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ageing hammer
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by ageing hammer » Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:37 pm
sendô wrote: Seafood risotto, with fresh prawns, fresh squid and fresh scallops.
Honestly, are prawns the best seafood going? Versatile and delicious. I could eat them every day.
I love prawns but I have tried a few times to cook them and I end up throwing them away.
I tried to make prawns pil pil but they taste awful no matter what I do.
I think it's because I am buying frozen prawns and thawing them out but I cannot find fresh ones anywhere.
Any help welcome
DasNutNock
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by DasNutNock » Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:51 pm
DasNutNock wrote: Got up at 4:30am today to put a costco pork shoulder in the oven. Was meant to run the smoker overnight, but lousy weather meant I ended up doing it in a casserole, with a couple cans of cider in with it. No idea if it's going to be particularly nice, but didn't have much of an alternative. To serve with BBQ sauce, brioche buns & coleslaw.
Was okay, less flavour than on the smoker, but the texture was good.
jastons
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by jastons » Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:03 pm
Ageing, all the big supermarkets should sell fresh, raw Prawns.
ageing hammer
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by ageing hammer » Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:17 pm
jastons wrote: Ageing, all the big supermarkets should sell fresh, raw Prawns.
Monkey Mike
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by Monkey Mike » Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:55 am
After spending the entire day yesterday sat in our friends' garden noshing on bbq and drinking copiously, I'm going to do a roast dinner tonight and then eat it in bed. Beef with all the trimmings, I think.
Denzil
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by Denzil » Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:42 am
ageing hammer wrote: ^^^^
A roast in bed sounds good
That's what she said
V-M
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by V-M » Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:58 pm
I made a chilli con carne and added a couple of frozen Carolina Reapers.
It was hot. ****ing hot. In fact far too ****ing hot.
My hoop is going to be in bits by the morning.
DasNutNock
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by DasNutNock » Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:12 pm
Very good steak & chips with mildly disappointing salad.
AnthraxDave
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by AnthraxDave » Wed Jul 10, 2019 9:37 pm
^ You don't win friends with Salad.
Evening meal for me was a Baguette from Tesco, with an Aldi combo of their Topside sliced Beef, Horseradish, Lettuce and Tomato.
I love Aldi stuff. I was a bit of a snob about the place until I first went there this time last year. Their Pate's and Cheeses are outstanding.
Monkey Mike
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by Monkey Mike » Thu Jul 11, 2019 10:10 am
Chicken breast and crispy streaky bacon in a toasted bun with lettuce, red onion, gherkin, Mayo, American mustard and Cholula chipotle sauce with fries. Superb.
Denzil
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by Denzil » Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:34 pm
DasNutNock wrote: Very good steak & chips with mildly disappointing salad.
You don't have salad with steak and chips Dan
Denzil
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by Denzil » Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:35 pm
After a skin-full last night I fell into a curry house at 1030pm. Sphincter has been in all sorts of bother today.
DasNutNock
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by DasNutNock » Thu Jul 11, 2019 3:35 pm
Denzil wrote: You don't have salad with steak and chips Dan
Hence the disappointment.
dodgy dave
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by dodgy dave » Thu Jul 11, 2019 7:49 pm
Made a lentil salad with chicken. I surprised
myself with how good it was.
V-M
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by V-M » Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:00 pm
The second half of my weapons grade chilli con carne.
Suprisingly, didnt seem as bad as yesterday. Either its mellowed or (more likely) Ive destroyed my taste buds.
warp
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by warp » Fri Jul 12, 2019 2:02 pm
V-M wrote: Suprisingly, didnt seem as bad as yesterday. Either its mellowed or (more likely) Ive destroyed my taste buds.
easily tested by comparing the morning outputs of either serving.