Thread: Dinner

Tea for two

Damn! I forgot to take a picture of the beef stew I made last night. Went down great with 3 slices of oven fresh bloomer.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

I like the token vegetation on the plate...

Did not know peas were a countable noun. I get 26 or 27.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Tea for two

food looks lovely mate but whats up with the orange juice ?

Made a beef moussaka last night.

Now that looks delicious...Recipe please!

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Made a beef moussaka last

My favourite dish (along with pastistio), looks lovely.

Eggplant or potato?

Beef or Horse?

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Tea for two

Looks like either a fox or vulture has gone through

Yes and it looks like Dillinger put more effort into buttering his own bread, and got himself a nice glass of orange.

For the missus, a half-hearted buttering attempt and any old mug for the juice.

Originally Posted by charleyboy

Now that looks delicious...Recipe please!

Ingredients.
300 g minced beef or lamb
basil
1/2 kg of tomatoes
1/2 onion
3 cloves of garlic
butter/oil
1 cup of mushrooms
1 medium carrot
3 medium eggplants
Chilli (optional)
1 cup of White wine

Topping
1 cup of breadcrumbs
1/2 cup of grated cheddar cheese

Sauce
1 cup of flour
2 table spoons of butter
2 cups of milk
nutmeg

salt & pepper

Method
Pre-cooking 1: Slice the eggplant, score and cover in salt and leave for 20 minutes
Pre-cooking 2: Pat eggplant slices dry and gently fry both sides in olive oil

In the meantime cook the mince and tomato sauce as you would a pasta/bolognese.
ie
1 Dice the onion and garlic, brown in a pan with a tablespoon of butter.
2. Dice the tomatos and add to the pan - add several generous spoons of olive oil and cook for 20-40 minutes.
3. Brown the mince and add.
4. Brown the mushrooms and add.
5. grate a small or medium carrot into the mix
6. add a cup of white wine.

Sauce
Melt 3 tablespoons of butter
add 1 cup of flour and mix well.
slowly add milk and mix at the same time.
add a pinch of the nutmeg.

Layer the moussaka, pasta, meat, cheese and then breadcrumbs, parmesan and grated cheese on top.

Originally Posted by Satonic

My favourite dish (along with pastistio), looks lovely. Eggplant or potato?

Eggplant.

If I used potato it'd be a Shepard's pie.


Here's a slice.

Ive got my son over.
Its cowboy meals mainly now. Sausages and beans. Just on my way out to buy a chip pan

^^ I probably should've made a salad or side to go with it...

Didn't bother.

Tastes great, and enough for lunch today (well, ok, elevenses) also.

I'm having turkey for my Sunday lunch. I bought two gigantic fresh turkey legs for £ 3 in Morrison's, silly price and only three trays were available for sale, all snapped up immediately. If I remember, I'll take some pics.

Originally Posted by can123

I bought two gigantic fresh turkey legs for £ 3 in Morrison's, silly price

Were they front or back legs ?

^ 555 allthough more likely

That looks tasty Nige, I cooked some Mexican food up tonight but can't post pics as I'm using my phone. I have a few photo threads to put up too when I get my laptop sorted.

^ I made the gravy with the remaining juice from the cooked beef ,,,,it was delicious

^ I hope you cleaned that fork before sticking it in your gob Nigel.

You don't know where that wallet has been.

Looks good to me Nige...I'm drooling.
Noticed that your wallet is void of real money!

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Should give you a bit of incentive to get on that big bird Somtum

I've got a full week of roasts at various locations to look forward to when I first arrive. Becoming obscenely large is on the cards..

Went to the Dr on Thursday for a checkup after my operation and whilst he was very pleased with my progress he does want me to put on a bit more weight. I had only put on 1/2 Kg in the last month and he wanted more.

So, it seemed like a good time to do a bit of a fridge clear out with a simple dinner.



a trio of Cumberland sausages and what Tesco Lotus laughingly call bacon.



Basic ingredients



Simple dice to make sure they cook evenly.



No need to use any fat as the bacon and sausage will take care of that.



Need to keep hydrated.



Already to go...





In the goes the chilli



Once everything has cooked through and the veg is softened in goes the tomato sauce and the part cooked pasta along with a little of the cooking water.

A couple of minutes later.... plate time



Sloppy presentation I know... must do better.

Well done Tosl , not what I would eat , but then we all like different.

Glad your still on the mend.

BTW your place / cooking area looks nice and clean

^you say that to all the guys :-)