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Im very slack. ive been meaning to post these for a while. Anyway, here follows soem of my culinary exploits for the last couple of months ( more like 4 but hey!) Steak and Kidney Pie -------------------- After my discovery that i can make good shortcrust pastry as detailed a while back I decided i would try and make a Steak and Kidney pie. Take about 1/2 pound of Ox kidney http://randomness.org.uk/photos/index.cgi/months/december_2004/pc040001.jpg cut it into very small bits. http://randomness.org.uk/photos/index.cgi/months/december_2004/pc040002.jpg take 2 pounds of braising steak http://randomness.org.uk/photos/index.cgi/months/december_2004/pc040003.jpg cut into decent sized chunks http://randomness.org.uk/photos/index.cgi/months/december_2004/pc040004.jpg brown the kidneys and braising steak in a frying pan. http://randomness.org.uk/photos/index.cgi/months/december_2004/pc040005.jpg brown off some onions and mushrooms ( 2 large onions and 1/2 pound of mushrooms i think) http://randomness.org.uk/photos/index.cgi/months/december_2004/pc040006.jpg add the steak and kidneys, add some stock and flavourings. cook for a bit http://randomness.org.uk/photos/index.cgi/months/december_2004/pc040007.jpg make some shortcrust pastry, line a dish with pastry. add the filling. cover the top with pastry. write pie in pastry on the top. make a hole in the pastry. cook till the pastry is golden brown. serve pie! http://randomness.org.uk/photos/index.cgi/months/december_2004/pc040012.jpg this served 4 hungry people. This recipe was losely adapted form several places. most thanks to delia for suggesting that kidney should be chopped finely. This make it more palatable. it still reeks when cuttign it up though. Goat Curry ---------- living in Croydon there are several halal butchers. So goat and mutton are available on a constant basis. So riffing widely on the madras recipe mentioned in a previous post(http://thegestalt.org/london.food/archives/2004/06/20/952f4e29.html) I didnt have all the spices so i made things up as I went along. i really shoudl have written this before then i could tell you what i did. Anyway it turned out really good. You will just have to take my word for it, Reindeer Risotto ---------------- For the last couple of years ive had a tin of finnish reindeer in my cupboards. So the person who gave it to me came round one evening so i thought i really should get round to using it. I decided on doing a risotto. My first risotto in fact, So reading up on it on the web a bit i decided to take inspiration from the esteemed Mr Cantrell's recipe from this list. ( http://lists.firedrake.org/london.food/200305/msg00012.html ) althogh i did actually use proper risotto rice. it was very tasty if not slightly disturbing. The reindeer in can looks very odd. Peppered Tuna Steaks with Buttery Parsnip Mash and a Pepper thing. ------------------------------------------------------------------ So the other night i was told i was going to have to cook and there was no food in the kitchen. So i popped into the Sainbury's at Victoria Station and bought some stuff. 2 Thinnish Tuna Steaks 5 or 6 Parsnips 1 Cauliflour 3 mixed peppers. 1) The pepper thing The peppers An onion Half a bulb of Garlic A splash of soy sauce Slice the onion start browning it on a high heat. Chop the garlic add it to the onions. Slice 2 of the peppers chuck them in. Try to slice the third realise its mouldy inside and throw it away. cook down for about 5 minutes add a splash of soy sauce. turn the heat down for 15 minutes. full herat again for about 5 minutes. 2) Parsnip Mash 5/6 parsnips 1.5 ounces of butter Boil the parsnips in water for 20 minutes Drain. Add the butter and some pepper Mash. 3) Peppered Tuna steaks 2 Tuna steaks Some pepper Coat the tuna steaks in pepper on both sides. fry each side for 3 minutes. serve. -- Bob Walker http://www.randomness.org.uk/ Plain Digestives. The biscuit for choice!
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