emperorroberto

May 6, 2024 01:53

I've been making Hungarian Goulash a lot latley.

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 02:02

Another slow cooker great; I put red wine in mine, but I'm told it's wrong to Frenchify it so.
I don't care; the blasphemy is too good.

DeathWish1819

May 6, 2024 03:57

grah varivo it's a bean and sausage strew it's south eastern European and is amazing

emperorroberto

May 6, 2024 04:07

I've made Greek beef kebabs

Thrones

May 6, 2024 08:42

I like making curries, home made soup and a greek dish called Kleftiko in my slow cooker. I have made a belgian stew called stoofvles before but I havnt quite mastered it.

1984

May 6, 2024 11:18

Goulash, chilli and bolognese are my three go-to recipes. Also smash out a Thai red or green curry and a good, old-fashioned roast from time to time.

I've been using Hello Fresh which is a meal delivery service. You get all the ingredients you need for each dish and a recipe card, so I'm increasing my repertoire daily. It's a little expensive after the initial deal, but it's super convenient.

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 11:50

Those all sound lovely lads.
Reading through them has made me quite hungry.

1984

May 6, 2024 12:18

Also forgot to mention Boef bourguignon and coq au vin. Can't beat cooking with wine

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 13:03

@1984
Damn right, is there anything better than putting a half bottle of wine in the casserole and drinking the other in the garden?
If there is, it's probably illegal.

Deleted User

May 6, 2024 13:15

My nan

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 13:26

@🧜🏻‍♀️_Siren _🧜🏻‍♀️
The elderly are best in a casserole, softens up the tough old meat.

Deleted User

May 6, 2024 13:51

I like tough old meat though 😌💫

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 14:37

Then smoke the old girl, and make Jerky ;D

Deleted User

May 6, 2024 14:46

Actually laughing right now 🤣
Never expected that.

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 14:53

And I was worried I'd make you frown

WalterLuigi

May 6, 2024 15:05

Gumbo or chili's for me. This is really making me want to make a large pot of gumbo again soon though. It's overdue

Deleted User

May 6, 2024 16:25

Never had gumbo when you and neon inviting me over?

Deleted User

May 6, 2024 16:26

Never had goulash or coq au vin if that's a thing but I don't know 1984 so be weird asking when he's inviting me over

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 17:17

Goulash is fairly simple, great stuff and easy, tomato, onion and garlic and peppers type base, heavily flavored with Paprika
@WalterLuigi Gumbo sounds intimidating on paper, I took an introductory class in French cooking years ago and we learned to make something based in a roux, which frankly, is fairly involved for a base sauce, what with the constant stirring on a low heat, but it's also got those Afro-Carribean ingredients that I wouldn't know what to do with, do you make shellfish gumbo? I never cared for seafood, but I also see some people do poultry, which I can dig.

WalterLuigi

May 6, 2024 17:28

@Siren: When you coming to the states? Lol. Gumbo is amazing, one of my favorite dishes.

@Scuffed: It's honestly not that bad, but the roux does take some minding for sure. Don't stir it enough, have the heat too high, etc and you end up burning it. It takes patience because you want it to reach a nice chocolate brown color. But the actual process is easy, just mix oil and flour, then keep stirring until it's done. Then stir in your stock slowly so that it doesn't cause the roux to clump up.

I will make shellfish gumbo, but it doesn't keep as long. Usually I slice up some andouille and brown it in a pan, use red cooking wine to deglaze and dump it in the pot. Grill/smoke some chicken, dice it up and toss it in the pot, and can't forget my veggies. I make some rice on the side and serve the gumbo on rice.

I tend to cook it in bulk and put most up in the freezer to thaw out as needed. Once done, I keep it in a slowcooker so it'll stay warm. Or I might move it over once the roux is done and let it finish that way.

Neon Bright Star ⭐

May 6, 2024 17:33

I think my favorite thing to cook is Italian food. I guess partly because I am Italian so for me there is a sentimental component

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 17:34

Nice, andouilles are French as all get-out.
However, in England, it is considered a forbidden and blasphemous sausage.

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 17:38

@Neon
Who doesn't love Italian food?
I actually well up thinking about my mama's lasagne.
I'mma call her for recipies actually.

Deleted User

May 6, 2024 17:43

@neon I have an Italian side too lol

@walter well I mean I would, I have been before lol

WalterLuigi

May 6, 2024 18:06

@Scuffed: Why is it blasphemous? Yeah, this part of the US is heavily french in origin so lots of the food has french influences. Etouffe and such is common

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 19:06

@Walter
The casings are traditionally fabricated from the "Lower" intestinal tract, which is something we don't do as a rule, as it imparts a sort of *ahem* "fruity" flavour.
I imagine there are artificial casings for that now, but I believe the sausage were declined before such an innovation.
And besides, as we understood it, the lower intestinal tract thing were something of the distinguishing nature of the article.
My grandad would be the man to ask; bugger eats snails and raw mussels off the rocks, and the legs offa froggies, and he's an obligate francophile, so he'd probably have the best narrative for the traditional English distaste for Andouilles.

Deleted User

May 6, 2024 19:09

Yay intestines!

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 19:11

No guts no glory ah?

Deleted User

May 6, 2024 19:16

I prefer square sausages ...

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 19:21

They are good for the grill, I'll grant you, and they fit well on a bun.
But for me, there's just summat about dem links.
Also, they way they're made is cool.

Neon Bright Star ⭐

May 6, 2024 23:18

@Scuffed look into Italian wedding soup. Love that stuff!

Deleted User

May 6, 2024 23:20

Are you having that at you're wedding neon lol

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 6, 2024 23:26

Thanks Neon, that looks dank and brilliantly simple!
I think I might bodge some together actually, I have most of the ingredients to hand.
Do you think German Frikadeller would work? Meatballs is meatballs I reckon, but I'm more a practical cook than a pure traditionalist.

hugs4you

May 7, 2024 00:39

The only thing I make for dinner is reservations...

Deleted User

May 7, 2024 00:42

Ooooooo

Mic drop

Neon Bright Star ⭐

May 7, 2024 02:33

@Scuffed I've never had German meatballs so I can't comment lol. It is relatively simple to make though

@Siren maybe! Seems a bit on the nose though lol

WalterLuigi

May 7, 2024 06:20

If we don't imma be bummed tho. It's pretty solid.

@scuffed I say do it and find out. I'm curious how it turns out.

Neon Bright Star ⭐

May 8, 2024 04:48

I be cooking up rum soaked oranges to avoid scurvy

Deleted User

May 8, 2024 05:05

Lemona and limes

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 8, 2024 15:03

Oldschool lemonade (and Lemon-Limeade) is fire actually.
You can also add ginger root if you like it.
The health nuts love it, but I just think it's nice.
Just steep dem sliced citruses in boiling water and add a sensible amount of sugar.
I should keep a jug of that in the fridge, sometimes it's good for me to stop drinking tea all the time.
It's full of tannins that stain me teeth and has more caffeine than you might suspect.

Deleted User

May 8, 2024 15:54

Oranges and lemons and the bells of st clementines

Crowcifiction

May 10, 2024 16:11

Pot noodle.

Psychopatrish

May 10, 2024 23:45

Been tryna cut out meats entirely (not very successfully) but I whipped up these vegetarian empenadas on a whim and Díos Mìo estas MUY delicioso!!

emperorroberto

May 11, 2024 02:25

The only vegetarian meal I can make is tortilla soup

Grumman

May 11, 2024 20:04

That Impossible brand of plant based beef is actually pretty tasty.

Scuffed in Stourbridge

May 14, 2024 15:19

But Grumman, regular beef is already plant based.
The cows are made of grass too.

WalterLuigi

May 14, 2024 16:42

I thought they were made of cake. Everything is cake now.

Neon Bright Star ⭐

May 14, 2024 16:59

Nah, you are what you eat, so need is grass.

WalterLuigi

May 14, 2024 19:06

And I am beef? Which is grass. Therefore, I am grass?

@Neon: Touch grass.

Neon Bright Star ⭐

May 14, 2024 21:28

You're a glutton for physical attention lmao

Grumman

May 14, 2024 21:31

I still eat beef. I just don’t eat as much as I used to.