Stuck in a food rut - need suggestions!

[littlegreenfairy]

I have to admit, I've got bored of cooking. Can never think of anything to cook and just feel stuck in a rut of same old same old.

All too often I'm suggesting beans on toast again because I can't be bothered.

Would anyone care to suggest favourite suppers/dinners and all in between to give our household some dinner joy again?

[Ollerton57]

I get a lot of my recipes from greatbritishchefs.com

Put in a couple of ingredients and await some great suggestions!

[DUMBO100]

Buy a slow cooker, some inexpensive cuts of beef or lamb add basic veg,carrot,swede,celery and a stock pot for extra flavour. Arrange it in the morning and cook on a low heat for 6/8 hours. No hassle, delicious food. Mix it up with chinese,five spice or Indian spices for a change

[Pooky67]

Kedgeree is due a revival. It's easy to cook too! We use this recipe which is pretty much kedgeree

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/smoked_haddock_p...

[jmorgan]

Buy a couple of thick pork steaks, boneless. Whack them with a steal mallet until they at=re thin and get a good spiced rub on them with a small amount of oil and marinade for a day. Grill or griddle them. Veg or pasta or whatever takes your fancy.

[Pferdestarke]

Invest £35 in every Chinese/thai/korean seasoning sauce and get busy refining the hundreds of noodle, rice, meat and fish dishes it allows you to do.

[jmorgan]

DUMBO100 said:

Buy a slow cooker, some inexpensive cuts of beef or lamb add basic veg,carrot,swede,celery and a stock pot for extra flavour. Arrange it in the morning and cook on a low heat for 6/8 hours. No hassle, delicious food. Mix it up with chinese,five spice or Indian spices for a change

Cuts of shin are superb for slow cooking. Give em a good hot dry frying pan first to seal them up.

[Voldemort]

Write out a weekly menu. Shop accordingly. If you struggle for the time to cook then make bigger meals and freeze portions off to have later so you aren't eating the same thing for three days running.

[twing]

jmorgan said:

Cuts of shin are superb for slow cooking. Give em a good hot dry frying pan first to seal them up.

And pulled pork too! The only issue you'll have is it not getting on the plate because you've been picking at it first

[DoubleSix]

Just look in the 'Photo of your dinner' thread, plenty of inspiration there and updated pretty much daily.

[Mobile Chicane]

Pferdestarke said:

Invest £35 in every Chinese/thai/korean seasoning sauce and get busy refining the hundreds of noodle, rice, meat and fish dishes it allows you to do.

^^^ This + a copy of Rick Stein's South East Asian Odyssey.

[RizzoTheRat]

Curries. Find a local Indian corner shop to stock up on spices at a fraction of supermarket prices, and start making your own from scratch.

[toon10]

Easy stir fry is one of my go to foods if I can't be bothered to do anything advanced.

Prep some veg of your choice. Onions, garlic, peppers and chilli's are my usual choices. Shake some ground cinamon over the veg (you'll have to trust me on that as most people think it won't work.)

meat of your choice cooked in coconut oil (I like to season it with tumeric)
handful of nuts
soy or oyster sauce
heat up some noodles and there you go. Quick and simple.

If you're really pushed for time you can totally cheat and use pre cooked supermarket chicken, a stir in sauce and even straight to wok noodles. It won't be as good for you or taste as nice but perfectly acceptable for a quiick meal and a lot nicer than beans on toast.

[toon10]

twing said:

And pulled pork too! The only issue you'll have is it not getting on the plate because you've been picking at it first

Puled pork is great dish for the slow cooker.

My personal favourate at the minute is:

Rub the pork shoulder with a BBQ Peri Peri rub (you can pick these up at the supermarket) and leave in the fridge overnight
Slow cook it on a bed of onions with a small can of Dr. Pepper (or root beer)
Heat up some Jack Daniels BBQ sauce and add the pulled pork and stir well
Stick some in a bun and do a little side salad and just add a Belgium beer. Ah, bliss.

[benters]

risotto is an easy but tasty dish. it is also good at using up anything left over to, peppers, peas, sweetcorn, etc. . . Personal favourite is chicken and chorizo. All you really need is a decent stock to add as you cook the rice and you will be in taste bud heaven.

[madbadger]

Mobile Chicane said:

Pferdestarke said:

Invest £35 in every Chinese/thai/korean seasoning sauce and get busy refining the hundreds of noodle, rice, meat and fish dishes it allows you to do.

^^^ This + a copy of Rick Stein's South East Asian Odyssey.

+2. Start with Cambodian beef in lettuce leaves with peanuts.

[twing]

toon10 said:

Puled pork is great dish for the slow cooker.

My personal favourate at the minute is:

Rub the pork shoulder with a BBQ Peri Peri rub (you can pick these up at the supermarket) and leave in the fridge overnight
Slow cook it on a bed of onions with a small can of Dr. Pepper (or root beer)
Heat up some Jack Daniels BBQ sauce and add the pulled pork and stir well
Stick some in a bun and do a little side salad and just add a Belgium beer. Ah, bliss.

That's tomorrow sorted! any more liquid or just the Dr P? What we saying? 4 hours on high?

[twing]

I've started the pork, rub done, chilling in the fridge

[littlegreenfairy]

Thanks for the suggestions! I made pulled pork last night and it was fantastic.

The key will be to be more organised and cook in advance.

[Digger]

Mobile Chicane said:

Pferdestarke said:

Invest £35 in every Chinese/thai/korean seasoning sauce and get busy refining the hundreds of noodle, rice, meat and fish dishes it allows you to do.

^^^ This + a copy of Rick Stein's South East Asian Odyssey.

This one right?!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Rick-Steins-Far-Eastern-Od...

Double checking before I press <buy>