ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[Dan_1981]

Despite the recent dissapkintme t in steak we tried again today...

They were far far better.

[ShampooEfficient]

Big Daddy steaks. I cannot resist buying them.

Slight consternation in the SE household though. Apparently if the meat is the best part of an inch thick, merely waving the frying pan at it from the other side of the kitchen results in something I call "perfect" and MrsSE calls "significantly undercooked"...

[V8mate]

Dan_1981 said:

Despite the recent dissapkintme t in steak we tried again today...

They were far far better.

Tesco sent me a 'please shop with us' voucher, so I went along yesterday morning. Couldn't believe how much they charge for stuff. Their 32 day, dry-aged sirloin steaks averaged just over nine quid EACH! The Lidl offerings are £7.99 for two.

But the price differences were apparent across the board. Little tub of guacamole: £1.40 in Tesco, 99p in both Aldi and Lidl. No wonder people are abandoning them.

[BigMon]

21TonyK said:

My local was sold out of liver will try again today.

As for cooking? Pre-cook thick cut smoked streaky bacon and put to one side.

Sweat down and then caramelise loads of thinly sliced white onions and again put to one side.

Cut liver into inch wide strips about 1/4" thick, lightly flour, flash fry (v.hot). No more than 30-45 seconds a side and remove. Deglaze with marsala and beef stock, add onions and bacon back in, reduce to your preferred consistency then add the liver back in and serve immediately with buttery mash and savoy cabbage.

Liver must be pink.

(Thats Saturday night dinner sorted!)

Edited by 21TonyK on Saturday 17th October 06:30

Is it just me that's drooling reading that?

I used to get half a lamb from a local sheep farmer and he always chucked the liver in.

Unfortunately Mrs Bigmon is a picky eater and wouldn't touch it so I used to have to give it to her Dad.

[21TonyK]

BigMon said:

Is it just me that's drooling reading that?

I used to get half a lamb from a local sheep farmer and he always chucked the liver in.

Unfortunately Mrs Bigmon is a picky eater and wouldn't touch it so I used to have to give it to her Dad.

Tasted better than it looked.

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[BigMon]

21TonyK said:

BigMon said:

Is it just me that's drooling reading that?

I used to get half a lamb from a local sheep farmer and he always chucked the liver in.

Unfortunately Mrs Bigmon is a picky eater and wouldn't touch it so I used to have to give it to her Dad.

Tasted better than it looked.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

It looks pretty good to me!

[V8mate]

BigMon said:

21TonyK said:

BigMon said:

Is it just me that's drooling reading that?

I used to get half a lamb from a local sheep farmer and he always chucked the liver in.

Unfortunately Mrs Bigmon is a picky eater and wouldn't touch it so I used to have to give it to her Dad.

Tasted better than it looked.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

It looks pretty good to me!

Me too! I love good liver!

[55palfers]

Soak the liver in milk for a few hours before flouring.

Takes away any possible bitterness.

Check for pipes and assorted unpleasantness.

[V8mate]

55palfers said:

Soak the liver in milk for a few hours before flouring.

Takes away any possible bitterness.

Check for pipes and assorted unpleasantness.

I think those are traditional remedies for old liver (as in, liver from aged animals).

I always buy calves liver or lambs liver to avoid those^ symptoms.

[21TonyK]

V8mate said:

55palfers said:

Soak the liver in milk for a few hours before flouring.

Takes away any possible bitterness.

Check for pipes and assorted unpleasantness.

I think those are traditional remedies for old liver (as in, liver from aged animals).

I always buy calves liver or lambs liver to avoid those^ symptoms.

Not knowing how good the liver would be I actually bought two packs anticipating having to trim and slice it a bit. I was pleasantly surprised everything in the pack was usable and evenly sliced ready to go.

Spare pack in the freezer for next time.

[matchmaker]

It's not just food. Generic paracetamol 39p in Aldi. 75p in Tesco!

[Gretchen]

55palfers said:

Soak the liver in milk for a few hours before flouring.

Takes away any possible bitterness.

Check for pipes and assorted unpleasantness.

I can’t eat Liver for the unpleasantness it gives my pipes!

[ambuletz]

This is the first time i've heard someone saying to soak it milk. Alot of the videos/recipes i have seen have suggested doing it in plain white vinegar.

[majordad]

Always in Milk.

[Shaw Tarse]

ambuletz said:

This is the first time i've heard someone saying to soak it milk. Alot of the videos/recipes i have seen have suggested doing it in plain white vinegar.

Mum used to soak her liver in milk 40 years ago.

[V8mate]

majordad said:

Always in Milk.

I bet you cut a little cross in the base of a Brussels sprout too

[Truckosaurus]

Don't all rush at once, but one of next week's fruit'n'veg specials at Aldi is 3x Persimmons for 49p.

Are they running out of things to discount or is there an underground demand for exotic fruits I am unaware of?

[condor]

That's a regular on the 'super 6' circuit

[Gluggy]

Shaw Tarse said:

Mum used to soak her liver in milk 40 years ago.

Mines being do that for years only with wine and probably not from Aldi

[PrinceRupert]

Truckosaurus said:

Don't all rush at once, but one of next week's fruit'n'veg specials at Aldi is 3x Persimmons for 49p.

Are they running out of things to discount or is there an underground demand for exotic fruits I am unaware of?

Persimmons are delicious.