Indi's How To Cook Properly thread

[Indi]

And here's my special cottage pie recipe, nice winter warmer and tastes proper nice.


INDI'S SPECIAL COTTAGE PIE
Serves 4


Ingredients
1 tbsp oil
1 large onion chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
8oz of chopped mushrooms
1 1/4 lb beef mince
14oz can tomatoes
10fl oz beef stock
1 bay leaf
fresh thyme leaves from 1 sprig
2 tbsp tomato pur??e
salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the topping:
1 1/2 lb potatoes, peeled and chopped
8oz parsnips, peeled and chopped
2 tsp creamed horseradish
2 1/2oz butter
2fl oz milk
lots of strong cheddar, grated



Method
Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.

Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onion, mushroom and carrot and cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes until soft.

Add the minced beef and cook for 3 minutes to brown.

Add the tomatoes, puree, beef stock, bay leaf and thyme.

Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Season.

Make the mash: boil the potatoes and parsnips in water until soft. Drain and mash with the butter and milk. Stir in the horseradish and season with salt and pepper.

Spoon the meat into an ovenproof dish. Top with the mash and grated cheese, and bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.


Enjoy

[Indi]

Lastly, here are a few steak sauces.


DIANE SAUCE

Ingredients:
Onions or Shalots (diced)
Button Mushrooms (thin sliced)
Demi Glace
Double Cream
French Mustard
Brandy

Instructions:
Fry your onions and mushrooms in a pan, when cooked throw in some brandy and flambe it (light it - carefully )
Then add your french mustard demi glace and double cream. Reduce down nicely and serve with a steak for a lovely sauce

p.s dont go too overboard on the brandy and french mustard otherwise it can be quite an overpowering flavour.


ROQUEFORT SAUCE

Ingredients:
Shallots or Onions (diced)
Roquefort cheese (or if your a cheapo use stilton)
Double cream
White Cooking Wine

Instructions:
Simply cook the onions and add the whitewine followed by the cheese and the cream. Redcue till its a nice and creamy sauce and serve


MONTREAL SAUCE

Ingredients:
Onions
Peppers
Mushrooms
Wholegrain Mustard
Double Cream
White Cooking Wine

Instructions:
Fry your onions,mushrooms and peppers in a pan add white wine mustard and the cream and reduce down nicely.


STEAK BOSTON SAUCE

Ingredients:
Mussels
Queen Scallops
White Wine
Double Cream
Shallots (diced)

Cook your scallops and mussels in white wine after youve fried your onions. WHen they are nearly ready, add your duble cream, reduce down to a nice thick sauce and serve on top of a fillet steak.



I have a lot more recipes to post, but will let you try these for now and give you time to post your own

[RocksteadyUK]

Didnt want to ruin your thread by posting but big ups mate!!

love this forum... not only can a chat flabberish about dnb but i can also find some quality recipes.... as well as a nice bit of totty thanks to TPI.....


Big up to Indi.....


1 request though..... Kung Po Chicken...... you know the recipe for that???

ive think ive asked this before... i know its a pretty nieve question..... but...... do they have English takeaways in China?? or English restuarants??....... or even Indian takeaways???......

[philski]

beat him to it, hehe, just check this site!!

http://chinesefood.about.com/od/poul...paostirfry.htm

[Indi]

I already answered you takeaway question in another thread

http://www.dnbforum.com/showthread.p...light=takeaway


As for a Kung Pow recipe, I don't mind you asking for requests in that thread, in fact I'd prefer it if you kept it all in that thread, that's why I made it a sticky. I'll merge these threads.
Here's one that I got from a friend I used to work with


KUNG POW CHICKEN (GUNG BAO JI GAI JIAO FAN)

Ingredients:
1 1/4 lbs diced chicken breasts,
1 egg white
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon chilli & garlic sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon dry sherry
1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup unsalted peanuts
4 green onions, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2-1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

In a small bowl, combine chicken with egg white and 3 teaspoons of the cornstarch, toss to coat.

In another bowl, blend chili paste, soy sauce, sherry, vinegar, broth, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, and sesame oil. Set sauce aside.

Heat oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and stir fry until it separates and turns white, about 4 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel.

Fry the peanuts in the oil over medium heat until they are golden brown, about 3 minutes. (You may need to add a bit more oil). Remove and drain.

Remove all but 2 tablespoons oil from the pan, stir fry onions, garlic and hot pepper for 30 seconds. Add chicken, and stir fry over high heat 1 minute.

Add the sauce, stir fry until heated through and thickened. Add peanuts and stir.

Serve with boiled rice.

Enjoy

[Fes Rock]

Nice one Indi!!! some dude didnt even know what a baking pan was so theres only prolly gonna be a few peeps poking there head in here, me one of them!! brap!!

mebe ill add some straight American shit

whos had an English Muffin Pizza!?!?!

[safety]

Lemon Pepper Chicken Pitta Pockets

peter piper picked a pepper in a pitta pocket

[logikz]

indi, how would you go about making the curry sauce for the bacon/chicken breast and salad sarnie?

[logikz]

peter piper picked a pepper in a pitta pocket

rrrrrrrrrrrrule safety youre on par

[GIRLSCANSTEP2]

Nice one Indi!!! some dude didnt even know what a baking pan was so theres only prolly gonna be a few peeps poking there head in here, me one of them!! brap!!

mebe ill add some straight American shit

whos had an English Muffin Pizza!?!?!

WTF never in my life! Should those ingredients even be used in the same setence?

[safety]

WTF never in my life! Should those ingredients even be used in the same setence?

i think he just means a tiny pizza on an english muffin cut in half, sounds tasty to me.

[Indi]

indi, how would you go about making the curry sauce for the bacon/chicken breast and salad sarnie?

Is you just being you, or is that a genuine question? Sounds like a well funky combination.

[Indi]

i think he just means a tiny pizza on an english muffin cut in half, sounds tasty to me.

Yank version of french bread pizza innit.

[Fes Rock]

i think he just means a tiny pizza on an english muffin cut in half, sounds tasty to me.

exactly!!

I will post the very simple directions later

all u needs 2 eng muffs, sauce and a block of cheese

in the toaster oven

[Fes Rock]

Yank version of french bread pizza innit.

Nah, we got that too...this could just be a family thing...ive never seen anyone else do it