Thread: Dinner

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Hope it’s still not in the oven…

I fear it may be too late. 17 hours in the oven will not be lretty




chitty Will still eat it!

Yesterday was 'lamb lørdag', and I'm quite proud of meself coming up with that. Being an international linguist creates abundant opportunities for stuff like this.

It was supposed to be my signature Mediterranean style lamb shanks served on a bed of mashed potato with seasonal vegetables, but I had to take the daughter into town in the afternoon and forgot to turn the gas off... the shanks just fell apart but luckily didn't burn.

So... it was Mediterranean style lamb stew with a dollop of mash and peas.



It turned out pretty good, or "bra" as we say in Norway.

Mendip, for to help



'Lamb Saturday' = 'lam lørdag'

'ganske bra' = 'pretty good'

You are welcome

Originally Posted by PAG

Indeed, make some slits and push cloves inside.

No, I have been through the phase of rosemary, of spiking with garlic, rubs etc and its all behind now thankfully. Lamb stands on its own and there is nothing worse than it being overpowered by garlic imo. These days with most meats and fish its plain, let the flavour of the product speak for itself, sauce/gravy and condiments on the side if needed.

^^ Thank you Ravers, it's always good to have a Scandinavian speaker about! Well, once in a Blue Moon they come in useful, anyway!

Tonight was stew Sunday, or 'stu Sondag', of course.



Sometimes I wonder what I'd do without peas.



Followed by banane kustarden!

you let mini get away with sunpride. I hope she gets a spicy Thai in before the month off. Are you going to take her out for a curry in the UK?

How many languages can you ask for peas in, Mendip?

English, irish, Scottish and Welsh

Snigger

lapskaus søndag = stew sunday

banan og vaniljesaus. = banana and custard

Minced pork and vegetables with beef gravy and mash...

Is that a starter before the leftover curry?

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

Is that a starter before the leftover curry?

I shall be having another portion shortly,little n often.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Minced pork and vegetables with beef gravy and mash...

That looks horrid.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Minced pork and vegetables with beef gravy and mash...

I think you have outdone yourself...

10 points for the beetroot on the side. There's a lot of beetroot hatred goes on here. Dunno why, there even good on a burger.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

Minced pork and vegetables with beef gravy and mash...

I gave it 8 points for effort, but subtracted 9 points for presentation
Hope it tastes better that it looks . LOL

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

That looks great Mwndip, I love a good beef stew!

It was lamb!

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

PS: I grounded a couple of pound of it in another bag to make burgers another time, but I think it would be too lean, so I am thinking of adding a bit of pork fat. What do you think?

Definitely add fat.

80% to 20% ratio.

Nice cool rainy morning. Time for a nice stew. I use pork butt as nobody else in the house eats beef, a lot like BB. So going to sauté off the pork, and then do some chopped onion, garlic and red bell for flavor in both chicken and pork stock we had. Simmer that for an hour to soften up the meat and get the flavors going. Then into the oven at 165 for an hour to get it going and thicken the gravy as the pork has been lightly floured. Then add the whole small potatoes and onions for an hour. Then the last 45 minutes of so add the carrots and green beans. Let it sit all afternoon and then reheat for dinner.





Finished product to come.

Originally Posted by Buckaroo Banzai

I am taking Thai classes at night

Good man. It astounds me how many westerners live here for years/decades and go around completely illiterate, unable to read a simple menu or road sign.

Originally Posted by Mendip

It was lamb!

where do you get lamb here?

Makro. The stew started as lamb shanks. They also often have legs and shoulders, and sometimes minced lamb.

Originally Posted by Edmond

Good man. It astounds me how many westerners live here for years/decades and go around completely illiterate, unable to read a simple menu or road sign.

You are right. Given my personality I could not possibly live here totally dependant on my wife , and or having a meaningful conversation with all the IMO wonderful Thais, or being able to give a piece of my mind to those not so wonderful. LOL
but in defence to those who have not made the efford.It is a very difficult language . especially since many of us are older.
Many of the things in it simply do not make any sense to me at this level,, to my technically syractured mind.perhaps it will later on.
so far I only had 30 hrs.
Dead syllables, Live syllables , tones, simple vowels, complex vowels, middle consonants , High, low, etc. For instance two character vowels are short, and single character are long , but not always LOL
I am still trying to decipher the code.
But all this is a subject for another thread , one that i will start once I have a bit of a handle and dont sound as ignorant about the Thai language as I do in this reply. On the Bright side, my vocabulary is increasing exponentially

Originally Posted by Mendip

Makro. The stew started as lamb shanks. They also often have legs and shoulders, and sometimes minced lamb.

Hang in there mate, running water and electricity can't be far off now!