What did you cook or eat today (May 2020)?

[Morning Glory]

I'm hatching a plan for Chateaubriand but with a brandy and mustard based sauce. Any suggestions on potato style(s)?

Sautéed would be good - not very imaginative of me, I know.

 

[Morning Glory]

It is beautiful. You should work for a food magazine

Thank you but I'm nicely retired. And food photographers on magazines don't use an rather old Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphone to take photos.

 

[murphyscreek]

Tried my hand at making some gulab jamun today and was very happy with the result. Will throw in the recipe video down below, but it's a 13 minute epic. I can't seem to make short videos no matter how hard I try.

View: https://youtu.be/Bg17FW7f8wQ

 

[Morning Glory]

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Bacon wrapped chicken breast stuffed with Stilton, leeks, carrots, Jersey Royal potatoes and a cream and Stilton sauce.

That looks good - I really must try to get some Jersey Royals.

 

[Yorky]

Tried my hand at making some gulab jamun today and was very happy with the result.

They look good but if they are anything like the ones that I tried in Delhi, they will be far too sweet for me.

 

[Yorky]

Back to MREs today.

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• Yorky
• 28 May 2020

 

[Frizz1974]

M-F I stay with a friend in Sydney because of work. Tonight the pair of us cooked together to produce a Chinese style whole fish inspired by Dan Hongs Instagram

 

[epicuric]

That's what we tried to do (as above). Some folks are good at stuff and some are not. Unfortunately I'm the latter (as is my wife).

How about potato croquettes? No special kit needed, soft enough to mop up the sauce and about the same level of "retro".

 

[epicuric]

That looks good - I really must try to get some Jersey Royals.

A small bag (about enough for 4 servings) is selling for £1 in Tesco at the moment.

 

[TastyReuben]

I'm hatching a plan for Chateaubriand but with a brandy and mustard based sauce. Any suggestions on potato style(s)?

I don't know how he did it, but they place we used to go to for our special occasion meals served wonderful chateaubriand, and the chef (George) took a rope of mashed potatoes and a rope of mashed carrot, each around an inch thick, and intertwined them, then circled (ovaled?) the sliced meat with them.

Take a zip-top plastic bag, cut an appropriate size wedge from a bottom corner, and you have a piping bag. I've been doing it for years.

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That's what I do.

 

[medtran49]

I don't know how he did it, but they place we used to go to for our special occasion meals served wonderful chateaubriand, and the chef (George) took a rope of mashed potatoes and a rope of mashed carrot, each around an inch thick, and intertwined them, then circled (ovaled?) the sliced meat with them.

I don't know if they did it this way or not obviously, but there are plastic tubes you can buy and fill with various food stuffs that either gel or freeze into solids and then the tubes are cut away and you can form them however. It's a molecular gastronomy thing.

 

[Morning Glory]

A small bag (about enough for 4 servings) is selling for £1 in Tesco at the moment.

If I could get an on-line delivery from Tescos...but its permanently booked up and I'm isolating. I can get Morrisons deliveries and have one due on Sunday so I'll check if they have them.

... just added to my order.

 

[murphyscreek]

They look good but if they are anything like the ones that I tried in Delhi, they will be far too sweet for me.

They are most definitely a serious sugar hit.

 

[Windigo]

Cod in beer batter, sauteed potatoes and veggies.

 

[indianwells]

Yep - I think I was actually tripping whan I put this together:

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Jesus that looks incredible!!!