What's for supper - Second Course

[bwana]

With mustard?

Absolutely.

 

[JJCT]

Absolutely.

Love that also but the pretzels must be hot/warm.

 

[Voodoo]

Spaghetti and meatballs. But first…

Beer and pretzel time!

Recipe please.

 

[Spizz]

Mac n cheese. Soul food for a cold Monday.

Edit: oh, before some smarty pants chips in. Yes it's not macaroni, it's rigatoni

 

[cerebus]

Pan fried minute steaks and broccoli cauliflower soup.

 

[saor]

Mac n cheese. Soul food for a cold Monday.

Looks good.
Yet one of those dishes I've never enjoyed, even as a kid. Quite possibly my least favorite food.
What did you sprinkle over the top?

 

[Spizz]

Looks good.
Yet one of those dishes I've never enjoyed, even as a kid. Quite possibly my least favorite food.
What did you sprinkle over the top?

Lol. My most favourite food since I was a kid. Absolutely love it.

For the top I mixed some cheddar with bread crumbs and sprinkled over. Gives it a nice little crunch.

 

[APoc184]

A little treat package arrived today via a friend returning from the US.

Gave it a go with keto pancakes and whipped cream.

Added walnuts to the caramel one for some crunch.

This stuff is amazing. Wife prefers the berry flavours. I'm in love with the caramel. Chocolate very nice as well.

 

[Sharon39]

Ohhhhh that looks amazing. I'm with you the caramel looks yummy.

 

[Sharon39]

I made Sweet and Sour Chicken for supper. It was really good, the sauce is not the normal red colour because I used dark soya sauce to add some salt to the sweetness which can be overpowering.

 

[KingBel]

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I made Sweet and Sour Chicken for supper. It was really good, the sauce is not the normal red colour because I used dark soya sauce to add some salt to the sweetness which can be overpowering.

That looks yummy! Could I have the recipe please?

 

[Sharon39]

2kgs of chick fillet in big chunks
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup dark soya sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup rice vinegar (not normal cheap white or brown or the fancy wine vinegars just plain naturally fermented rice vinegar)
2 tins Pineapple pieces (reserve juice)
1 bunch Carrots diced
2 Peppers sliced
2 onions slices

4tsp cornstarch
A little water to make a slurry.

Fry onion, carrots and chicken till chicken is cooked. Add peppers just to cook a little and the pineapple pieces.

On another plate add all the other ingredients for the sauce (except slurry) and stir to heat up and melt sugar. Taste at this point to check your balance is correct for your taste and adjust. Once you are happy add 1/2 the slurry and stir. It goes a yucky colour for awhile until the cornstarch mixes and then it will go glossy and bright. If it's the right consistency add it to your chicken and veg and serve on Rice. If it's to thin add the rest of the slurry. I prefer a thinner sauce and i have made the mistake before of adding all the slurry at once and it ruined the sauce. You can always go thicker but if it's to thick it's vile and you can throw it away. Same as risotto patience is key here.

Once you add the slurry stir with a whisk, not a spoon and if you see any lumps beat them out.

This sauce is really nice on a steak too and if you add a bottle of Hoisin sauce instead of tomato it's a totally different sauce. Try add fresh orange juice and a few fresh slices instead of tomato sauce and it makes a good orange sauce. It's the base for a wide range of sauces.

 

[bwana]

Cheeseburger (cheddar and Swiss) on a freshly baked pretzel roll slathered with bacon jam.

 

[Sharon39]

I think I just had a foodgasam . Yummy. Bacon jam....has to be 2 of the most Delish thing in 1.

 

[akescpt]

Cheeseburger (cheddar and Swiss) on a freshly baked pretzel roll slathered with bacon jam.

Recipe for that ridiculously looking pretzel roll?

 

[Voodoo]

Recipe for that ridiculously looking pretzel roll?

And for normal pretzels too please.

 

[Spizz]

And for normal pretzels too please.

And the bacon jam while you're at it. I've never heard of that.

The whole thing looks fab btw bwana.

 

[bwana]

Recipe for that ridiculously looking pretzel roll?

Again?

It's pretty much the recipe you'll find here.

http://mrsgreatcaruso.hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Make-Home-Made-Pretzels

However I'm lazy so I use the bread machine to kneed the dough. For the rolls I made four massive rolls. Next time I'll try for six.

I cook the rolls a little lower and slower than I do for normal pretzels.

EDIT - looks like the link is dead so here it is:

Chuck this in a bread machine:
430g white bread flour
1 cup water
1tbs brown sugar
1tsp salt
1 sachet yeast
30g melted butter.

Let it do it's thing then when it's done shape your dough and boil it in 2l water + 1/2 cup baking soda. 30 seconds per side for shapes, 60 seconds per side for rolls.

paint it with a beaten egg and salt.

Bake at 220° for 12 minutes for shapes or 10 minutes at 220° followed by 10 minutes at 200°.

I'll see if I can't track down the original recipe.

 

[HavocXphere]

KFC. Was rubbish.

 

[SauRoNZA]

2kgs of chick fillet in big chunks
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup dark soya sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup rice vinegar (not normal cheap white or brown or the fancy wine vinegars just plain naturally fermented rice vinegar)
2 tins Pineapple pieces (reserve juice)
1 bunch Carrots diced
2 Peppers sliced
2 onions slices

4tsp cornstarch
A little water to make a slurry.

Fry onion, carrots and chicken till chicken is cooked. Add peppers just to cook a little and the pineapple pieces.

On another plate add all the other ingredients for the sauce (except slurry) and stir to heat up and melt sugar. Taste at this point to check your balance is correct for your taste and adjust. Once you are happy add 1/2 the slurry and stir. It goes a yucky colour for awhile until the cornstarch mixes and then it will go glossy and bright. If it's the right consistency add it to your chicken and veg and serve on Rice. If it's to thin add the rest of the slurry. I prefer a thinner sauce and i have made the mistake before of adding all the slurry at once and it ruined the sauce. You can always go thicker but if it's to thick it's vile and you can throw it away. Same as risotto patience is key here.

Once you add the slurry stir with a whisk, not a spoon and if you see any lumps beat them out.

This sauce is really nice on a steak too and if you add a bottle of Hoisin sauce instead of tomato it's a totally different sauce. Try add fresh orange juice and a few fresh slices instead of tomato sauce and it makes a good orange sauce. It's the base for a wide range of sauces.

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Have it on noodles? That must be one moerse pan to fit 2kg of chicken and all that.