not much thought went into this
onion chopped softened for a minute in olive oil
half bag fresh coriander chopped
2 sticks lemongrass
a few cloves of garlic
for some reason cooked on high a load of pork loins chunked up with plenty salt pepper in a separate olive oiled pot then added to main pot including juices
put on high heat, added some water to stop burning
added can of tomatoes, can of coconut
3 dried chillies
200grams of shrimp
brought back to boil
added a chinese cabbage, bag of beansprouts, bag of sugar snap peas
left to wilt for a while on high
realised it tasted shit so added some chicken stock
served with basmati
made about 8 large portions
not sure if it's any good yet, will leave to sit for a whiles, may be lacking in seasoning. i meant to put cumin in as well i just remembered.
[edit]
lovely with cumin. needed t sit for chilli to soak around
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Wine Soaked Steak
Thin cut chips and sweetcorn with butter for the sides. Not too interesting.
Steak well massaged with salt n way too much pepper, left t sit for a bit.
Meanwhile chopped finely nearly a whole small bulb of garlic, it was half sprouting so removed the sprouts, so it wasn't a whole bulb really. Finely chopped 2 shallots and put aside in a bowl with the garlic.
Waited for chips t oven themselves till nearly ready. Got a pan hot and bothered with olive oil. Fucked in the steaks t sizzle till done. -scorch the sides t seal the juice and left for a little extra t cook a bit. - the steaks were browning and going out of date, but it actually made them very flavourful! I got 2 good sized sirloin steaks for 39c in Tesco discount section!!
Took out the steaks and added a tiny bit of water to lift the steak brown bits off the pan scrubbing vigourously with a spatula to make sure all the steak goodness was lifted off the pan. Threw in garlic/shallots for a couple o minutes t soften with a small bit of stock cube (NOT GRAVY GRANULES!) then lashed in a nice bit o red wine i picked up for a fiver (Donatello Pinot Noir 2009 €5) -it was actually better than the drinking wine i'd bought! Good shit. Brought back t the boil then fucked in the steaks for a sec t reheat them as they'd cooled slightly.
BANG! Fuck the chips n sweetcorn into serving bowls, pop the steaks into middle of plate and lash out the chunky wine/pepper sauce. Fucking mint!
If I sound like Jamie Oliver at all it's because I was watching him today. I tried t stay away from using garlic but saoirse (me bird) insisted. Also I used none of the new additions t my reportoire, asides from shallots and a new sense of taste (giving up smoking has been such a gift t my new found sense!).
Steak well massaged with salt n way too much pepper, left t sit for a bit.
Meanwhile chopped finely nearly a whole small bulb of garlic, it was half sprouting so removed the sprouts, so it wasn't a whole bulb really. Finely chopped 2 shallots and put aside in a bowl with the garlic.
Waited for chips t oven themselves till nearly ready. Got a pan hot and bothered with olive oil. Fucked in the steaks t sizzle till done. -scorch the sides t seal the juice and left for a little extra t cook a bit. - the steaks were browning and going out of date, but it actually made them very flavourful! I got 2 good sized sirloin steaks for 39c in Tesco discount section!!
Took out the steaks and added a tiny bit of water to lift the steak brown bits off the pan scrubbing vigourously with a spatula to make sure all the steak goodness was lifted off the pan. Threw in garlic/shallots for a couple o minutes t soften with a small bit of stock cube (NOT GRAVY GRANULES!) then lashed in a nice bit o red wine i picked up for a fiver (Donatello Pinot Noir 2009 €5) -it was actually better than the drinking wine i'd bought! Good shit. Brought back t the boil then fucked in the steaks for a sec t reheat them as they'd cooled slightly.
BANG! Fuck the chips n sweetcorn into serving bowls, pop the steaks into middle of plate and lash out the chunky wine/pepper sauce. Fucking mint!
If I sound like Jamie Oliver at all it's because I was watching him today. I tried t stay away from using garlic but saoirse (me bird) insisted. Also I used none of the new additions t my reportoire, asides from shallots and a new sense of taste (giving up smoking has been such a gift t my new found sense!).
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Lemony Lemongrass Chicken
This is very much a chunky soup / stew really.
4 very large chicken breasts diced and marinated in the juice of 2 lemons.
About 4 large lemongrass sticks, removed bulbs and outer leaves, finely chopped the light coloured bit, bruised and made cuts in the stalks but left whole.
The lemon was probably a mistake, but I also kinda knew I was doing the wrong thing and wanted to see what happened.
Added the lemongrass to a pot of 1 litre chicken stock (half a Knorr homestyle chicken stock pot), and added sliced chicken also. Brought to the boil then simmered while I got the veg ready (12 mins maybe)
Chopped 1 small tray of those wee young corn on the cobs, 3 large peppers (green, red, yellow), and 4 hadfuls of spinach. Brought back to the boil threw in a can of coconut milk and left simmer for a few minutes while I cooked a big pot of medium noodles.
I then added 4 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp thai fish sauce, and 1/2 tbsp hot sauce. At this point it smelt fucking amazing and I thought I'd gotten away with the lemons, a quick taste revealed the ridiculously overpowering acidity, 1 tbsp of honey fixed this right up though. After a quick tasting session with the noodles I added 1 more tbsp of soy sauce. Viola, perfection! A very fresh tasting soupy noodle broth =)
This made me about 8 small meals.
This is probaby the first meal I've made in a long time that didn't have a ridiculous amount and chilli and garlic i just realised.
4 very large chicken breasts diced and marinated in the juice of 2 lemons.
About 4 large lemongrass sticks, removed bulbs and outer leaves, finely chopped the light coloured bit, bruised and made cuts in the stalks but left whole.
The lemon was probably a mistake, but I also kinda knew I was doing the wrong thing and wanted to see what happened.
Added the lemongrass to a pot of 1 litre chicken stock (half a Knorr homestyle chicken stock pot), and added sliced chicken also. Brought to the boil then simmered while I got the veg ready (12 mins maybe)
Chopped 1 small tray of those wee young corn on the cobs, 3 large peppers (green, red, yellow), and 4 hadfuls of spinach. Brought back to the boil threw in a can of coconut milk and left simmer for a few minutes while I cooked a big pot of medium noodles.
I then added 4 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp thai fish sauce, and 1/2 tbsp hot sauce. At this point it smelt fucking amazing and I thought I'd gotten away with the lemons, a quick taste revealed the ridiculously overpowering acidity, 1 tbsp of honey fixed this right up though. After a quick tasting session with the noodles I added 1 more tbsp of soy sauce. Viola, perfection! A very fresh tasting soupy noodle broth =)
This made me about 8 small meals.
This is probaby the first meal I've made in a long time that didn't have a ridiculous amount and chilli and garlic i just realised.
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