What's your favourite meal?

At this time of year, anything that involves mashed potato.

Oooh, mash with a bit of wholegrain mustard in! Thanks Nick, that's my tea sorted.

Ooooh I have lots!

The first one that springs to mind is special fried rice with chicken balls and sweet and sour sauce. Mmmmm! :bigsmile:

my favourite meal is pasta

I hate mashed potatoe :gag: My boyfriend loves it and keeps persuading me to try it for the zillionth time but it's still disgusting :gag:

Kinda weird though because I love jacket potatoes, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes etc :huh:

Originally posted by nick2
At this time of year, anything that involves mashed potato.

You do them in the Kitchenaid Nick?

Anything Chinese :D

Originally posted by JonJParr
You do them in the Kitchenaid Nick?

Yeah, it takes no effort at all now. You can make huge amounts without breaking into a sweat.

Originally posted by sparklesista
I hate mashed potatoe :gag: My boyfriend loves it and keeps persuading me to try it for the zillionth time but it's still disgusting :gag:

Kinda weird though because I love jacket potatoes, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes etc :huh:

A couple of potato tips:

When making roast potatoes don't use butter or vegetable oil to baste them. Use goose fat it's so much tastier!!!

If you don't like mash potatoes straight try Aligot:

900g of King Edwards
225g of Cantal (lovely french cheese, if you can't get hold it try Lancashire mature cheddar)
2 large cloves of garlic
50g unsalted butter
125ml double cream
Salt and freshly cracked black pepper


Beautiful! :thumbsup:

Originally posted by nick2
Yeah, it takes no effort at all now. You can make huge amounts without breaking into a sweat.

I know I use mine to make Aligot! See recipe above...

Originally posted by JonJParr
I know I use mine to make Aligot! See recipe above...

I'll give it a try.

I also like that dish where you slice potatoes up and cook them in cream, garlic, onions and cheese in layers for about 6 hours.

chinese especially char sui and chung fung :)
nick - potatoe dauphoinase (sp!)?

Originally posted by HarrietStar
chinese especially char sui and chung fung :)
nick - potatoe dauphoinase (sp!)?

Yes, thats it, I couldn't remember the name.

My favourite comfort food is Chips and beans.

But favourite meal would be

Tag pasta with a sunripened tomato, garlic, basil and mushroom sauce. simple but effective.

Whenever I go out for a meal with a large group of friends, there is always someone who doesn't like Indian or doesn't like Chinese, Italian, traditional english etc. What dish would you love to see on the menu of a "combined concept restaurant" If that makes sense!:confused: Really don't know what mine would be... gonna have a think :loopy:

I would blend Chinese and Indian myself....Minced meat madras with egg fried rice.....YUM YUM

my fave is a propper sunday lunch with all the trimmings
nice:thumbsup:

also bacon butties :heyhey:

actually ought with meat innin

deff not microwavable burgers even tho i eat em all the time

:gag:

teflon

I love minted lamb with new potatoes & peas. But egg & chips is always good!

A combination of a delicious home cooked sunday dinner with elements of indian and chinese cuisine ..... e.g.

Duck , egg fried rice , roast potato , stuffing , mango chutney

or

A big spring roll stuffed with roast chicken , stuffing , fried rice and spicy indian curry

or

Spiced potatoes, shredded pork and stuffing

or even

fried rice , yorkshire pudding , roast potato and crispy duck smothered in curry :)


oh...........so..............hungry

Surely you mean any live human tissue, ZK? :hihi:

Mine's Spag Boll with loadsa garlic & big chunky cut veggies

Parmesan (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53377&highlight=parmesan) but the nearest takeaway is 110 miles away so I don't get to enjoy as often as I would like!!

:D

Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
Surely you mean any live human tissue, ZK? :hihi:



Well , obviously , but not many restaurants specialise in that sort of stuff ..... gotta work for it :( ;)


Anyway , aside from the flesh and all the weird dishes i was fantasising about earlier , sunday dinner is definately the best !


Nearly as good as a nice , fresh , succulent human brain
:D :hihi:

BRB do a nice crispy duck and hoi sin sauce pizza so they do a mix of Italian and Chinese. :thumbsup:

Originally posted by Shiesh
Parmesan (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53377&highlight=parmesan) but the nearest takeaway is 110 miles away so I don't get to enjoy as often as I would like!!

:D

If you're after a parmo you I've found a place on London Rd that does 'em - think it's called Parmier.... You should check it out, although with a name like that I'd have thought you were a kebab man ;)

the crispy duck pizza at BRB is fantastic.

I almost always seem to order the Penne Rigatta no matter where I am eating. Unless it's not on the menu, obviously....

Spag bol. end of

Toad in ole.

Bang on.

Originally posted by rogermoore
Spag bol. end of

You know, I've had this weird craving for Spag Bol all day today. I don't even like red meat, but I still really fancy a big plate of Spaghetti Bolognese :suspect: :thumbsup:

I like so many different kinds of food, I'd find it hard to settle on just one. But I do love cooking and eating risotto, especially when I'm hungover, it's great, like posh savoury porridge only with more texture (?!?), and very warming and comforting.

Originally posted by DanSumption
I like so many different kinds of food, I'd find it hard to settle on just one. But I do love cooking and eating risotto, especially when I'm hungover, it's great, like posh savoury porridge only with more texture (?!?), and very warming and comforting.

You know I've heard risotto is not so much about what you put in it [some people put Snow Crab in or Madagascan king prawns in] but the stock that you make it with. Risotto is a wonderful food but unfortunately can seem quite daunting to people who have never cooked it before. It's actually really easy and as Dan says very warm and comforting.

My favourite meal has got to be a Sunday roast dinner with goose fat roasted potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, roast lamb or beef, stuffing and a rich gravy! Can't be it.

Originally posted by JonJParr
You know I've heard risotto is not so much about what you put in it [some people put Snow Crab in or Madagascan king prawns in] but the stock that you make it with.
That, and lots of butter :P

Best meal in the world bar non:

Fillet steak (cooked rare) served with a creamy peppercorn sauce, chips, garlic mushrooms and fried red onion. Delish!

What's your favourite risotto then Dan? I'm always on the look out for ideas.

Originally posted by Olive
What's your favourite risotto then Dan? I'm always on the look out for ideas.
I dunno that I have a favourite, like Jon says it's mainly about the stock (and the butter, rice and a bit of wine). But a simple mushroom risotto (with really chunky bits of mushroom, and some re-hydrated porcini) is good, and so is one with roast butternut squash and sage. And the best one I ever ate was a seafood risotto, with a big langoustine sitting on top guarding it.