2 ring recipes

[w1bbles]

When I am working away from home I stay in a place with a 2 ring induction hob. There is also a microwave (which I don't use as I hate the things, but I'm happy to be re-educated!). There is a medium saucepan with a lid and a small frying pan. Very un-PH, I know, but I don't go out every night and eat red meat.

My compatible recipes are pretty limited. I can obviously do pasta with stir-fry or chicken/pepper/sauce; rice dishes; steak with rice or potatoes - including frying sliced boiled potatoes for a take on chips; fish; Asian broths etc.

What would you aim for? I'm aiming more at weekday evening meals for one rather than cooking for 2+ people. Pic of the set-up below:

[21TonyK]

Easier to say what you couldn't do really, no pizza or roast dinners!

List all the meals you enjoy and I'm sure the collective and inventive knowledge on here will devise a way of cooking them with what you've got.

[Twig62]

Is the microwave just a basic one or is it a combination type i.e can also be used as an oven ?

[w1bbles]

Twig62 said:

Is the microwave just a basic one or is it a combination type i.e can also be used as an oven ?

Just a boggo 'evil rays of Satan' one!

[Bill]

That's a pain. I managed 18 months cooking for a family of 5 on 2 rings and a combi oven (plus slow cooker and BBQ...). Stews can be done in bulk, risotto is good, Nigel Slater has a stove top dauphinoise recipe.

The main issue ime is being slowed down so lots of meals take longer than they should.

[ambuletz]

21TonyK said:

E no pizza or roast dinners!

if the microwave has a hot enough grill he could do frying pan pizzas.

[eggchaser1987]

When I was looking for a small camper/day van for surfing in (long gone now!) I found these cook books. May be worth a try if your having a look on amazon one day.



150 odd recipes in the 2 books to cook on 2 rings.

[Cotty]

How about one ring?
farmhouse fry up
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/535816/quick-f...

spanish chicken with beans
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/535835/spanish...

Edited by Cotty on Sunday 22 January 11:52

[w1bbles]

eggchaser1987 said:

When I was looking for a small camper/day van for surfing in (long gone now!) I found these cook books. May be worth a try if your having a look on amazon one day.

150 odd recipes in the 2 books to cook on 2 rings.

Top tip!

[Cotty]

ratatouille
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-reci...

[garythesign]

Spotted this a couple of days ago

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jan/...

[battered]

Get a second saucepan and a lid and the world is your lobster. I very often use no more than 2 rings and 2 pans + frying pan. The kind of things available are:
Spag bol and variants.
Chilli CC and variants
Chicken and any number of sauces
Any number of stew type things
Stir fry
Things with couscous.
Meatballs with a variety of things
Risottos
Paellas
Omelette
That's without even thinking about it. With a micro you can make twice the amount, chuck it in the fridge and warm it up the next night or the one after, you have a micro.

I spend a lot of time camping and climbing, I've spent 30 years cooking with 2 pots and one stove in the middle of nowhere. I can do all the stuff above on one ring. The juggling to keep everything boiling is a chore but it's possible.

[brrapp]

Soups, stews and rissotto. I'd invest in a slow cooker too and you won't even need the 2 ring cooker.

[PositronicRay]

battered said:

Get a second saucepan and a lid and the world is your lobster. I very often use no more than 2 rings and 2 pans + frying pan. The kind of things available are:
Spag bol and variants.
Chilli CC and variants
Chicken and any number of sauces
Any number of stew type things
Stir fry
Things with couscous.
Meatballs with a variety of things
Risottos
Paellas
Omelette
That's without even thinking about it. With a micro you can make twice the amount, chuck it in the fridge and warm it up the next night or the one after, you have a micro.

I spend a lot of time camping and climbing, I've spent 30 years cooking with 2 pots and one stove in the middle of nowhere. I can do all the stuff above on one ring. The juggling to keep everything boiling is a chore but it's possible.

Sensible list, don't forget to make couscous you only need a bowl and kettle.

[twing]

This would be my opportunity to eat corned beef hash.....every sing le night

[SHutchinson]

brrapp said:

I'd invest in a slow cooker too and you won't even need the 2 ring cooker.

Just what I was about to post. Who wouldn't want to come home to pulled pork on an evening when working away from home.

[Du1point8]

my pet hate when Im in Singapore... when not out eating its 2 induction hob, I always end up with curry or cooking tiger prawns... if not that its salad and I cant be arsed to cook.

My major issue is that my local supermarket is for locals and not expats, so its sea cucumber and all that weird st.

I really should do a PH seafood contest with those sea cucumbers.

[LordGrover]

Bin the rings and get an iPot, plus maybe an extra inner pot.

[Type R Tom]

How about dropping £20 on a slow cooker? Plenty of things can be done from joints of meat to curry etc. Do a batch and your sorted for the week.

Bung it all in the pot in the morning, dinner ready when you get home - just make sure there is enough liquid in the pot!

[w1bbles]

I'm doing a lot of rice and pak choi dishes, plus the odd steak and mushroom thing. Slow cooker is out as I need to move rooms from time to time but good suggestions above - cheers.