Photo of your dinner (Vol 3)

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Gluggy

711 posts

109 months

Wednesday 22nd July 2020
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HM-2 said:
Second run at doing Peking Duck. Marinaded overnight then blanched and slow roasted for 9 hours.


I'll do the rest tomorrow with pancakes, but today I did roast duck and rice with pak choi and spring onions.
Looks spot on :-) Lots of prep but clearly paid dividends.

21TonyK

11,522 posts

209 months

Thursday 23rd July 2020
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HM-2 said:
chml said:
That curry looks absolutely spot on, what's the craic with it?
This is the base for the recipe - https://glebekitchen.com/restaurant-style-chicken-...

That site absolutely rocks for curry recipes. Every single one I've tried has been incredible.
I used that one as the base, but stripped out the coconut milk, almond flour and cream. I did put in a spoonful of greek yoghurt, and a load of frozen spinach.

Chicken is done via this recipe - https://glebekitchen.com/chicken-tikka/. First time I've tried it and it was really good. I also marinaded the paneer in the same way.

Naans are from these guys - http://www.handmadenaan.com/. My local corner shop has just started stocking them. Normally I buy from the Indian supermarkets but these are 90% as good and don't require me trekking into town.
Going to make some of that curry base, much simpler than others I've looked at. Plus I have 5kg of onions to use up!

21TonyK

11,522 posts

209 months

Thursday 23rd July 2020
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Base mix ready.



6 hours cooking and blended.



But not with as much corriander as per the link.. I rarely check stocks rolleyes

Chicken was in a dry marinade yesterday but mixed with ghee and no yoghurt this time,



Extras prepped for the base.



Finished minus garnishes and plating but you got the idea.



Worth doing it all the long way? Maybe.

oddman

2,321 posts

252 months

Friday 24th July 2020
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cheddar said:
HM-2 said:
Food porn. clap
Agree that duck looks perfect - not easy to get right

The photography is top notch too

pokethepope

2,656 posts

188 months

Saturday 25th July 2020
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First time attempting at ramen, excuse the takeaway chopsticks

Burwood

18,709 posts

246 months

Saturday 25th July 2020
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On the bbq last night
avocado, bacon, cheese. It was excellent


Blown2CV

28,809 posts

203 months

Saturday 25th July 2020
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pokethepope said:
First time attempting at ramen, excuse the takeaway chopsticks
How did you get on with the method.... as I understand it, authentic ramen is somewhat involved...

pokethepope

2,656 posts

188 months

Sunday 26th July 2020
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Blown2CV said:
How did you get on with the method.... as I understand it, authentic ramen is somewhat involved...
I googled "easy ramen recipe" so it's almost certainly not authentic!

https://www.theflavorbender.com/easy-homemade-chic...

HM-2

12,467 posts

169 months

Sunday 26th July 2020
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21TonyK said:
Worth doing it all the long way? Maybe.
Sorry Tony there was an omission in the information published on the last page. I forgot to note that I tend to use a half and half mixture of water and good quality fresh chicken stock instead of the water used in the recipe as I find it gives the base a bit more depth.

Bit late now though...

21TonyK

11,522 posts

209 months

Sunday 26th July 2020
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HM-2 said:
21TonyK said:
Worth doing it all the long way? Maybe.
Sorry Tony there was an omission in the information published on the last page. I forgot to note that I tend to use a half and half mixture of water and good quality fresh chicken stock instead of the water used in the recipe as I find it gives the base a bit more depth.

Bit late now though...
Was perfectly okay, just needed a bit more salt at the end. I've frozen 8 litres down at work!

HM-2

12,467 posts

169 months

Sunday 26th July 2020
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21TonyK said:
HM-2 said:
21TonyK said:
Worth doing it all the long way? Maybe.
Sorry Tony there was an omission in the information published on the last page. I forgot to note that I tend to use a half and half mixture of water and good quality fresh chicken stock instead of the water used in the recipe as I find it gives the base a bit more depth.

Bit late now though...
Was perfectly okay, just needed a bit more salt at the end. I've frozen 8 litres down at work!
Suspect that's what the chicken stock adds for me hehe

21TonyK

11,522 posts

209 months

Sunday 26th July 2020
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HM-2 said:
21TonyK said:
HM-2 said:
21TonyK said:
Worth doing it all the long way? Maybe.
Sorry Tony there was an omission in the information published on the last page. I forgot to note that I tend to use a half and half mixture of water and good quality fresh chicken stock instead of the water used in the recipe as I find it gives the base a bit more depth.

Bit late now though...
Was perfectly okay, just needed a bit more salt at the end. I've frozen 8 litres down at work!
Suspect that's what the chicken stock adds for me hehe
I did actually contemplate using stock but thought I'd stick to water as in the back of my mind I though about using it as a vegetarian curry base as well.

But yes, salt is the answer... to most things.

HM-2

12,467 posts

169 months

Sunday 26th July 2020
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Another scratchmade curry from Glebe kitchen, this time "hotel style". Naga tikka chicken with tumeric and chilli potatoes and a pretty boss naan.

"Hotel style" curry base/gravy. Much beefier in strength and taste than the "restaurant style", you could quite easily throw some chicken in this and call it a curry.


Aloo Ki Katli; fried potatoes with green chilli, tumeric and Nigella seeds


Quick tikka, not a patch on doing it properly over charcoal but the blowtorch sorted it out well enough.


Aaand finished.


Without a doubt the best curry I've ever made. Absolutely friggin' incredible.

Winterway

1,570 posts

185 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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Beef short rib. Pics don't really do the size justice!! biggrin

Smoked for about 3.5 hours, had trouble keeping the fire alive, so the braising stage w/ beef stock was in the oven at 150C for ~100 mins until 95C internal.





Edited by Winterway on Saturday 1st August 22:27

illmonkey

18,198 posts

198 months

Wednesday 5th August 2020
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Curried cottage pie, was lovely. Mash is sweet potato and potato.


Tickle

4,918 posts

204 months

Wednesday 5th August 2020
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illmonkey said:
Curried cottage pie, was lovely. Mash is sweet potato and potato.

Autumn ready with that mate!

Proper food lick

illmonkey

18,198 posts

198 months

Wednesday 5th August 2020
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Tickle said:
illmonkey said:
Curried cottage pie, was lovely. Mash is sweet potato and potato.

Autumn ready with that mate!

Proper food lick
You mean that other day wasn’t all of summer?!

Wasn’t that bad on the winter warmer scale of food. But, it’s going on the winter menu for sure.

CharlesdeGaulle

26,265 posts

180 months

Wednesday 5th August 2020
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I've just eaten this. I didn't cook it, but I did eat it. Well, half of it.


Sticks.

8,749 posts

251 months

Thursday 6th August 2020
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illmonkey said:
Curried cottage pie, was lovely. Mash is sweet potato and potato.

Interesting. I used to do a Bolognese version.

BrabusMog

20,145 posts

186 months

Thursday 6th August 2020
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CharlesdeGaulle said:
I've just eaten this. I didn't cook it, but I did eat it. Well, half of it.

Does it taste similar to any other type of seafood?