Thread: Lunch ... the second course

Originally Posted by PAG

Not sure about the baked dumplings, but the rest looks absolutely great, classic veg and done well. Chapeau.

Could probably do with some pepper or seasoning on the veggies...

Wife is making up a Khao Ca Moo for dinner and probably lunch for tomorrow. To difficult to make a little bit. Its a long process if you have never made it. She got some fresh hind quarters of pork and made up the pot with water, added spices and will now let it simmer all day until the meat is very tender. Smells great around the kitchen area.

While the Khao Ca Moo is simmering wife whipped up a nice Moo Dang Wonton soup with fresh string beans from the garden for lunch.

This must be wife cooking day. Just got presented this, which I really believe to be one of the better Pad Thai's around.

^ Looks good AO. I haven't had a good Pad Thai in awhile. My wife makes it occasionally but it doesn't seem to be a dish eaten much up North here for some reason. I seldom ever see it on a menu around us when eating out.

I've always thought the relative scarcity of Pad Thai up here was because of its nationalist/royalist history.

They're not so into that up here.

The article linked to is more informative than its name suggests.

http://https://southeastasiabackpacker.com/pad-thai-history-thailand/

Originally Posted by cyrille

I've always thought the relative scarcity of Pad Thai up here was because of its nationalist/royalist history.

Read the link Cyrille. It is definitely available where foreigners are in high concentration. I think as you get away from those locations Pad Thai isn't eaten very often by Thai folks. Big dishes found everywhere around us are Khao Soi, Khao Ca Moo, Kanom Jeen, Khao Men Gai, Lots of noodle shops, Larb Moo, Nam tok Moo. Gai Yang and and Gaeng Hung Lay.

Lunch with a view yesterday after hiking up a big hill in the Peak District. This one was taken about half way up when I was wondering why they didn't mention there were a load of big fuck off rocks on the website that recommended this particular one.



A chicken tikka bites (M&S I'll have you know) sandwich for me and a corned beef and piccalilli sandwich for her. Dinky pork pie starters.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

While the Khao Ca Moo is simmering wife whipped up a nice Moo Dang Wonton soup with fresh string beans from the garden for lunch.

That looks great. I could murder a good Thai soup.

Have you added dried chili or a chili sauce to that?

I'm guessing so from the colour.

Originally Posted by aging one

This must be wife cooking day. Just got presented this, which I really believe to be one of the better Pad Thai's around.

I've never been a fan. It's probably one of the few dishes in Thailand you could quite accurately describe as bland IMO (although yours does look good with those big prawns).

Originally Posted by cyrille

The article linked to is more informative than its name suggests.

http://https://southeastasiabackpacker.com/pad-thai-history-thailand/

Didn't we have this discussion on here when Jeff was around? Does anyone know what has happened to him, btw?

I warmed to him after a while and his picture thread was great.

Ciabatta + salami + tomatoes + cheese + oregano + ground black pepper + grill + pot of Earl Gray.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Read the link Cyrille

Ciz been hitting the Cheers beer earlier again.

Homemade leek and potato soup, with parmesan croutons.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Have you added dried chili or a chili sauce to that?

I'm guessing so from the colour.

Wife whips that up Hal. Yes it loaded with chilis and chili sauce.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Wife whips that up Hal. Yes it loaded with chilis and chili sauce.

I could see it was. Good stuff.

Originally Posted by Stumpy

Read the link Cyrille.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Ciz been hitting the Cheers beer earlier again.

Read.

To rhyme with 'Chitty is braindead', you utter dolt.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Read.

To rhyme with 'Chitty is braindead', you utter dolt.

I had a laugh at that too Cyrille.

Originally Posted by cyrille

Read.

To rhyme with 'Chitty is braindead', you utter dolt.

lol.

Needed to use some bell peppers in the fridge, so Fajitas it is. In this case, it's chicken. After making some soft tortillas this morning, made a dry rub for the chicken breasts (two, I'll be having it tomorrow also). The rub was chilli powder, cumin powder, garlic poweder, paprika, oregano, and S&P




Rub done, peppers and onion sliced.



Fried the chicken breasts in some olive oil before putting to one side.





Peppers and onion into the same pan the chicken was cooked in.



Once the vegetable mix started to caramelise, the chicken breasts sliced, then added back in the pan along with a squeeze of fresh lime juice.





Ready to go. Made some fresh pico de gallo topping for one, straight sour cream for the other.

That defo works.

Looks fantastic PAG, and a special mention for the tortillas effort.

Tip top effort PAG!

I check the fridge every few days, seeing what needs to be used up before having to be thrown out. Yesterday was the turn of an orange pepper, a few potatoes, and some cream.

First off made some Dauphinoise potato (layers of scalloped potato covered in a mix of cream, melted butter and crushed garlic, sprinkled with cheese - in this case some mozzarella, then baked in the oven).



Halved the orange pepper, and stuffed with a mix of diced tomato, chopped spring onion and japapeno pepper, topped with some parmesan. A minced lamb pie out of the freezer completed the meal.

Quality!

Made some spiced basmati rice this morning, topped with ultra crispy onion, a chicken panang from the freezer, along with a recently made naan bread from the freezer, warmed with melted butter and chopped garlic.





The naan was very good, soft and pulled apart easily.