Photo of your dinner (vol 2)

[Du1point8]

Pferdestarke said:

I carried on aging a piece of sirloin and skirt in the fridge in a new J-Cloth for a week. Seems to intensify flavour.

Cheap form of dry ageing the beef, it can be done to any supermarket beef to make it better, I do it for 4 days usually.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ge2053SQ24#t=16

[Blown2CV]

JonRB said:

Pferdestarke said:

It was good but they were busy and service was patchy. The trouble with it is it leaves you wanting more and it isn't cheap.

I had three glasses of wine and my bill was £61.

That's pretty reasonable actually. I've spent £50 in Yo Sushi before now, and that's significantly cheaper than a "real" sushi restaurant.

i had sushi in Nassau beach club in Ibiza this week and can concur that even non-sushi places can be very expensive indeed. However it was amazing.

[Matt Harper]

I wondered if there was any love for the Tefal Actifry here. I like this device because it fries and sautés food with very little oil (a single table spoon) for 2lbs of spuds.



Last night I went with grilled loin of pork with crispy spuds and eggs over-easy. I comprehensively covered the meat with this…



It might as well be crack cocaine as far as I'm concerned - complements pork so well.

Rotisserised (is that a real word?) it for 20 mins - note that my wife isn't as addicted to McCormick's dry rubs as I am.



Meanwhile, rustled-up some onions, while the Actifry, fried actively…..





Finally flipped a couple of eggs, et voila! Simple, hearty and reet tasty!

[Pixel-Snapper]

The man likes his gadgets.

[soad]

That caramelized onion looks like pastry swirls at a first glance!

[Blown2CV]

roasted butternut squash and prosciutto salad



beef rendang

[Pferdestarke]

They'll do nicely thank you.

[Blown2CV]

Pferdestarke said:

They'll do nicely thank you.

From your excellent posts that's a nice compliment, thanks! Both however were a piece of piss.

modded the salad for parmagiano instead of pecorino because felt that would sit too salty with the prosciutto. Went for a topside joint instead of pre-chunked on the rendang so i could slice it into huge chunks and riffed a malaysian inspired rice with turmeric, sultanas and star anise. Rendang was one of those things that's even better re-heated.

[6th Gear]

Spinach and ham quiche with a rocket and pomegranate salad.

[Pferdestarke]

Squid. Salt. Chilli.

[Pferdestarke]

And some prawns.

[Blown2CV]

cassoulet. Forgot the plate/money shot.



slow cooked beef and ale stew



apple and chilli chutney made with the remainder of the garden harvest, hence not very much. Apologies for the st spice rack.

[grumbledoak]

Blown2CV said:

apple and chilli chutney made with the remainder of the garden harvest, hence not very much. Apologies for the st spice rack.

Good effort making your own, but that jar 'collection' should be on the "itching teeth" thread.

[Blown2CV]

grumbledoak said:

Blown2CV said:

apple and chilli chutney made with the remainder of the garden harvest, hence not very much. Apologies for the st spice rack.

Good effort making your own, but that jar 'collection' should be on the "itching teeth" thread.

well i frequent that thread, and it doesn't bother me!

[calibrax]

Quite a healthy meal for a Friday night! Smoked trout with black peppercorns, served on a bed of samphire, accompanied by baby leeks.

[Blown2CV]

calibrax said:

Quite a healthy meal for a Friday night! Smoked trout with black peppercorns, served on a bed of samphire, accompanied by baby leeks.

tell me you're putting in the groundwork for a massive Saturday night out or something!

[calibrax]

Blown2CV said:

tell me you're putting in the groundwork for a massive Saturday night out or something!

In a way... I'd kinda got into the habit of having takewaways or unhealthy meals most days, so I'm trying to eat healthy stuff during the week, and then I can treat myself at weekends. I have a bag of pork scratchings lined up for watching the F1 qualifying early tomorrow

[Blown2CV]

calibrax said:

Blown2CV said:

tell me you're putting in the groundwork for a massive Saturday night out or something!

In a way... I'd kinda got into the habit of having takewaways or unhealthy meals most days, so I'm trying to eat healthy stuff during the week, and then I can treat myself at weekends. I have a bag of pork scratchings lined up for watching the F1 qualifying early tomorrow

i'm kind of the same, however it's dangerous as you end up scarfing loads over the weekend because that's your 'opportunity'. I do often wonder if I have a borderline (or maybe over the border) eating disorder.

[eskidavies]

Last night down my local ,chips ,sausages & onion gravy

[Tickle]

Slow roasted leg of lamb in juniper berries and rosemary, served with fondant potatoes.

... oh and an upgraded phone for better pics!