What Is Cooking? - The Recipe Thread

[dolphingirl47]

This is the place to share your favourite recipes. Enjoy!

Corinna

 

[dolphingirl47]

Ingredients

750g/1lb 10oz lean minced beef

175g/6oz pork sausage meat

1 egg, beaten

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon sage leaves, chopped

1 tablespoon mustard

1 heaped tablespoon tomato purée

110g/4oz fresh breadcrumbs

½ tsp paprika

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation method

Heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas4.

Place all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly - it s best to use your hands here.

Transfer the mix to a 900g/2lb loaf tin and pat down until level. Cover the top of the mixture with an oiled piece of greaseproof paper.

Bake in the oven for 1 hour 30 minutes or until the meatloaf is cooked through. (Remove the paper 15 minutes before the end of cooking).

I like to serve this with Sour Cream Mashed Potato and Succotash (see below)

 

[dolphingirl47]

Ingredients


100g diced Pancetta
1 onion, finely chopped
2 (400g) tins cannellini or butter beans, drained and rinsed (I like to use one of each)
500g canned sweetcorn kernels in water
150ml double cream
2 tablespoons finely snipped fresh chives
salt and pepper

Method

Fry the Pancetta in a heavy-based frying pan for 5 minutes until crisp. Tip in the onion and fry for another 5 minutes stirring now and again.

Add the beans and 600ml water. Bring to the boil, then simmer over a low heat for 10 minutes to heat the beans through.

Stir in the corn and cream and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Mix in the chives and season to taste with salt and pepper.

 

[Dimplenose]

Simple Waffles

Forget fancy ingredients these waffles can be made with things you will probably already have

4oz self raising flour (I have used plain)
1/4 pint milk (I have used skimmed, semi and whole they all work)
1 egg
1 tablespoon caster sugar (not vital, but nice)
1 tablespoon cooking oil or melted butter
1 teaspoon of baking powder (not vital if SR flour is used but makes them a bit fluffier)

This is enough for about 4 waffles if you need more just multiply the ingredients by the number of eggs you are using.

Put dry ingredients in large bowl.
Add egg and oil.
Start mixing by hand is easy
Add milk gradually
Don't worry if mixture is a bit lumpy
Leave to stand for 30 minutes to allow flour to absorb the milk
Cook in waffle iron (2 - 4 minutes per waffle depending on your iron)

Serve with anything you like - we have jam or lemon and sugar. Fruit and cream is yummy. I'm sure everyone has their favourite.

I use the same mixture to make American style small pancakes and fry them in a non-stick pan.

 

[dolphingirl47]

Ingredients

1.8kg potatoes, chopped into large chunks
300ml pot soured cream
2 x small bunches chives, snipped

Method

Boil the potatoes in lots of boiling salted water until tender, about 15 mins.

Drain well, leaving in the colander to steam dry for 1 min

Tip back into the saucepan and mash with the soured cream.

Season and stir in the chives.

The leftovers make a fantastic topping for cottage pie.

Corinna

 

[pampat]

Not really a recipe as such, but I've just made some Eccles cakes and I'm really pleased.

I had a block of puff pastry lurking in my freezer and wanted to use it up, so rolled it out and used a Tupperware lid, about 14 cms across and cut 6 circles of pastry.

I put about 50 g of butter, about 100 g of mixed fruit and peel (left over from Christmas!) and 75 g of brown sugar in a pan and heated it through to melt the butter and sugar and put in the zest of an orange I had lying around from something else (my cooking is usually like this, sorry, some of the weights may not be precise but it will still taste good!). I also added some cinnamon and grated about half a nutmeg into the mix.

Divide the fruit between the pastry disks, gather up the edges and seal with some cold water. This is the underside, so turn over on to a baking sheet (I buttered mine to make sure they didn't stick) and egg washed and sprinkled with sugar. I put mine in for 25 minutes on gas 5 (sorry, don't know the equivalent). They went quite brown and I turned mine over for 5 minutes just to make sure the underside was cooked - no soggy bottoms!

I like mine warm, but I'm sure that they will be just as good cold.

Pam

 

[Chilly]

These sound yummy will have to try them.

Just a thought but what about having theme weeks for the recipes like the photo thread eg beef week, under 30 mins week, chocolate week, under 5 ingredients week etc.

 

[dolphingirl47]

These sound yummy will have to try them.

Just a thought but what about having theme weeks for the recipes like the photo thread eg beef week, under 30 mins week, chocolate week, under 5 ingredients week etc.

That's a great idea. I think I will let this run for this week and then I start the first recipe of the week thread on the weekend.

Corinna

 

[Dimplenose]

OK, you may have noticed I'm a lazy cook

Having tried various fancy recipes I have found the following works OK for me.
You will need:-


Slow cooker
1 shoulder joint pork (800g mini joint is enough for 3 of us but go bigger if you have hearty appetites)
1 onion
water
shop bought barbecue sauce (whichever you like best)


Chop onion into large pieces and put in bottom of slow cooker.

Place pork joint on top (shoulder steaks work well too.)

Add up to an inch of water.

Cook on low for 6 hours or more.

When cooked remove meat and shred using two forks (like crispy duck )
Discard any large pieces of fat or gristle.

Empty slow cooker but save a couple of table spoons of liquid.

Replace shredded meat into slow cooker with the saved liquid and half a bottle or so of barbecue sauce.

Allow to heat through for 30 minutes while you prepare chips/potatoes/rolls or whatever you prefer to serve with the pork.

 

[dolphingirl47]

OK, you may have noticed I'm a lazy cook

Having tried various fancy recipes I have found the following works OK for me.
You will need:-


Slow cooker
1 shoulder joint pork (800g mini joint is enough for 3 of us but go bigger if you have hearty appetites)
1 onion
water
shop bought barbecue sauce (whichever you like best)


Chop onion into large pieces and put in bottom of slow cooker.

Place pork joint on top (shoulder steaks work well too.)

Add up to an inch of water.

Cook on low for 6 hours or more.

When cooked remove meat and shred using two forks (like crispy duck )
Discard any large pieces of fat or gristle.

Empty slow cooker but save a couple of table spoons of liquid.

Replace shredded meat into slow cooker with the saved liquid and half a bottle or so of barbecue sauce.

Allow to heat through for 30 minutes while you prepare chips/potatoes/rolls or whatever you prefer to serve with the pork.

Oh, I am going to try this on the weekend.

Corinna

 

[Dimplenose]

I'm cooking some now

 

[stba2006]

Ingredients

750g/1lb 10oz lean minced beef

175g/6oz pork sausage meat

1 egg, beaten

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon sage leaves, chopped

1 tablespoon mustard

1 heaped tablespoon tomato purée

110g/4oz fresh breadcrumbs

½ tsp paprika

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation method

Heat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas4.

Place all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly - it s best to use your hands here.

Transfer the mix to a 900g/2lb loaf tin and pat down until level. Cover the top of the mixture with an oiled piece of greaseproof paper.

Bake in the oven for 1 hour 30 minutes or until the meatloaf is cooked through. (Remove the paper 15 minutes before the end of cooking).

I like to serve this with Sour Cream Mashed Potato and Succotash (see below)

This sounds delicious, and looks fairly easy too. Think I will be giving this a go this week

 

[LunaMini]

Creamy Spaghetti

Enough Spag for up to 4 people.
1 pack of 6 decent sausages
1 pack on pancetta
1 tub of double cream (elmlea is perfect)
1 tsp wholegrain mustard

Cook your spaghetti as normal and drain.
Take your sausages and cut into 'mini meatballs' and cook in a large pan.
Add the pancetta and once cooked reduce the heat slightly and add the cream and the wholegrain mustard.
Stir well and heat through.
Add your cooked spaghetti to your creamy mixture and heat until warm.
Perfect served in a bowl with Garlic bread.

 

[tinkerbells mum]

Creamy Spaghetti Enough Spag for up to 4 people. 1 pack of 6 decent sausages 1 pack on pancetta 1 tub of double cream (elmlea is perfect) 1 tsp wholegrain mustard Cook your spaghetti as normal and drain. Take your sausages and cut into 'mini meatballs' and cook in a large pan. Add the pancetta and once cooked reduce the heat slightly and add the cream and the wholegrain mustard. Stir well and heat through. Add your cooked spaghetti to your creamy mixture and heat until warm. Perfect served in a bowl with Garlic bread.

Sounds lovely, I've cooked something very similar and added spinach to it xx

 

[dolphingirl47]

Creamy Spaghetti

Enough Spag for up to 4 people.
1 pack of 6 decent sausages
1 pack on pancetta
1 tub of double cream (elmlea is perfect)
1 tsp wholegrain mustard

Cook your spaghetti as normal and drain.
Take your sausages and cut into 'mini meatballs' and cook in a large pan.
Add the pancetta and once cooked reduce the heat slightly and add the cream and the wholegrain mustard.
Stir well and heat through.
Add your cooked spaghetti to your creamy mixture and heat until warm.
Perfect served in a bowl with Garlic bread.

That sounds great. I think I have to try this next week.

Corinna

 

[stba2006]

Just to say I made the meat loaf at the weekend and it was THE best meat loaf I have had (even if I do say so myself hee hee).

Even DF loved it which is not like him when it come to me "trying" things out lol

It was so easy to make and I'll definitely be making it again at some point. Thanks Corinna

 

[dolphingirl47]

Just to say I made the meat loaf at the weekend and it was THE best meat loaf I have had (even if I do say so myself hee hee).

Even DF loved it which is not like him when it come to me "trying" things out lol

It was so easy to make and I'll definitely be making it again at some point. Thanks Corinna

I am glad you enjoyed it. I have to make this again soon.

Corinna

 

[PJB71]

Everyone loves this in our house and it only takes minutes to cook

Ingredients

300g beef (if it's good beef ie sirloin then it can be thinly sliced and cooked straightaway) but if it's a cheaper joint of beef then slow roast it first then shred but either works great

1 onion finely sliced

100g mushrooms cut into chunks

150ml beef stock (I just use 2beef oxos dissolved into a jug of 150ml boiling water)

1tbsp corn flour

2tbsp dark brown sugar

2tbsp soya sauce

2tbsp sesame seeds

Method
1) in a wok heat the sesame oil

2) fry onion until soft

3) add beef and cook until brown

4) add mushrooms and cook for a few minutes

5) mix corn flour with 1tbsp of cold water and add to the beef stock then also add sugar and soya sauce

6) add liquid to wok and simmer for a few minutes

7) add sesame seeds and serve over fresh egg noodles

Hope you enjoy

 

[dolphingirl47]

Everyone loves this in our house and it only takes minutes to cook

Ingredients

300g beef (if it's good beef ie sirloin then it can be thinly sliced and cooked straightaway) but if it's a cheaper joint of beef then slow roast it first then shred but either works great

1 onion finely sliced

100g mushrooms cut into chunks

150ml beef stock (I just use 2beef oxos dissolved into a jug of 150ml boiling water)

1tbsp corn flour

2tbsp dark brown sugar

2tbsp soya sauce

2tbsp sesame seeds

Method
1) in a wok heat the sesame oil

2) fry onion until soft

3) add beef and cook until brown

4) add mushrooms and cook for a few minutes

5) mix corn flour with 1tbsp of cold water and add to the beef stock then also add sugar and soya sauce

6) add liquid to wok and simmer for a few minutes

7) add sesame seeds and serve over fresh egg noodles

Hope you enjoy

That sounds delicious.

Corinna