The KB food thread

[naphazoline]

.......I love all these foods now. Guess it all depends how it is cooked but I think as you get older your tastes change too.

I think a lot of older generation (over 65 ) used to over cook their veges.

Also,salt should not be added till the veges start to boil.
That's how you retain flavour.

If you want to cook a soup,then put the salt in before boiling.

[CookMySock]

Could be improved. Ditch the stock (which I assume is MSG [additive 621] based Maggi or similar)

no no, the stock is just butter, salt, water, and white pepper. Try it - you will be impressed. Plain boiled veg in lots of water is, er, plain in comparison.

and brown the meat and onions in a frypan before adding instead.

That changes the flavor completely. In this, the carrot, onion, and tomato paste caramelises to make a unique taste. The main trick is to keep the water level low so it caramelises properly.

And if you have a slow cooker/crock pot use that instead of the pressure cooker as the lower cooking temp will retain the flavours better.

I have a crock pot, and the pressure cooker does a far superiour job, and in under an hour. Actually, I don't use the slow cooker any more, coz the meat is almost always tough, and I hate tough meat.

best,
Steve

[3L4NS1R]

For when you have unexpected visitors for dessert. Or you just want a chocolate pudding in the middle of the day (I store the ingredients at the office for just this reason...)

Pudding in a Cup in 5 Minutes

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips or (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract

Utensils required:
1 large coffee mug
1 Tablespoon


Add dry ingredients to your largest mug and mix well.

Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Pour in the milk and oil and mix well.

Add the chocolate chips (if using) or vanilla extract, then mix again.

Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high).

The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed. This is fine.

Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate.

[LBD]

Its amazing how many guys can cook

got a couple of mates.. both engineers..

who are right condom bleus.
everthing they cook is delicious..
i have trouble boiling an egg..

My wife reckons this engineer cooks okay as well...guess we need to make up for our social ineptitude some how.....

[Stirts]

I think a lot of older generation (over 65 ) used to over cook their veges.

Understatement of the century!

Also,salt should not be added till the veges start to boil.
That's how you retain flavour.

Speaking of salt, my Grandad used to salt our porridge. Fecking Scotsman, it was disgusting and they had no dog I could feed it too


Back to yummie stuff I say......
Quick yummie naughty snack

Take a Chocolate Digestive and place on microwave proof dish, place favourite coloured marshmallow on top and microwave for 15 sec on high place another Chocolate Digestive on top and microwave for another 15 sec on high.

[LBD]

Take a Chocolate Digestive and place on microwave proof dish, place favourite coloured marshmallow on top and microwave for 15 sec on high place another Chocolate Digestive on top and microwave for another 15 sec on high.

Thats modern tech for you....Used to be Chocholate Wheatens with marsh mellows toasted on open fire...with the infinately variable burnt caramel flavor range to suit individual tastes....

[kevfromcoro]

One fresh schapper..

wrapped in banana leaf...

chuck it ont he barby

then serve with lemon pepper...

yum

[Stirts]

Thats modern tech for you....Used to be Chocholate Wheatens with marsh mellows toasted on open fire...with the infinately variable burnt caramel flavor range to suit individual tastes....

Might go back to the dark ages and try that one.....sounds tasty!!

[CookMySock]

One fresh schapper.. wrapped in banana leaf...

Did you see the crayfish cooked in a seaweed frond? They get a huge kelp leaf and carefully split it open to form a pocket, insert cray, fold shut, cover with hot rocks. Apparently the flavor is unique.

I'd like to try cooking some chicken or pork, and veges, over a geothermal vent.

Steve

[slofox]

WORLD’S BEST FRUITCAKE


1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs
1 cup dried fruit
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup nuts
1 or 2 quarts aged whisky

Before you start, sample the whisky to check for quality. Good isn’t it?
Select a large mixing bowl, measuring cup etc etc. Check the whisky again as it must be just right. To be sure the whisky is of the highest quality, pour one level cupful into a glass and drink it as fast as you can. Repeat.
With an eclectic miggser, beat one cup of budder in a large fluffy bowel. Add 1 teashpoon of shugar and beader hell out of it again.
Meanwhile, at this parsnicular poinnin time, wake shurrr the whixey hasin gone bad while you weren’t lookin’. Open second quart if nezzissssrryyy.
Add two large leggs, 2 cups fried druit an beadle high. If druit gessshtuck inna beaders jush pry id loosh wivva drewscriber.
Ehhshample the whitchy agin, shecking confistincy, then shift 2 cubs salt or dertergent or waddevva – like anyone gizzadamm. Chample the widdski shummor.
Shift in shum limmon shooozzzh. Fold in shobbed putter and shrained nuds. Add 100 babbleshpoonz brown booger or whussevvis chloshist an’ migs swell. Greesh ubben an’ turn inna cakey pan to 350 decrease. Poor whole swishin mesh inna washin masheen and shet to shhhhhpin. Sheck dat whixny hwunsh moron pash out tonna flooooor….……

[Beemer]

Best foolproof pavlova recipe!

Pavlova

Heat oven to 210C (must be an electric oven, this won't work with gas)

3 egg whites
1 cup sugar
4 tbsp boiling water
2 tsp cornflour
1 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp vanilla essence

Beat all ingredients together for 12 minutes. Mark a bread and butter plate sized circle on baking paper. Spoon mixture into circle, smoothing sides and top.

Cook for SIX minutes then turn oven OFF. Leave pavlova to cool in oven until cold. Remove from baking paper and serve.

[allycatz]

Yetch! Eating warm squishy banana has got to be like eating snot! My uncle served me warm banana for a breakfast once when I was about 10 I guess and I've never touched it since. Ewwwww!

If the bananas are firm ones they are real yummy zapped with brown sugar and rum...then whipped cream

[Stirts]

Something about drinking and cooking

I have done this....not with that recipe though ..... I despise fruit cake.

[CookMySock]

If the bananas are firm ones they are real yummy zapped with brown sugar and rum...then whipped cream

Bananas? Cut each banana into three pieces and batter and deep-fry.

Sweeten some plain yogurt with your favorite sweetener, and micro-grate the zest off a lemon into it, and then squeeze the juice in also. Stir to combine - no more.

Ice cream! Mr Whippy Ice Cream is the best on this.. creamy and superb.

Serve! Two banana fritters, a splop of the yogurt mix, and a splop of Ice Cream. Important! Take a bite of the banana fritter, and then the yogurt, and then the ice cream, and keep going around in a circle. That will thrill your taste buds right off.

Steve

[Trudes]

Cook a packet of Rice Risotto (I do mine in the microwave, 15 mins, piece of piss)
Line an oven proof dish with the rice risotto. Mix a tin of salmon or tuna or smoked fish (salmon works best) into a white sauce (made from scratch is best). Pour white sauce and fish mix over rice risotto and sprinkle with grated cheese. Cook in 180 degree oven for about 15-20 mins or until cheese has gone slightly brown. Leave for about 15 minutes to settle then eat.... nom nom nom.