Thread: Dinner

^ Yeh, sadly I had used the skin of that particular ex pig to make a pigsuit for some guy down in Chumpon...

Too much apple, not enough crackling, should have used the carrots as a breakwater between the peas and the potatoes - but I'm nitpicking.

7.8/10

Good stuff. Such efforts merit their own thread I feel.

Necron. That looked fookin' delicious.

Well done!

Passing by the little shop that sells farang goodies near the freindship bridge in nongkhai the other day i was suddenly overcome with Lust for a slab of Corned beef , im not exactly handy in the kitchen but as i hadnt had it in a while i thought fuk it give it a go


After handing over 475 baht for about 1.2 kg of corned beef i couldnt wait to get home and get that badboy in the oven,

First step was to check what sort of ingredients were in the fridge


as suspected , not much going on in there, Note to self , nip down the minimart and get some more beer prior to commencing.

The second step in the process found me googling corned beef recipes, i settled on a dish comprising of 2 cans of guinness and a couple of other bits and pieces, Sounds easy enough, Game on

For this recipe i needed only 2 cans of guinness , dark brown sugar,


pickling spice( came with the corned beef)a couple of carrots , some garlic, onion and cabbage .



Wash the beef and pat dry.
next i cut the onions and garlic in halves, and combined them in a large pot with the brown sugar and guinness

Not sure about doing them in the oven, haven't seen that before so please show us how it comes out. I did a corned beef for dinner a few pages back that was cooked the only way I know how, which is simmering in water. It came out looking like this:

Were going to cook the corned beef slowly in the oven but first i gave it a headstart on the stove , trick is to get the beer simmering, Grab a beer while keeping an eye on the simmering because if it bubbles over the beer is a bastard to clean of the stove top or so the maid tells me


25000 kip per can of guinness to so you dont want to waste any eh, beerlao dark would probably suffice for this recipe but i wanted to stay true to the original recipe so that if it all went to shit i could blame that




After about 15 minutes or so of simmering the meat and beer i popped it into a moderate oven and went to work on the side dish of veggies


For the veggies i used cabbage, potato, and some diced carrot. lightly sauteed in a bit of oil and then added a bit of the beer concoction .


All up the meat was in the oven 5 hours and came out a treat, earning me major brownie points with mrs BLD who seemed quite surprised i had found another use for beer other than tipping it down my neck



Check out that rascal,

Served up with a white sauce ( made from a packet ) with a bit of mustard thrown in for good measure and a bit of horseradish
on the side

The end result had the missus positively gagging for it and also gave me quite the stirring in my loins. Happy days,

Those Guinness cans look about the size of a redbull...
I don't remember you having giant hands.

Beef looks perfect.
Mustard and white cheese sauce?


Edit - ^ Beat me to it.

Need to work on your plating skills though.

Unfortunately 5 hours is a long time to cook and much beerlao had passed my lips by the time this little ripper was ready ,

Never Mind, i had a PLAN B

Ive Got Lovely Hands Mate

Looks like it all came out great, thanks for sharing how you did it in the oven which makes perfect sense now!.

Sorry, BL. I redded you for using Guinness!

It did look good though. I'll try and green you when I get time.

Originally Posted by Headworx

Looks like it all came out great,

It was a damn tasty bit of meat as it happens, i.ll be eating corn beef sandwiches for a while with the leftovers as well , definately buy that again,

Originally Posted by charleyboy

Sorry, BL. I redded you for using Guinness!

Fair enough

Originally Posted by Necron99

Need to work on your plating skills though.

No complaints from mrs BLD

Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker

Originally Posted by Necron99

Need to work on your plating skills though.

No complaints from mrs BLD

Jelly for desert did the trick then?

So BLD you weren't the only one slow cooking today. Patiently, (very fucking patiently ), I've been waiting 3.5 hours for some braised lamb shanks to be ready.

Started out with this lot.


Browned the shanks off in a skillet just to give them a bit of colour, then into a baking tray with stock, merlot, garlic, onions, and rosemary (not yet added in this pic). Wrapped it all up tight in tinfoil then into a slow oven. Opened up and turned them after at half-time.


The finished product on a bed of mashed pumpkin and sweet potatoe, with beans, and a sauce made from the strained stock and gravox. Not bad, but the shanks would have been better if left in the oven for another hour or two so the meat was falling off the bone. Next time.....

Kim and Aggy would have a field day around your gaff BLD

Great food though, I'm starving now.

Looking at that pumpkin mash, I fancy some pumpkin fritters .




mmmmmmmmmm

Headworx. Looks great!
Where did you get the lamb shanks?

I very nearly had a ham shank drooling over them.

^ I think he is O/S.

Might try it here with goat...
Lots of those around, some unmolested even.

Damn the quality of this thread has been upgraded lately. First headworx, then necron, and the always steady beer lao drinker who has kamagara for dessert. Cheers and thanks all.

Originally Posted by charleyboy

Headworx. Looks great!
Where did you get the lamb shanks?

Macro in Pattaya. But Foodland, Friendship, Lotus etc all have the same NZ shanks as well. Central Pattaya even has them fresh (not frozen).

^^ Thanks AO, your posts in this thread were one of the reasons I got off my arse to start taking pics and taking much more notice of how other people cooked their home dinners!. BLD's post, pics, and dish today leaves mine in the shade though, given the choice of lamb shanks or corned beef I'd take his dish every time.

Cheers guys, im a big fan of thai/Lao and i get plenty of (mass produced) falang food on the minesite so it was nice to have something homecooked for a change,