it's been a long time since I did any real cooking, sort me out a simple stew. - Page 3

Feek · 06-01-2008, 19:29

They're in, just coming back to the bubble.

Jonny69 · 06-01-2008, 19:31

/Looks in Kitchen69

/Sees identical meal cooking.

/Drools

Feek · 06-01-2008, 19:39

Less than half an hour away and I'm strangely scared. LMF spoke to Mrs. Feek saying she really doesn't want it and YMF was doing the "I don't know" when I asked him.

Mrs. Feek won't be having any. The only beef she normally touches is minced beef because she doesn't have to chew it, I had persuaded her to have some but she came in while I was chopping up the beef that I'd bought and that was it, there was no chance of her eating it even though it's (hopefully) going to melt in the mouth.

So it's two kids who don't want it and me who does. But even though I've not had anything today apart from the fastest cake in the world, I'm not feeling hungry. I've heard this before from people doing the cooking but never understood it.

We'll see.

Jonny69 · 06-01-2008, 19:47

That feeling clears pretty soon once it's dinner time. I'm starving!!!

Just minutes to go on mine, thickened it up a bit with a couple of teaspoons of corn flour in a little water. Waiting for the roasties to crisp up a bit more and I'm going to eat myself to beef death

Feek · 06-01-2008, 19:53

Dumplings have grown!

I like big dumplings

Haly · 06-01-2008, 20:00

Dumplings look good

Jonny69 · 06-01-2008, 20:36

Burp, that was seriously good. Preview for upcoming thread: Beef in beer.

Feek · 06-01-2008, 20:38

Well the verdict from me that firstly this is a good meal for two people, it stretched to three but would have been nowhere enough for four. I used just over a pound of Scottish Stewing Beef from Tesco and just over the volumes of fluid that Dym suggested.

I varied it slightly in that I cut up a potato and threw it in after about half an hour of original simmering to make up for the lack of veg as suggested later.

I loved it, the meat fell apart in my mouth, the carrots and tatties tasted of the meat and the dumpling was sublime! I used a single large onion and two cloves of garlic and it was perhaps just a bit too much onion but the amount of garlic seemed spot on.

YMF sat down with it, took a piece of meat and said "mmmmm, this is really nice". He ate almost all of it, just a chunk of dumpling and some gravy with a few carrots and potato bits left but he did really well and said how much he liked it. He commented that the carrots and tatties didn't taste like carrots and tatties at all!

LMF cried when she was given it. She's 14 FFS! She was very slow to actually start eating it when she finally sat down with it but did go through a large chunk of what was there. She left more of the veg than YMF did but ate most of the dumpling and left a couple of pieces of the beef. When asked what she thought of it she said that it was OK but a bit too meaty. That's what comes from leaving out most of the veg!

Mrs Feek tucked into the veg/juice that was left and said she liked it a lot. She also tried some of the dumpling and enjoyed that as well.

I asked YMF if he'd like the same again next weekend and he said that perhaps a chicken version would be good. I concur and will be looking to make a chicken casserole on rice next weekend so that Mrs. Feek can partake. I'll need to buy a bigger saucepan though and make more.

All in all, I'm very happy with the result. I'm not overly happy with LMFs reaction as I think it was bloody childish but YMFs commant as he took his first mouthful made me feel all warm and tingly inside

Dymetrie · 06-01-2008, 20:41

Nice work

I'll sort out a chicken casserole recipe for you during the week (which is much the same but calls for white wine and a chicken oxo cube rather than red wine and a beefy oxo cube

).

Jonny69 · 06-01-2008, 20:43

I did say use a kilo of beef

Damn your excessive food talk, you've made me hungry again. Time for seconds

06-01-2008, 19:29	#21
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	They're in, just coming back to the bubble. __________________

06-01-2008, 19:31	#22
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	/Looks in Kitchen69 /Sees identical meal cooking. /Drools __________________

06-01-2008, 19:39	#23
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Less than half an hour away and I'm strangely scared. LMF spoke to Mrs. Feek saying she really doesn't want it and YMF was doing the "I don't know" when I asked him. Mrs. Feek won't be having any. The only beef she normally touches is minced beef because she doesn't have to chew it, I had persuaded her to have some but she came in while I was chopping up the beef that I'd bought and that was it, there was no chance of her eating it even though it's (hopefully) going to melt in the mouth. So it's two kids who don't want it and me who does. But even though I've not had anything today apart from the fastest cake in the world, I'm not feeling hungry. I've heard this before from people doing the cooking but never understood it. We'll see. __________________

06-01-2008, 19:47	#24
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	That feeling clears pretty soon once it's dinner time. I'm starving!!! Just minutes to go on mine, thickened it up a bit with a couple of teaspoons of corn flour in a little water. Waiting for the roasties to crisp up a bit more and I'm going to eat myself to beef death __________________

06-01-2008, 19:53	#25
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Dumplings have grown! I like big dumplings __________________

06-01-2008, 20:00	#26
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Dumplings look good __________________ Halycopter

06-01-2008, 20:36	#27
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Burp, that was seriously good. Preview for upcoming thread: Beef in beer. __________________

06-01-2008, 20:38	#28
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Well the verdict from me that firstly this is a good meal for two people, it stretched to three but would have been nowhere enough for four. I used just over a pound of Scottish Stewing Beef from Tesco and just over the volumes of fluid that Dym suggested. I varied it slightly in that I cut up a potato and threw it in after about half an hour of original simmering to make up for the lack of veg as suggested later. I loved it, the meat fell apart in my mouth, the carrots and tatties tasted of the meat and the dumpling was sublime! I used a single large onion and two cloves of garlic and it was perhaps just a bit too much onion but the amount of garlic seemed spot on. YMF sat down with it, took a piece of meat and said "mmmmm, this is really nice". He ate almost all of it, just a chunk of dumpling and some gravy with a few carrots and potato bits left but he did really well and said how much he liked it. He commented that the carrots and tatties didn't taste like carrots and tatties at all! LMF cried when she was given it. She's 14 FFS! She was very slow to actually start eating it when she finally sat down with it but did go through a large chunk of what was there. She left more of the veg than YMF did but ate most of the dumpling and left a couple of pieces of the beef. When asked what she thought of it she said that it was OK but a bit too meaty. That's what comes from leaving out most of the veg! Mrs Feek tucked into the veg/juice that was left and said she liked it a lot. She also tried some of the dumpling and enjoyed that as well. I asked YMF if he'd like the same again next weekend and he said that perhaps a chicken version would be good. I concur and will be looking to make a chicken casserole on rice next weekend so that Mrs. Feek can partake. I'll need to buy a bigger saucepan though and make more. All in all, I'm very happy with the result. I'm not overly happy with LMFs reaction as I think it was bloody childish but YMFs commant as he took his first mouthful made me feel all warm and tingly inside __________________

06-01-2008, 20:41	#29
Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	Nice work I'll sort out a chicken casserole recipe for you during the week (which is much the same but calls for white wine and a chicken oxo cube rather than red wine and a beefy oxo cube ). __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....

06-01-2008, 20:43	#30
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	I did say use a kilo of beef Damn your excessive food talk, you've made me hungry again. Time for seconds __________________ Last edited by Jonny69; 06-01-2008 at 20:46.

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