What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[Badgers]

For some reason this discussion about repeating certain foods has made me want chips. But it's too late to go the chippy so maybe over the next few days.

Probably have a cheese butty tonight.

No chips in the freezer or does it have to be chippy chips?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

No chips in the freezer or does it have to be chippy chips?

Has to be chippy chips.

 

[Badgers]

Has to be chippy chips.

Fair shout







Chip snob

 

[RubyToogood]

Maybe I will try a recipe box again. Has anyone got a discount code?

 

[Maggot]

Got my cooking head on tonight. Patatas bravas to start, followed by mushroom and spinach risotto. No work tomorrow so gonna crack open a bottle of wine too.

 

[Aladdin]

Spaghetti bolognese
Apple tart and custard

 

[dessiato]

Didnt fancy cooking tonight so had a mushroom omelette and baked potato.

 

[dessiato]

Got my cooking head on tonight. Patatas bravas to start, followed by mushroom and spinach risotto. No work tomorrow so gonna crack open a bottle of wine too.

I've never had good patatas brava here and, therefore, fancy making some myself. What's you recipe? If you don't mind sharing it, of course.

 

[Detroit City]

Homemade burgers, chips, fried onions, mushrooms and onion rings for the menfolk.

DAYUM Saffy! Wonderful

 

[Maggot]

I've never had good patatas brava here and, therefore, fancy making some myself. What's you recipe? If you don't mind sharing it, of course.

Aren't you in Spain?

We're through the looking glass here. Someone in Espana asking an Englishman for his totally inauthentic, made up version of patatas bravas. But i'm happy to share it.

 

[Zorra]

Homemade mini quiches (spinach or cheese and onion) and fancy salad

 

[20Bees]

Welsh lamb chops with mint sauce, colcannon, sugar snap peas. Mince pie and cream

 

[dessiato]

Aren't you in Spain?

We're through the looking glass here. Someone in Espana asking an Englishman for his totally inauthentic, made up version of patatas bravas. But i'm happy to share it.

Yes I am. But they are often little more than cubed potatoes with mayo and a slightly spiced tomato sauce. I want them to be zingy, and spicy.

 

[20Bees]

Having the relative luxury of cooking for one, but the expense of cooking with electricity, I like to fill the oven (or slow cooker) and cook enough for a few meals at a time on a day off. I’m not at all bothered if I eat the same meals two or three days in a row. The freezer is usually crammed full and a pot of something, or a tray of potatoes, can sit in the fridge and a portion can be reheated in minutes when I get home after an evening at work. I often pick up reduced bargains at the end of my shift and this determines what gets eaten that day or the next, and what goes in the freezer.

 

[Detroit City]

Leftover clam chowder; leftover pizza ; falafel pita sandwich and chicken schwarma

 

[20Bees]

Leftover clam chowder; leftover pizza ; falafel pita sandwich and chicken schwarma

Oh wow, flashback 15 years to a guzzling a sublime clam chowder in a bread bowl in San Francisco, absolutely the highlight of that particular adventure, and I’ve never had it since for fear of spoiling the memory!

 

[Epona]

I love clam chowder! Clams aren't so easy to get around here oddly enough (they occasionally have some in Morrisons)- we currently export most of our clams

 

[The39thStep]

Sounds delish!

It was really good , it had bread in it that soaked up the flavours . Would definitely have this again or make this at at home

 

[Maggot]

I've never had good patatas brava here and, therefore, fancy making some myself. What's you recipe? If you don't mind sharing it, of course.

Here you go:

Patatas Bravas

Ingredients
400g potatoes scrubbed or peeled
Olive oil
1 onion finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
2 green chillies finely chopped
A tin of chopped tomatoes
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp smoked paprika

Cut the potatoes into 1-2cm dice. Put in a roasting tray, cover with oil, sprinkle on salt.
Roast in a medium hot oven for 35-45 minutes until brown and crispy.
Meanwhile fry the onion in a pan for about 10 minutes until soft,
Add the garlic and chillies, fry for another 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, put some water in the empty tin and add that.
Add the sugar and paprika.
Simmer on a low heat for at least 20 minutes, adding more water if it gets too dry.
Season to taste.
Add tomatoes to potatoes.

Buen appetito!

If you want more spice or zing, adjust the chillies and paprika quantities.

 

[dessiato]

Here you go:

Patatas Bravas

Ingredients
400g potatoes scrubbed or peeled
Olive oil
1 onion finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
2 green chillies finely chopped
A tin of chopped tomatoes
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp smoked paprika

Cut the potatoes into 1-2cm dice. Put in a roasting tray, cover with oil, sprinkle on salt.
Roast in a medium hot oven for 35-45 minutes until brown and crispy.
Meanwhile fry the onion in a pan for about 10 minutes until soft,
Add the garlic and chillies, fry for another 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, put some water in the empty tin and add that.
Add the sugar and paprika.
Simmer on a low heat for at least 20 minutes, adding more water if it gets too dry.
Season to taste.
Add tomatoes to potatoes.

Buen appetito!

If you want more spice or zing, adjust the chillies and paprika quantities.

Thank you. I'll try that this weekend and let you know how it goes. I will do a minor cheat and buy frozen patatas. It'll save time and effort. The sauce sounds good.

 

[Hearse Pileup]

Technically last night's tea, but will be having a repeat tonight.

The wife and I made chicken and pork adobo - it's a phillipino stewed dish that her mother would make a lot at home. Very nice!

We had it with some jasmine rice, bok choi, green beans and some roasted sprouts. Very satisfying!

 

[Looby]

We’ve got co-op pizza (salami for him, margarita for me) and a bag of salad for the pretence of health.
Then profiteroles to undo that and possibly red wine.

 

[Looby]

Is it pretence or pretense? They both look so wrong. Pretence is right isn’t it?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Veggie chilli and wine.

 

[Badgers]

Sausage, chips and beans

 

[8115]

Fish pie.

 

[Aladdin]

Thinking I'll have omelette and chips.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Thinking I'll have omelette and chips.

That's just what I was planning on having! Great minds.

 

[Orang Utan]

Cottaged pie
Peas braised with shallots

 

[danny la rouge]

Skittles and Bournville Buttons.