Help me cook a posh meal
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baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
he's right - give it the big keith floyd (xpost)
mistersloane
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My identity as the Secret Chef will never be revealed!
Slothrop
Tight but Polite
I'd do something with roast chicken - get the nicest drumsticks you can afford and do something like this: http://www.ottolenghi.co.uk/recipes/roast-chicken-with-chilli-and-basil
or this:
http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/01/roast-chicken-with-dijon-sauce/#more-7119
with a few bits and pieces on the side.
If you're going for multiple courses, aim for lots of stuff that you can do in advance and keep in the fridge (eg mousse) or warm up when you need it (eg soup). Otherwise you'll spend the whole of your nice romantic date charging around the kitchen with steam coming out of your ears trying to get five things ready at once.
or this:
http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/01/roast-chicken-with-dijon-sauce/#more-7119
with a few bits and pieces on the side.
If you're going for multiple courses, aim for lots of stuff that you can do in advance and keep in the fridge (eg mousse) or warm up when you need it (eg soup). Otherwise you'll spend the whole of your nice romantic date charging around the kitchen with steam coming out of your ears trying to get five things ready at once.
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
I'm pleased for Rich, but not that pleased.
IdleRich
IdleRich
Er, yeah, we did kissing. Anyway, it's further on in the year but plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose and I am still broke but I need to cook for a different girl. Tonight.
Think I'm gonna go for those sweet and sour onions as a side or something - but I've got a question, if I make them now can I easily heat them up later or will they burn when I do that?
Think I'm gonna go for those sweet and sour onions as a side or something - but I've got a question, if I make them now can I easily heat them up later or will they burn when I do that?
mistersloane
heavy heavy monster sound
Not sure about the onions, sorry.
As an aside I did Levi Roots' Puerto Rican Chicken a coupla nights back, and it's the bomb. Put it in the oven and you get the chicken skin good n crispy and all.
http://icanhascook.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/hangover-proof-sunday-supper-carribean-style/
As an aside I did Levi Roots' Puerto Rican Chicken a coupla nights back, and it's the bomb. Put it in the oven and you get the chicken skin good n crispy and all.
http://icanhascook.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/hangover-proof-sunday-supper-carribean-style/
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Truly unfuckupable:
Salmon en papillote - get foil. douse with olive oil. put salmon on. sprinkle over : chopped spring onions; cherry tomatoes; bit of a vegetable stock cube; butter (v important).
Put in oven, take out after 20 mins-ish when cooked. Serve on rice. Probably the best meal possible for so little work. Possibly put fennel seeds on top (not a necessity though).
Salmon en papillote - get foil. douse with olive oil. put salmon on. sprinkle over : chopped spring onions; cherry tomatoes; bit of a vegetable stock cube; butter (v important).
Put in oven, take out after 20 mins-ish when cooked. Serve on rice. Probably the best meal possible for so little work. Possibly put fennel seeds on top (not a necessity though).
mistersloane
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^^^ yum
Mr. Tea
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If you've got a meaty starter could you go with a veggie main? Mushroom risotto is easy and pretty good. Get some good mature parmesan on top and it seems pretty luxurious for something that's fairly easy and cheap. Plus it fits with the starter inasmuch as it's Italian. And you can meatify if you want with some prosciutto (or bacon).
e/y
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a pretty decent / easy dessert:
get a bunch of large oranges, cut in half, remove the pulp carefully. fill in the orange half-sphere things with ice cream (vanilla...), put in the freezer for an hour or two. the oils from the orange add flavour to the ice cream, and it looks cool, too - the orange becomes frosted over.
get a bunch of large oranges, cut in half, remove the pulp carefully. fill in the orange half-sphere things with ice cream (vanilla...), put in the freezer for an hour or two. the oils from the orange add flavour to the ice cream, and it looks cool, too - the orange becomes frosted over.
Slothrop
Tight but Polite
Roast butternut squash and sage risotto (the butternut squash is roasted, not the risotto) is a bit of a winner, too.
In general I find that heaving things like fresh mint and basil around the place like there's no tomorrow is a good way to make food look posher than it is. On the recommendation of someone around here I did the Ottolenghi kisir the other day, which has all that plus pomegranate seeds. Would go nicely with grilled meat or roast vegetables.
Oh or do pasta with tomato sauce (eg this one which is very very easy and very very nice) and then stick a round of grilled goats cheese on top of each dish (grill it on tinfoil in case it starts melting), maybe top it off with a pair of basil leaves for extra pretentiousness points, and serve with a green salad on the side.