What the f uck are you having for Dinner thread..

Gammon steak ( From the butchers ) Mash potato , peas & Gravy tonight

 

Wouldn't have gravy with gammon myself, wouldn't have pineapple either though and that's popular. Egg is the way to go for me.

 

The gravy will only be on the Mash .

 

Vegetarian Chilli Con Carne

Pinto Beans (y)

Red Kidney Beans (y)

Cannellini Beans (y)

Red Pepper (y) 50g

Yellow Pepper (y) 50g

Green Pepper (y) 50g

1 Carrot (Chopped) (y) 100g

1 Onion (Chopped) (y) 160g

1 Whole single Garlic (Chopped) 5g

1 Tin Chopped Tomatoes (y) 400g e

1 tbsp Olive Oil (y)


'Chilli Sauce ingredients'


1 tsp Coriander powder (y)

1 tsp Cumin powder (y)

2 tsp Paprika (y)

1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder(y)

1/2 tsp Dried Basil (y)

1/2 tsp Dried Thyme (y)

1 tbsp Sugar (y)

1 Cup Tomato Passata (y)

3 tbsp Tomato Puree (y)

1/2 tsp Garlic Powder (y)

1/4 Cup Water

1 tsp Tamarind paste

1 tsp Salt


Soak beans overnight and wash through with clean running water to discard the toxins (unless you’re using canned beans). Place in a colander to drain, in a saucepan put 1 tbsp of vegetable oil/olive oil and heat on a medium heat. When hot add the chopped onions and chopped carrot and chopped garlic.


Cook until softened the add the tin of chopped tomatoes and stir in. Then cook for a further five minutes or so the add 2 cups of mixed beans and stir in.


Meanwhile we can now make the sauce, the above sauce will be enough for the 2 cup mix of cooked beans put in a separate saucepan all the 'Chilli Sauce ingredients' and bring to a boil then simmer for 5 minutes then add to the beans saucepan stir well then simmer until the beans are soft then and the chopped bell peppers and cook on for a further 20 minutes.

For a 340g serving:
Calories: 335
Carbs 60g
Fat 4g
Protein 13g
Sodium 404mg
Sugar 5g

 

Pasta and Risotto dishes are good fall backs.

 

I'm being careful with the pasta dishes as it's all too easy and it gets boring quickly. The veg mousakka should be good (weekend) and I'm looking to do some chinese noodles.

 

Pretty much what I would have done other than the tamarind paste but I get it the lemony flavour would be nice, might just use lemon though.

 

I find the lemon flavour somewhat gets lost in the sauce and the tamarind adds a deeper tang plus thickens.

 

I love tamarind but haven't used it in anything other than curry. Lemon holds the flavour well if added just before serving.

 

Stir fried chicken with mushrooms in a tamarind sauce is out of this world.

 

Have used in in Chinese dishes actually, forgot about that.

 

We get it candied here, it’s sweet and slightly bitter. Too moorish by half.

 

Just knocked up 10 loaves of onion & rosemary bread to bake off before I go to bed.

 

Going to do a veg stir fry tomorrow going to use soy, honey and tamarind with chilli and garlic.

 

That's a lot of bread!

 

I barter with the other Europeans that live here. Bread for sausage roles, chicken pies etc.

 

Sounds like hard work don't they have ASDA or something?

 

We have two seven elevens and a Metro Tesco Lotus where you can buy milk and butter and ****ty bread. Macro is a two & a half hour drive for things like spices, Worcester sauce, baked beans, mustard, olive oil, cheese n stuff.

 

Tesco Extra?

 

Lotus