Dinner

**Joe 90** · 26-01-2026, 02:02 AM

Must be decades since I've had savoy cabbage and exactly a month since a roast dinner.

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**hallelujah** · 26-01-2026, 01:37 PM

Did you cook/nuke that chicken for decades too?

**hallelujah** · 26-01-2026, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by hallelujah

I never have a problem with lasagne.

It takes me a good 4 hours to make, but it always comes out fine.

There was actually a Spanish slant to this with a few chunks of chorizo sausage in the meat sauce, which was made up of 750g of beef and 250g of pork,* and a bit of manchego cheese on top. It worked really well.

Cottage pie today, but I'll be passing on the sausage with this one.

*Note the appropriate use of punctuation with the non-defining relative clause.

Any big job, especially when there's football on, needs an appropriate range of snacks for sustenance. And this spread was top level.

Can we agree on this at least?

But you're only as good as the game you play, and like Mbeumo, Dorgu and Cunha yesterday, hal was on fire.

Three things:

1. My missus put me onto this, but drop a little star anise into anything you're gonna cook for a while when it's beef or lamb. I think her Malay friends told her this- and they were right.

2. Red wine. Red, red wine. It's an essential. It's a gamechanger. I always use it in a stew or meat sauce. It takes it to another level; those froggies have been getting it right.

3. I forgot to put the bacon in - I'd never usually add it anyway - but it didn't do much. With a beef bourgignon, I always fry it off and add it later - as woz the plan 'ere - but I forgot and added it once I'd got it cooking. It did nada really.

4. Let's have a 4th. Next time - despite what I have said above - I'm gonna eschew the wine and go for gochujang. I had some in the fridge yesterday and thought about it, but the red wine is obviously robust and I felt the flavours would clash. But next time, it's happening.

Gochujang cottage pie. What say you, snubs? I know you like your gochujang; I think it could work.

**PAG** · 26-01-2026, 03:52 PM

^

I was planning to have Korean minced pork (obviously made with gochujang ++) tomorrow, to which I always add some peas and diced carrot. Usually with rice, but again, have sweet potato mash in the freezer, so am tempted to make a mini cottage pie (there will only be me eating it). Results tomorrow.

Meanwhile today, Chinese style chicken with cashew gets an airing. Played with the sauce mix today, normally only use light soy sauce, mirin, oyster sauce and some sesame oil, but added dark soy sauce also.

**hallelujah** · 26-01-2026, 04:04 PM

Looks great PAG - as ever - and so do you (in an absolutely non-gay way but I was all out of greens when you posted that pic of yourself).

**NamPikToot** · 26-01-2026, 04:18 PM

^^ what is it

**hallelujah** · 26-01-2026, 04:22 PM

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

^^ what is it

Food, and I'd hazard a guess at some kind of Chinese style stir fry (as it says in his post).

Have you had a stroke, you mumbling simpleton?

**NamPikToot** · 26-01-2026, 04:27 PM

^^^^ What is it?

**Mendip** · 26-01-2026, 04:27 PM

I considered not posting this after such a hard act to follow... but despite not looking the best this was a tasty dinner.

Last night I had stuffed pepper - the filling was minced pork with chopped red onions, spring onions, olive oil and a splash of soy sauce.

It could be argued that the roast carrots were overdone.

Maya and Molly were not impressed and made it known.

So I cheered up Molly with a bed time story.

**NamPikToot** · 26-01-2026, 04:32 PM

I don't think pepper were available during da wawa

**hallelujah** · 26-01-2026, 04:34 PM

Originally Posted by Mendip

I considered not posting this after such a hard act to follow... but despite not looking the best this was a tasty dinner.

Last night I had stuffed pepper - the filling was minced pork with chopped red onions, spring onions, olive oil and a splash of soy sauce.

It could be argued that the roast carrots were overdone.

Maya and Molly were not impressed and made it known.

So I cheered up Molly with a bed time story.

To be fair to Mendy - and I'm admittedly not always that

- I bet that was ok. I don't like peas (sorry mate), so I would have slung them, but if you're roasting peppers then that's gonna taste bloody good.

Great work, mate!

Btw She's a tropper, Molly. All those nights in bed with you and she still comes back for more pea and brocolli farts.

**armstrong** · 26-01-2026, 05:08 PM

Can one of you make, and post me a shepherds/cottage pie.

**bsnub** · 26-01-2026, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Gochujang cottage pie. What say you, snubs? I know you like your gochujang; I think it could work.

It has been done so you should give it a go.

Spicy Korean Cottage Pie #SundaySupper - kimchi MOM ™

**Mendip** · 26-01-2026, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by armstrong

Can one of you make, and post me a shepherds/cottage pie.

They don't travel well, to be honest.

I can post you a stuffed pepper?

**cyrille** · 26-01-2026, 05:54 PM

Some of those dog snacks might be appreciated by armstrong.

If the dogs don't get them first.

**hallelujah** · 26-01-2026, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by Mendip

They don't travel well, to be honest.

I can post you a stuffed pepper?

That might be an improvement on what you two usually eat.

**PAG** · 26-01-2026, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

^^^^ What is it?

It's Chinese style (rather than Thai) chicken with cashew nuts. Chunky diced onion with minced garlic fried for a few minutes, then some diced green bell peppers added. Next in is the bite sized chicken which has been marinating for 10 minutes in a couple of spoons of the sauce (sauce is a couple of spoons of light soy sauce and a spoon of dark soy sauce which is mixed with a spoon of corn starch. After mixing, a few spoons of oyster sauce is added, along with a couple of spoons of mirin and a small spoon of sesame oil. Once the chicken is cooked, the sauce is poured into the pan and when starting to heat, cold water is added a little at a time until you get the consistency of sauce that you want (I like a fairly thick sauce). Once everything is cooked (and I'm talking a total of around 20 minutes or so), raw cashew nuts that have been roasted, along with spring onions (I prefer the Japanese type) is stirred in, and it's ready to go.

**Joe 90** · 26-01-2026, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by Mendip

It could be argued that the roast carrots were overdone.

I was wondering what they were.

**NamPikToot** · 26-01-2026, 11:04 PM

^^ sorry PAG i was referring to Hals meal.

^ Roasted

**hallelujah** · 27-01-2026, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

^^ sorry PAG i was referring to Hals meal.

^ Roasted

Just how many bottles had you had?!?!?!?!?

**NamPikToot** · 27-01-2026, 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Just how many bottles had you had?!?!?!?!?

You have become without doubt one of the most tedious repetitive posters on here.

Haven't you got 2 dozen inane posts you simply have to add to your 10 or so regular footie threads?

**hallelujah** · 27-01-2026, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

You have become without doubt one of the most tedious repetitive posters on here.

Haven't you got 2 dozen inane posts you simply have to add to your 10 or so regular footie threads?

And you are saying this without a hint of irony?

You post non-stop agressive nonsense like an angry old drunk, and you have been following me around the board for days.

Shut your fucking gob old man- before someone shuts it for you.

**NamPikToot** · 27-01-2026, 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by hallelujah

And you are saying this without a hint of irony?

You post non-stop agressive nonsense like an angry old drunk, and you have been following me around the board for days.

Shut your fucking gob old man- before someone shuts it for you.

oooohh the pikeys got all punchy, following you around? If anyone needs to put the booze away its you.

**kingwilly** · 27-01-2026, 09:11 AM

Originally Posted by Mendip

I considered not posting this after such a hard act to follow... but despite not looking the best this was a tasty dinner.

Last night I had stuffed pepper - the filling was minced pork with chopped red onions, spring onions, olive oil and a splash of soy sauce.

It could be argued that the roast carrots were overdone.

Maya and Molly were not impressed and made it known.

So I cheered up Molly with a bed time story.

perhaps you need a no alcoholic rule while cooking?

**cyrille** · 27-01-2026, 09:43 AM

Could you face that without alcohol, though?

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