Easy to make, gets a wow...

[daqinggegg]

I live in a very remote place, in which it’s difficult to buy ingredients and equipment is limited. Therefore, I try and find things to cook which have a bit of a wow factor within in the constraints I have, mainly my ability.
My best are:
Long soup (3 hours cooking time), basically a very watery stew, with the additions of pears for a little sweetness.
Coriander chicken curry, packs a lot flavour, and easy to freeze, for future quick dinners.
Probably the best for people who say they hate liver. Chicken liver pate, Mrs. DG loves this, little effort for a great taste.
Over to you, what do you like to cook, which has a wow factor, above the necessary input?

[sc0tt]

Slow cooked shredded beef ragu

https://www.recipetineats.com/slow-cooked-shredded...

[dickymint]

Home made bread and butter.......

[CubanPete]

pancakes with bacon and golden syrup rolled into a wrap

[warp9]

sc0tt said:

Slow cooked shredded beef ragu

https://www.recipetineats.com/slow-cooked-shredded...

That does look good!

My current favourite - slow roast pork belly

[LaurasOtherHalf]

You’re married, why do you need to bother any more?!

My pot roasts always go down well plus I think anything that’s slow cooked like that can hardly fail due to the tenderness of the meat (especially with cheap cuts) and the flavours you can build up.

[BigJonMcQuimm]

Chicken Milanese with Garlic Bread and Green Salad. Always get a wow.

Or anything BBQ :-)

[SpeckledJim]

Ribs in the slow cooker. Build a log cabin and leave them in there all day on low.

Then very carefully arrange them on a baking tray (they're dying to fall apart) bit of good BBQ sauce and a quick blast under the grill.

'mazin.

[Gandahar]

Amuse bouche

Home made refried beans on a Pringle*

• ready salted flavour"

Edited by Gandahar on Tuesday 13th March 20:31

[Gandahar]

And some people just think I can cook Fray Bentos pies .......

[Chucklehead]

Smoked (or braised) beef short ribs or ox cheeks.

[Gandahar]

SpeckledJim said:

Ribs in the slow cooker. Build a log cabin and leave them in there all day on low.

Then very carefully arrange them on a baking tray (they're dying to fall apart) bit of good BBQ sauce and a quick blast under the grill.

'mazin.

" bit of good BBQ sauce"

Oxymoron alert, oxymoron alert.

You cheeky monkey! He should serve your Tongue a la cheek.

For Ribs do them this way in you oven

1. Coat them in French's mustard to make them sticky.

2, Mix following rub

1/2 cup paprika
1/4 cup kosher salt, finely ground
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons mustard powder
1/4 cup chili powder
1/4 cup ground cumin
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
1/4 cup granulated garlic
2 tablespoons cayenne

Depending on how big your rack of ribs are of course. Assuming at least 2kg, convert to metric from silly American cups

3. Leave for 12 hours.

4. Cover in tin foil and cook for 2 hours at 130C in oven
5. Take off tin foil and cook 1 hour 130C in oven .
6 Turn over ribs, one more hour.

Sorted

No smoke of course so not proper BBQ but taste very nice and moist.

Edited by Gandahar on Tuesday 13th March 20:33

[dickymint]

Gandahar said:

And some people just think I can cook Fray Bentos pies .......

Top tip for a perfect Fray Bentos - when you think it's done flip the pastry over and cook for another ten minutes..........none of that soggy bit

[tog]

daqinggegg said:

Over to you, what do you like to cook, which has a wow factor, above the necessary input?

Lemon posset

[Bill]

Tarte Tatin is a piece of piss to do and always impressed. As is a BBQ butterflied leg of lamb with salsa Verde.

[FiF]

Chicken and chorizo paella, piece of piss to cook. If you are feeling a bit fancy get some very very thinly sliced chorizo or prosciutto, quickly fry in a very hot pan so it goes crispy and decorate the top of the paella with it as artistically as you can.

[KrazyIvan]

Gandahar said:

Amuse bouche

Home made refried beans on a Pringle*

• ready salted flavour"

Edited by Gandahar on Tuesday 13th March 20:31

Sorry but that looks like a cat st on a Pringle.

[boxst]

If you are going all pringle, chocolate with bacon bits ...

[ReverendCounter]

Get some massive sweet potatoes (Aldi - they'll keep for a while), the longer and more consistent in shape the better.

Trim the ends and 'sides' off to give a more rectangular profile.

Cut into thick slices.

Microwave for 5 mins or so.

Grill with olive oil until chargrilled/nicely crispy.

Use with your favourite dip or as a base for some kind of alternative to wheatbread/crackers/ryevita type things.

The grilling reduces the water content and concentrates the sweetness - so little work, but the results are disproportionately impressive! (I keep brushing with oil and add herbs, S&P during grilling).