cookingbites cookalong

This is my first attempt at cooking anything with Pomegranate. As I am the judge for this month's challenge, I will not be judging it, but present here only as an example. This is the result ... A deep fried dish featuring Pomegranate, this recipe incorporates three meats, Lamb, Chicken and...

Have you ever made a Chinese Dumplings? If not, then now is your chance to try! If you have cooked them successfully before, you can share your wisdom and cook along too. The idea of the Cookalong is that members cook a classic recipe within a certain timescale and share their experience. Its a...

The Tarte Tatin Cookalong has been very creative with delicious looking results. A big thanks to Elawin, Sandra, SatNavSaysStraightOn and Herbie who all participated. There were 5 participants in total (including myself). We now need to decide a new recipe/dish/technique to cook along to. So...

Celery is the star of the famous Waldorf salad. This is a take on the classic - a deconstructed Waldorf, if you like! I haven't included precise quantities for the main ingredients. It should be common sense and rather depends on how much you want to place on each plate - a small amount of...

Prep. time: 35 minutes (including standing time) Cooking time: 30 minutes plus 10 minutes standing time Makes: 2 (1 of each) Ingredients: For the pastry: 125 g plain flour ½ tsp salt 100 g unsalted butter, diced 1 large egg, beaten For the filling: 500 g potatoes, peeled and diced 4...

Ingredients: For the shortcut pastry diary free 200 gr refined flour 60 gr EVOO 70 gr very cold water salt For the filling: 300 gr radicchio (the red one) 70 gr speck (cut into cubes) 100 gr brie cheese (cut into cubes) 2 tablespoons glaze of balsamic vinegar (or alternatively 1 tablespoon...

Prep. time: 35 minutes (including standing time) Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: For the pastry: 125 g plain flour ½ tsp salt 100 g unsalted butter, diced 1 large egg, beaten For the filling: 1 small bunch of thyme, leaves picked, or 1 tsp dried thyme 2 tbsp of balsamic...

OK, I confess, its not my recipe. In fact its a taste test for another attempt at a Tarte Tatin and I had some rhubarb in the garden which was looking at me and I have been threatening it for weeks now with being eaten so.... A veganised version of this BBC Good Food Recipe. Ingredients...

Ingredients (To serve 4 as a side dish) 200g shallots 75g butter 600g red cabbage 275ml red wine 150g sultanas 50g soft brown sugar 2 sticks of cinnamon 1pod of star anise 3tbsps red wine vinegar 6tbsps redcurrant jelly Method Peel the shallots but leave them whole. Brown them in a heavy...

2 tbsp olive oil 2 onions (brown) 2 teaspoons soft light brown sugar 1 tsp thyme 1 very small chilli 2 tsp cider vinegar 1 small can anchovies Pastry (based on this recipe https://www.leiths.com/how-tos/gluten-free-pastry) 200g Doves farm flour 100g fat (50/50 stork and pure) 1 tsp xanthan...

Have you ever made a Tarte Tatin? If not, then now is your chance to try! If you have cooked i successfully before, you can share your wisdom and cook along too. The idea of the Cookalong is that members cook a classic recipe within a certain timescale and share their experience. Its a bit of...

The Goulash Cookalong has been very interesting with some delicious looking results! A big thanks to The Late Night Gourmet, Elawin, Yorky and MrsDangermouse who all participated. There were 5 participants in total (including myself). We now need to decide a new recipe/dish to cook along to...

Serves: 4 Preparation time: 30 minutes Cooking time: 2 hours Ingredients: 1 kg New Zealand Lamb neck chops 1 tbsp oil 1 tbsp paprika salt and pepper 500 g onions, coarsely chopped 500 g carrots chopped into 2.5 cm pieces 250 ml stock 1/2 tsp caraway seeds (optional) 125 g frozen peas 125 ml...

Serves: 4 to 5 Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb (675 g) lean beef 5 onions 1 clove garlic 1 pint (570 ml) stock or thin soup 1 tbsp paprika a few caraway seeds salt and pepper 1 oz (25 g) butter Method: Cut the meat into 1-inch cubes. Melt the butter in a thick casserole. Slice this onions and cook...

Serves: 4 to 5 Ingredients: 1 lb (450 g) beef steak 8 oz (225 g) lean veal 2 onions 2 oz (50 g) butter 1 tsp salt pepper 1 dessertspoon (10 g) paprika 1 lb (450 g) tomatoes 1 tsp chopped parsley Method: Remove any skin and fat from the meat and cut into 1-inch cubes. Chop the onions and...

Alföldi Gulyás is a classical Hungarian Goulash which includes root vegetables in the recipe. It has been taken from a Hungarian tourist information site https://www.budapestbylocals.com/hungarian-goulash.html#recipe which not only includes a history of goulash but also lists alternative goulash...

As I mentioned in the Cookalong thread, I was somewhat disappointed with this, even though I like it. I was expecting a life-altering experience, but instead what I got was...beef stew. Well, as it turns out, that's what a goulash is. The paprika sets it apart somewhat from what you normally get...

Have you ever made Hungarian Goulash? If not, then now is your chance to try! If you have cooked Goulash before, you can share your wisdom and cook along too. The idea of the Cookalong is that members cook a classic recipe within a certain timescale and share their experience. Its a bit of fun...

The Boeuf Bourguignon Cookalong has been very interesting with success and disaster along the way! A big thanks to alexander,The Late Night Gourmet, Francesca, ElizabethB, epicuric and Yorky who all participated! I think this was the most participants so far (7 including myself). We now need...

Well now...I broke quite a few conventions in making this. I'm not sure if Julia Child would have approved! I'm happy to say that my ambition - which almost spun out of control more than once in making this - paid off. I would say that this started with the decision to use my sous vide for the...