Thread: Lunch ... the second course

^ is that not the weight? just over 1.8kg

Originally Posted by Troy

May I ask how much that wagyu steak cost?

Hello Troy.

It cost B1800.

^ Thanks, I see the weight and price on the packet now.

Betts, how come we never get to see this mysterious airfryer in action that is now omnipresent in your cooking?. That isn't a sausage btw, i don't know what you'd call something like that with skin like Kim Kardashian but not a sausage. The steak, onions and roast potatoes look good tho.

^^ Looks very nice!

What was the pineapple's role? A sauce?

We went for a simple massaman curry.

As it's Saturday, the afternoon chocolate cakes are almost ready, which we'll serve with cream, ice cream and fresh fruit.

^ I love a Massaman, nice choice.

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

Betts, how come we never get to see this mysterious airfryer in action that is now omnipresent in your cooking?. That isn't a sausage btw, i don't know what you'd call something like that with skin like Kim Kardashian but not a sausage. The steak, onions and roast potatoes look good tho.

The German sausage thingy, I'm sure some our members will know the proper name, tastes good and only takes 6 minutes to cook in the AirFryer.

The AirFryer is pretty boring to look at, looks a bit like a Korean style rice cooker. It's a round plastic convection oven with a handle at the front that pulls out the tray - very easy to use and clean; very effective for cooking. We got a 5.5L Airfyer which I suppose is big enough for a small Sunday roast, a mid-sized chicken, etc.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^^ Looks very nice!

What was the pineapple's role? A sauce?

The wife's midnight "snack" that she never bothered cleaning up. I thought I'd leave it there for her... (actually, I was a bit worried about what she was cooking or marinating or something in the tins because I threw away some dirty water from a pan yesterday, and cleaned the pan, as you do - she wasn't happy that I'd thrown her stock out... She's very messy...)

^ You must have a very clean kitchen. If I left a tin of pineapple out overnight it would be absolutely covered by those tiny little ants in the morning.

Originally Posted by Mendip

^ You must have a very clean kitchen. If I left a tin of pineapple out overnight it would be absolutely covered by those tiny little ants in the morning.

We have no insects or rats/mice in Korea (obviously they do somewhere, but not in the apartments I've lived in). Korea has quite a lot of advantages over Thailand - a balmy 27 degrees today with a pleasant wind.

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

Betts, how come we never get to see this mysterious airfryer in action that is now omnipresent in your cooking?. That isn't a sausage btw, i don't know what you'd call something like that with skin like Kim Kardashian but not a sausage. The steak, onions and roast potatoes look good tho.

The imitation hot dog killed the image.
Nice lightly roasted pots in onions, almost blue steak and no veges.

A real man's lunch.

Tell you one thing. A lot of time and effort are going into creating the character of Edmund.

Edmund has been a little busy on a voyage.

Originally Posted by aging one

Tell you one thing. A lot of time and effort are going into creating the character of Edmund.

The base of the created character was well established some time ago.
Quite reflective and telling of particular TD policies.


Some can and some can't.

Originally Posted by aging one

Tell you one thing. A lot of time and effort are going into creating the character of Edmund.

Agreed

Originally Posted by HuangLao

The base of the created character was well established some time ago.
Quite reflective and telling of particular TD policies.
Some can and some can't.

... and some don't bother

Restaurants should be open again tomorrow, though dry of course. Not sure if we're going to bother going out or not, but in the event decided to make my weekly sojourn into the kitchen today instead of tomorrow.

This week I'm going Italian, with pork meatballs, a tomato sauce, and homemade tagliatelle.

First off made the pasta, which is simplicity itself, then used my machine to roll it out thinly and slice into strips. Hung on a rack for later.



Then made up the tomato sauce, so I could let it simmer away whilst I made the meatballs.

Pretty basic, fried up some diced onion, garlic, chilli flakes and basil, then added some grated carrot, cooked for a couple of minutes and added the chopped tomatoes and some water. When it thickened, added some more water and a glass of red wine.





Set to work on the meatballs. About half a kilo of minced pork, some fennel seeds and more chilli flakes, fresh grated parmesan, Italian parsley, and some breadcrumbs that I'd toasted beforehand.



Everything mixed together by hand in a large bowl, and made up six good size balls.



Put some vegetable oil in a skillet and heated until smoking, took it off the heat whilst the balls went in, then back on a high heat, turning the meatballs over regularly to get an even browning.



About 10 minutes before everything was ready, into a pan of salted water went the pasta, and boiled until al dente.



Drained the pasta, added some fresh ground pepper and a slug of olive oil, and ready to go.



Bit concerned that the inside of the meatballs might be undercooked as they were quite large, but no, actually perfect.

^ yum!

That's a lovely meal PAG, my suspicions are getting aroused however and i am not sold on the Para guise, i reckon you are Fanny Craddock's long lost son.

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

That's a lovely meal PAG, my suspicions are getting aroused however and i am not sold on the Para guise, i reckon you are Fanny Craddock's long lost son.

Para?

Can't green you PAG, but that meatball dish looks sensational. Will try something similar this week, got half a pack of pasta left in a cupboard to use up on something that'll be about a quarter as good as yours

Saturday afternoon tea. I personally thought they were average, others thought that they were quite splendid. Or at least that's what they told us.

There must be some clues in the reflection from that oven - a case for TD detectives...

I bought some double cream and cinnamon powder, so I'm gonna have another go at rice pudding.

Home made pasta, I've never had much success. Are you not in Thailand, PAG, doesnt the heat make it too difficult?