Photo of your dinner (Vol 3)

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Jersey Royals are a marketing triumph. The variety is International Kidney (yes, I know ... that's probably why they changed the name) and they are fairly widely available.

[21TonyK]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Jersey Royals are a marketing triumph. The variety is International Kidney (yes, I know ... that's probably why they changed the name) and they are fairly widely available.

Now that is interesting. I need to speak to my suppliers and see if they can source them.

[Sticks.]

21TonyK said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Jersey Royals are a marketing triumph. The variety is International Kidney (yes, I know ... that's probably why they changed the name) and they are fairly widely available.

Now that is interesting. I need to speak to my suppliers and see if they can source them.

I grew them for a few seasons. Tasted OK, nothing like Jersey Royals, but broke up easily in cooking which wasn't uncommon apparently. Iirc the taste is from the variety, soil, climate and seaweed compost, although I may have read EU stopped this (could be BS). I've not seen them in the shops to eat but report back if you find them.

[Fatlad1973]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Jersey Royals are a marketing triumph. The variety is International Kidney (yes, I know ... that's probably why they changed the name) and they are fairly widely available.

And widely poor. I spent a silly amount on some from a non-supermarket source and they were as I remembered them from childhood, genuinely tasty and distinctive.
The variety may well be widely available but 'proper' Jersey Royals seem rare but lovely.
Unfortunately I have no idea how to tell if I'm buying good 'uns or just a mass produced International Kidney.

[6th Gear]

These were nice.

[21TonyK]

6th Gear said:

These were nice.

I've been using them to do a lamb, potato and spinach curry. Really good.

[KIPSTER]

last night’s dinner......Babi kecap, Gado Gado, ketimoun, pisang goreng and rice......amazing!

[anonymous-user]

Friday night - Hot wings night! (done in the air fryer)

[craigjm]

KIPSTER said:

last night’s dinner......Babi kecap, Gado Gado, ketimoun, pisang goreng and rice......amazing!

I ordered Pisang goreng in a restaurant out there once assuming it was some kind of rice dish what is ketimoun?

[KIPSTER]

craigjm said:

KIPSTER said:

last night’s dinner......Babi kecap, Gado Gado, ketimoun, pisang goreng and rice......amazing!

I ordered Pisang goreng in a restaurant out there once assuming it was some kind of rice dish what is ketimoun?

Cucumber salad....my version is oil, vinegar, sugar, black pepper, salt, nutmeg and chillies. With me being Dutch and Indonesia an ex colony, the recipe is not all that original I guess but still an amazing side to this sweet meat dish.

[21TonyK]

Lamb, Jersey Royal and spinach curry.

[illmonkey]

Crap weather, so a roast. Made it moist after photos

[ChrisnChris]

Crap weather indeed, so steak and kidney pudding.
With chips and lashings of gravy of course.

[Thisonepotato]

Sticks. said:

I grew them for a few seasons. Tasted OK, nothing like Jersey Royals, but broke up easily in cooking which wasn't uncommon apparently. Iirc the taste is from the variety, soil, climate and seaweed compost, although I may have read EU stopped this (could be BS). I've not seen them in the shops to eat but report back if you find them.

Yep taste is from the soil, climate and the vraic (local seaweed). I live 30 seconds walk from a cotil ( a sloping field used for Royals) with an honesty stall selling fresh Royals in paperbags literally harvested and on the stall. I believe that unless you are buying fresh from a farm shop or honesty box you havent tried the true Royal flavour.

[TeeRev]

Some nice slow cooked spicy pork ribs with smoked paprika griddled aubergine and a creamy carrot, swede and celeriac mash.

[haggishunter]

21TonyK said:

Lamb, Jersey Royal and spinach curry.

That looks bloody good!

[Tickle]

haggishunter said:

That looks bloody good!

+1 oh yes!

[thebraketester]

Home made naan bread, prawn curry just out of sight. Delicious

[PrinceRupert]

thebraketester said:

Home made naan bread, prawn curry just out of sight. Delicious

How did you make the homemade naan? In a normal oven? I understood they were almost impossible to make well at home without a tandoori oven, as a normal oven cannot get hot enough.

[TeeRev]

My wife was in the chemist queue the other day and stuck by the fishmongers so she popped in and picked up a nice dressed crab and a couple of tuna steaks.

Coated the tuna steaks with salt, pepper, black and white sesame seeds then simply pan fried.
Made a pasta sauce with finely diced shallots, orange pepper, green chilli, garlic, capers, sundried tomato paste, vermouth and lemon juice then chucked in some konjac pasta substitute.
Served it all with some plain green beans and it was absolutely delicious.