. It's easy to make your own meatballs and burgers too.

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I did once buy some mince to make my own burgers, but it just tasted like mince meat. I know that's obvious, but how come burgers you buy everywhere say 100% beef but don't taste anything like mince?

100% Beef doesn't mean the burger is just beef. I probably refers to the fact that the meat is just beef, rather than other crap.

Did you add herbs, salt, egg?

Shop bought burgers are processed and filled with weird shit, I'm not saying they're not nice. But homemade burgers, unless you have the process machines aren't going to turn out the same. If you practice, they'll come out better!

Classic Burger Recipe

Serves: 8

Ingredients

* 1kg minced beef (it is best not to use the lean mince as fat will help to keep the burgers moist)
* 1small onion, finely chopped
* 4tbsp fine bread crumbs
* 1egg, lightly beaten
* 1red chilli,finely chopped
* 1tsp salt
* 1tsp mustard power or mustard
* 1/2 tsp black pepper
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed

Method

Place the beef in a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Mix it all together until just combined. This is best done by hand but don't over-work the mixture or you'll get a tough burger.

Wet you hands then shape the mixture into burgers by flattening the mixture in your hand about 2cm or 1 inch thick and smoothing he edges.

The burgers can now be cooked either on a griddle pan, non-stick frying pan with a bit of oil, or even a barbeque. Make sure you pre-heat the fying pan, griddle pan or barbeque to a medium heat.

Cook the burgers for about 5 minutes on each side, turning them once only.

http://www.burger-recipe.com

If you don't have a packet of bread crumbs, just toast some bread and crumble that up. Or if you're missing any other recipe, just Google "ingredient" alternative.

I've also made them with grated apple, minced beef and egg to bind. You can also do the same with minced chicken for something leaner.

Grated apple works great in lots of things.

Quote: Leevil @ September 30 2009, 9:27 PM BST

100% Beef doesn't mean the burger is just beef. I probably refers to the fact that the meat is just beef, rather than other crap.

Did you add herbs, salt, egg?

Shop bought burgers are processed and filled with weird shit, I'm not saying they're not nice. But homemade burgers, unless you have the process machines aren't going to turn out the same. If you practice, they'll come out better!

Classic Burger Recipe

Serves: 8

Ingredients

* 1kg minced beef (it is best not to use the lean mince as fat will help to keep the burgers moist)
* 1small onion, finely chopped
* 4tbsp fine bread crumbs
* 1egg, lightly beaten
* 1red chilli,finely chopped
* 1tsp salt
* 1tsp mustard power or mustard
* 1/2 tsp black pepper
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed

Method

Place the beef in a large bowl and add the remaining ingredients. Mix it all together until just combined. This is best done by hand but don't over-work the mixture or you'll get a tough burger.

Wet you hands then shape the mixture into burgers by flattening the mixture in your hand about 2cm or 1 inch thick and smoothing he edges.

The burgers can now be cooked either on a griddle pan, non-stick frying pan with a bit of oil, or even a barbeque. Make sure you pre-heat the fying pan, griddle pan or barbeque to a medium heat.

Cook the burgers for about 5 minutes on each side, turning them once only.

http://www.burger-recipe.com

If you don't have a packet of bread crumbs, just toast some bread and crumble that up. Or if you're missing any other recipe, just Google "ingredient" alternative.

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Man you's a star! Cheers muchly. I didn't put anything in when I made mine, just squidged some mince and fried it basically. Don't know why the f**k I was expecting it to magically taste like a Maccys lol!

That's Friday's effort sorted!

Quote: Dolly Dagger @ September 30 2009, 9:27 PM BST

I've also made them with grated apple, minced beef and egg to bind. You can also do the same with minced chicken for something leaner.

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Grated apple??? Really? Doesn't it just make the burger taste appley?