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Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 12:16 pm
by bodacious benny
Same tbf <laugh>

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 8:07 am
by Southern fairy
Hjl wrote:
Hjl wrote:Made pumpkin spice cheesecake for my wife's birthday, it didn't kill anyone!
I lie. Most of the house now have food poisoning....
Sorry but.. <laugh>

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 6:11 am
by NathanEr
Turkish Chicken Kebab Recipe - extremely tasty and easy to make.

Ingredients (Serves 3)
500 g chicken breasts cut into cubes
1 tbsp canola oil

To prepare the marinade:
1 cup low fat yogurt
1 tbsp red vinegar
1 tbsp tomato paste
3 crushed garlic cloves
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp red chili pepper
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp mixed spices
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp turmeric
Method:

Combine all marinade’s ingredients together in a medium bowl. Add the chicken cubes and stir until they are well coated.
Cover the bowl and marinate for 2 hours in the fridge.
Heat the oil in a deep pan. Add the chicken cubes with the marinade and cook for 20-25 minutes, until chicken is done and sauce thickens.
Serve hot with basmati rice. :) :) :) Enjoy!

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:48 am
by bodacious benny
Sounds good <ok>

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 6:07 pm
by Southern fairy
Bake off final tonight! I'll probs be watching that over champs league to keep the missus happy

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2017 7:06 pm
by bodacious benny
Southern fairy wrote:Bake off final tonight! I'll probs be watching that over champs league to keep the missus happy
SpoilerShow
Best not tell her that Sophie wins.

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 2:33 pm
by Colback's Orange Tufts
Has anyone ever tried making their own Kimchi? (and by anyone I mean OT)

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 2:45 pm
by overseasTOON
Colback's Orange Tufts wrote:Has anyone ever tried making their own Kimchi? (and by anyone I mean OT)
I've made sauerkraut in the past which traditionally has a longer fermentation/storage time and will stink your house out.

The basics are similar though so it would seem to me to be fairly simple to make.

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 6:13 pm
by Don Sholeone
overseasTOON wrote:
Colback's Orange Tufts wrote:Has anyone ever tried making their own Kimchi? (and by anyone I mean OT)
I've made sauerkraut in the past which traditionally has a longer fermentation/storage time and will stink your house out.

The basics are similar though so it would seem to me to be fairly simple to make.
Are you still homebrewing?

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 2017 6:40 pm
by overseasTOON
Don Sholeone wrote:
overseasTOON wrote:
I've made sauerkraut in the past which traditionally has a longer fermentation/storage time and will stink your house out.

The basics are similar though so it would seem to me to be fairly simple to make.
Are you still homebrewing?
I'm only making flavoured gins and liqueur now. I started running out if space for beers and ciders and the smell was really annoying my family <laugh>

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 12:30 pm
by Seagull
Making moules-frites tonight.

It's pretty simple I guess, but any tips? Was going to make my own chips but spent the morning reading about chip pan fires and decided oven fries would taste better anyway...

Using dry white wine, garlic, parsley, shallots and a bit of double cream at the end.

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:08 pm
by Ramone
Bought some Halloumi the other day then realised I didn't know what to do with it, any suggestions?

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:24 pm
by overseasTOON
Ramone wrote:Bought some Halloumi the other day then realised I didn't know what to do with it, any suggestions?
Halloumi is pretty versatile as a cheese and you can even marinate it. Occasionally I'll marinate it in oil and hot chilli sauce for an hour and then pan fry it a few minutes each side serve it on a bed of roasted vegetables with some pasta or lentils.

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 1:26 pm
by overseasTOON
Seagull wrote:Making moules-frites tonight.

It's pretty simple I guess, but any tips? Was going to make my own chips but spent the morning reading about chip pan fires and decided oven fries would taste better anyway...

Using dry white wine, garlic, parsley, shallots and a bit of double cream at the end.
That's pretty much it really.

You can make a moules Normande with bacon, brandy, mushrooms and apple and it's lovely.

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:15 pm
by Seagull
overseasTOON wrote:
Seagull wrote:Making moules-frites tonight.

It's pretty simple I guess, but any tips? Was going to make my own chips but spent the morning reading about chip pan fires and decided oven fries would taste better anyway...

Using dry white wine, garlic, parsley, shallots and a bit of double cream at the end.
That's pretty much it really.

You can make a moules Normande with bacon, brandy, mushrooms and apple and it's lovely.

I will definitely give it a try for next time when I get the ingredients together! Cheers.

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2017 9:40 am
by NathanEr
I tried today some amazing beef stew! man it's delicious! after fast food junk it is foodgasm!

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:30 pm
by Seagull
Hoping to cook some variation of a white fish, roasted carrots seasoned with cumin and a beetroot sauce.

Would this work?!

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:18 pm
by overseasTOON
Seagull wrote:Hoping to cook some variation of a white fish, roasted carrots seasoned with cumin and a beetroot sauce.

Would this work?!
White fish generally has a delicate flavour so something like a beetroot sauce would likely be overpowering.

Salmon would work better with a beetroot. You can marinade the salmon fillet in beetroot juice the night before and then roast it in the oven in a baking paper bag with some butter so it self sauces.

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 9:46 pm
by Micky Quim
I was a bit silly and didnt go to the butchers until late afternoon. Had hoped to buy a rack of lamb but their stock had gone. So instead I have a pork belly in the fridge covered in salt, will braise it tomorrow then compress overnight ready to fry on Sunday

Re: The Cooking/Baking Thread

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 9:18 pm
by overseasTOON
I'm putting together a Culinary World Cup to coincide with the tournament in Russia this year.

Essentially I've picked one popular street food dish from each competing country and they'll face off against each other on match days.

People can vote thier favorite dish on social media and the overall winner gets the points or share if it's a draw.

I've got most of the recipes in place and am putting it all together over the next few weeks.

Hope you all can join in!