Christmas Eve meals

[badjak]

Sure I do two.
But unfortunately I can’t tell you exactly what I do because I’m a shocker when I cook for not paying any attention to what I’m doing, It tends to involve tasting and adjusting it multiple times and during that process I tend to be off in lalaland

So these are the links to the base recipes. Then I’ll taste and add repeatedly until I hit the right spot.

Black Bean Sauce

And this one

Beef in black bean sauce

My sons have bought me a kitchen camera because whenever they say wow, what did you do to this? I always reply not sure. I can tell you most of the ingredients (by what’s left out on the side) but as to how much of each I really don’t know
I should try and set up that camera

I cook ike that, so no worries...
I remember a friend of my mum wanting the recipe for some Indonesian dishes.
My dad mostly cooked so she ended up on a chair in the kitchen, trying to write everything down..
"What did you just put in? Oh a bit of ketoembar*.. How much? Yeah well, just a bit...
She sort of got there i the end, but she had to stay sharp!

*Coriander seed

 

[SoCalZone10]

I don’t follow most recipes, my youngest kid just said recently, she looks at the recipe for the ingredients only, haha.

 

[Morning Glory]

Sure I do two.
But unfortunately I can’t tell you exactly what I do because I’m a shocker when I cook for not paying any attention to what I’m doing, It tends to involve tasting and adjusting it multiple times and during that process I tend to be off in lalaland

So these are the links to the base recipes. Then I’ll taste and add repeatedly until I hit the right spot.

Black Bean Sauce

And this one

Beef in black bean sauce

My sons have bought me a kitchen camera because whenever they say wow, what did you do to this? I always reply not sure. I can tell you most of the ingredients (by what’s left out on the side) but as to how much of each I really don’t know
I should try and set up that camera

You should!

 

[badjak]

I don’t follow most recipes, my youngest kid just said recently, she looks at the recipe for the ingredients only, haha.

Same here ..
Unless it is a cooking style I know nothing about, or a dish I have never heard of, let alone, tasted

 

[SoCalZone10]

In USA, most people do either lasagna or roast beef, I see the weekly ads feature more roast beef on sale so I know,
In my household, we have mostly French, Italian, and English. We cook mostly the same food every year, so it becomes a tradition.

 

[Morning Glory]

In USA, most people do either lasagna or roast beef, I see the weekly ad features more roast beef on sale so I know,
In my household, we have mostly French, Italian, and English. We cook mostly the same food every year, so it becomes a tradition.

Lasagna surprised me. I mean, it seems like a rather everyday dish for a festive occasion. Not that I am any good at making lasagne ( probably because I don't much like it). I know lots of folk love it though.

Also, I'd have thought roast beef would be for Christmas day?

 

[SoCalZone10]

Lasagna surprised me. I mean, it seems like a rather everyday dish for a festive occasion. Not that I am any good at making lasagne ( probably because I don't much like it). I know lots of folk love it though.

Also, I'd have thought roast beef would be for Christmas day?

I think I understand from their point of view is that nobody wants to cook, they can prepare the night before and put the dish in the oven for lunch on Christmas day.

 

[Morning Glory]

I think I understand from their point of view is that nobody wants to cook, they can prepare the night before and put the dish in the oven for lunch on Christmas day.

Confused slightly. Thought you meant lasagna was eaten on Christmas Eve?

 

[badjak]

Confused slightly. Thought you meant lasagna was eaten on Christmas Eve?

Maybe both days?
That would be real easy cooking

 

[SoCalZone10]

Confused slightly. Thought you meant lasagna was eaten on Christmas Eve?

Frankly I don’t know when they eat them, but on some forums they mention Lasagna for Christmas.

 

[Wombat457]

Frankly I don’t know when they eat them, but on some forums they mention Lasagna for Christmas.

 

[SoCalZone10]

I reread the title for this thread, it’s about Christmas Eve, and I say in my household they eat whatever they can find in the fridge, most likely very lite stuff because I will be busy making desserts for the following day.

 

[karadekoolaid]

Have you tried the fermented black beans?

I think they're called "tau si"; I once went to the Chinese market and asked for tau si. They all laughed (probably because I don't speak Cantonese) but directed me to the right place.
I could eat those things straight from the bag. Utterly delicious.

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I think they're called "tau si"; I once went to the Chinese market and asked for tau si. They all laughed (probably because I don't speak Cantonese) but directed me to the right place.
I could eat those things straight from the bag. Utterly delicious.

I’ve never eaten them straight from the bag. Interesting

 

[karadekoolaid]

Try one.
Then you might just devour the whole bag.