What's for tea tonight? (#8)

[RubyToogood]

You know when you start cooking and you properly read a recipe and you think "no - that's not right at all"?

If you've got a veggie stew and it says to put the mushrooms in before the carrots and potatoes?

No.

I'm doing it my way.

I would always fry the mushrooms first.

 

[mrsfran]

No, mushrooms after onions and carrots, surely? Otherwise you have to cook them long enough for any water released to evaporate, or the onions and carrots would stew, and that means the mushrooms are overdone.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

My cooking logic is that carrots and potatoes take 20-30 minutes to cook and mushrooms take about 5 so I'd always get the carrot and potato going first if I want the mushrooms to actually be there in the finished dish.

But...as a new vegetarian cook, I am open to suggestion.

 

[RubyToogood]

No, mushrooms after onions and carrots, surely? Otherwise you have to cook them long enough for any water released to evaporate, or the onions and carrots would stew, and that means the mushrooms are overdone.

Mushrooms can't be overdone! If you put the mushrooms in after the onions and carrots surely you're just boiling them?

 

[mrsfran]

They can be overdone! They get sad and small and limp.

I'm taking about sautéing - carrots and onions saute for about 4 mins until softened, add mushrooms, sauté another 3 mins or so, add other ingredients.

 

[mrsfran]

Haggis and mash tonight, for obvious reasons.

 

[BoatieBird]

Dijon pork - a recipe from my new Pinch of Nom cookbook.
With steamed new potatoes and purple sprouting broccoli.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Vegan Stew with ale & pearl barley

This hearty vegan stew is easy and delicious - make it in a slow cooker or on the stovetop. Chestnut mushrooms, vegetables and pearl barley in a thick,

www.thevegspace.co.uk

Well it was all right but needed considerable pimping with salt and pepper, marmite, soy sauce, herbs to get some depth of flavour in there.
Would make again bearing that in mind.

 

[sojourner]

Re the mushroom debate - surely it depends on the type and preparation of them? Like, field mushrooms in big chunks, or button mushrooms, could take a longer stew, but sliced closed cup/chestnut ones would disappear if put in too early.

 

[sojourner]

Anyhoo, quick tea for us tonight as himself is off to rehearsal. Veggie hotdogs in finger rolls, with sliced onions boiled in salted water.

Dreamy caramel bar for afters.

 

[sojourner]

Vegan Stew with ale & pearl barley

This hearty vegan stew is easy and delicious - make it in a slow cooker or on the stovetop. Chestnut mushrooms, vegetables and pearl barley in a thick,

www.thevegspace.co.uk

Well it was all right but needed considerable pimping with salt and pepper, marmite, soy sauce, herbs to get some depth of flavour in there.
Would make again bearing that in mind.

Do you have any mushroom ketchup? Essential for all veggie stews, and many soups, I find.

It's a liquid, unlike tomato ketchup, doesn't taste as much of mushrooms as you'd think, gives a great depth of flavour, and can be found in most big supermarkets.

 

[moose]

Post-dentist soft pitta, sucked.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Do you have any mushroom ketchup? Essential for all veggie stews, and many soups, I find.

It's a liquid, unlike tomato ketchup, doesn't taste as much of mushrooms as you'd think, gives a great depth of flavour, and can be found in most big supermarkets.

Oh yes I'd completely forgotten about that stuff! I'll get some in next shop.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Xmas pudding.

 

[MrCurry]

Home made kebab burgers (mince mixed with kebab spices, salt and garlic powder and fried as patties) with leftover root veg gratin, mashed potatoes, salad leaves, red onions, kebab sauces and ketchup. Might turn out to be the most random dinner of the year… was tasty though.

 

[moose]

Grilled mushroom and goats cheese baguette, sauté potatoes with a dollop of mayo and sprinkling of spring onions, lentil and tomato soup.
Lemon swiss roll.

 

[KatyF]

Haggis shepherds pie

 

[mrsfran]

I'm excited about tonight's dinner. I got a slab of beef flank from a Too Good To Go order, so I've taken some of the fat off and it's been marinading since last night in a mix of oil, soy sauce, red wine vinegar, mustard, lemon juice, garlic and pepper. I'm going to sear it for 5 mins either side, let it rest for 10 mins, and I'm hoping for tender, delicious steak. On the side will be air fryer fries and spinach. I might do a chimichuri sauce.

 

[onenameshelley]

mrsfran your too good to go is so much better than ours, I have the choice of Costa X2, a Gregg's and a petrol station, Morrisons and 1 green grocers.

Tonight we are all having pasta of some description. Macaroni cheese for the small, a spicy seafood spaghetti for himself, pesto spaghetti for me.

 

[sojourner]

I'm making a blackberry and apple crumble tonight, so another easy peasy tea so I'm not in the kitchen all night! Spaghetti tossed in garlic/chilli/olive oil, lathered in parmesan, topped with black olives and sundried toms.

Then the crumble, with cold vanilla custard. Oh my word yes

 

[onenameshelley]

I really fancy a crumble now.

 

[sojourner]

I really fancy a crumble now.

It's the last of the blackberries from last year. Might try and save 100g of them for blackberry and dark choc chip muffins, if there's enough.

 

[onenameshelley]

It's the last of the blackberries from last year. Might try and save 100g of them for blackberry and dark choc chip muffins, if there's enough.

I think I will make one for the weekend, Magoo has never had one before.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Veggie stew again.

I have a steak for myself for Friday night and I wish to rub spices into it in advance....what should I use? Cumin, paprika, salt and pepper? Lemon juice?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Nowt. Still not hungry after the hash brown goodness earlier.

 

[Looby]

Carbs with carbs and carbs apparently. My favourite.
Veg and potato curry, basmati, garlic and coriander nan and bhajis.

I really like carbs and I’m still fat unsurprisingly.

 

[Badgers]

Feeling a bit ropey today so having a lasagne ready meal. Spinach and peas (no chips) on the side.

 

[Epona]

Yesterday we went out (friends treated us) and had pizza, photos on the pizza thread.

Tonight we had an early tea of burgers at home - OH had quorn southern style burgers and I'm not sure what else he put in there, I had beef quarterpounders with avocado, tomato, mature cheddar, fried onions, mayonnaise, ketchup and mustard.

Cheesy coleslaw on the side.

 

[onenameshelley]

Mrs Miggins personally I would have salt, pepper and maybe a dash of onion powder and garlic powder and that would be it, let the meat do its thing.

 

[moose]

Roasted spuds, roasted carrots, sausages with 'gin-chup' glaze, spinach.