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[ShyGuy68]

I usually use pork for that. But you gave me a good idea. Thanks, I'll try lamb too.

I hope you'll enjoy it Pork tenderloin is great as well, but I find lamb is just a bit better

 

[ohverbatum7]

Shy guy writes:
I made lamb rack with rosemary potatoes.

Love lamb especially cooked like that, it is well beyond my skills

 

[OGMG]

I am a mere baker.

 

[Orchidea73]

It looks good.

 

[Micio_Lambire]

Tonight I prepared Meatballs with mozzarella and besciamella. Delicious and a bomb.

https://i.imgur.com/ItrlOXe.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/cxcginL.jpg

I made lamb rack with rosemary potatoes. It turned out very good!

Before I put it into the oven

Out of the oven

Plated up

This all looks amazing! Can I come to dinner?

 

[Micio_Lambire]

I am a mere baker.

Lots of cheese, perfect.

 

[fishingandlace]

That's fish? With what did you prepare it?
I would appreciate if you post the recipe.

I usually do crumbed fish. Tom did this batter. It's a really simple one.

Beer Batter;
one cup of cornflour
one cup of plain flour
combine in a bowl
slowly stir in COLD beer until consistency is right. (sort of like thickened cream)
method;
pat dry the fillets on paper towel
dip them in the batter till they are well coated and immediately cook
Shallow fry in preheated oil (175C / 350F) until golden brown.

Drink whatever beer is left while they cook.

 

[fishingandlace]

Tonight I prepared Meatballs with mozzarella and besciamella. Delicious and a bomb.

Looks like something my mob would bloody well love. Can you share a recipe?

 

[Micio_Lambire]

Looks like something my mob would bloody well love. Can you share a recipe?

Ooooh yes! A recipe please!!!!

 

[Orchidea73]

I usually do crumbed fish. Tom did this batter. It's a really simple one.

Beer Batter;
one cup of cornflour
one cup of plain flour
combine in a bowl
slowly stir in COLD beer until consistency is right. (sort of like thickened cream)
method;
pat dry the fillets on paper towel
dip them in the batter till they are well coated and immediately cook
Shallow fry in preheated oil (175C / 350F) until golden brown.

Drink whatever beer is left while they cook.

I use the beer batter when I fry the anchovies. I can't believe I didn't thought about using it for fillets as well. Thank you. I will def. try because the only fish I have available now are fillets.

 

[Orchidea73]

Looks like something my mob would bloody well love. Can you share a recipe?

Ooooh yes! A recipe please!!!!

Sure. I might have some words wrong in explaining the process. But ask me if you don't understand. It's really easy though. The biggest part are the meatballs and I presume you already know how to make them. As I said, I use half pork and half veal. Black pepper, eggs, a bit of onions, garlic and parsley (finely cut), and parmigiano. But you can do them however you like. It's up to you.

Now the preparation:Use big potatoes if you can because small ones are not ideal for this dish. Cut them into round thick slices and cover the bottom of the pan. That should be the first layer. Then, put the meatballs on top and use the rest of the potatoes to separate the meatballs, as you see in the pictures. Cover the boards of the pan as well. The shape of the pan can be round or rectangular, it doesn't matter. The important thing is that it is a bit deep.

So, after you have finished with the potatoes, with a spoon start to fill the empty spaces with besciamella. I don't know the measures because I always cook by eye and never measure. It also depends how much you want to prepare etc.

After that, cut the mozzarella into strips and put them on top. Do not exaggerate with the besciamella and the mozzarella because all (potatoes, besciamella and mozzarella) will release water. Put the pan into a pre-heated oven. I put it at 200 C° (don't know in Fahrenheit) but it always depends from the oven so use your usual as you use it for chicken or roasted meat with potatoes etc.

For how long? That also depends so just check. It shouldn't be liquid but creamy.

I hope I explained this right. For some reason recipes are the hardest for me in English. lol

 

[sexywriterfla]

Tonight I prepared Meatballs with mozzarella and besciamella. Delicious and a bomb.

https://i.imgur.com/ItrlOXe.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/cxcginL.jpg

Looks amazing.

 

[fishingandlace]

I hope I explained this right. For some reason recipes are the hardest for me in English. lol

Perfectly! Cooking is a universal language. Thankyou.

 

[Orchidea73]

Dinner

Fusilli with zucchine cream, speck and shrimps.

https://i.imgur.com/aJhKltM.jpg

 

[ef_oh_ex]

Fusilli with zucchine cream, speck and shrimps.

https://i.imgur.com/aJhKltM.jpg

that looks totally delicious!
although I have no idea what 'speck' is...

 

[LordofChocolateSauce]

that looks totally delicious!
although I have no idea what 'speck' is...

I "believe" speck( italian speck) is Pancetta which is essentially salt cured pork belly meat.

 

[Orchidea73]

that looks totally delicious!
although I have no idea what 'speck' is...

Speck Alto Adige is a dry-cured, lightly smoked ham (not prosciutto), produced in South Tyrol, northern Italy.

It's delicious and I love it.

https://i.imgur.com/STHe8tW.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/6LwucJs.jpg

 

[WillJ8787]

Speck Alto Adige is a dry-cured, lightly smoked ham (not prosciutto), produced in South Tyrol, northern Italy.

It's delicious and I love it.

https://i.imgur.com/STHe8tW.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/6LwucJs.jpg

Thanks, I learned something new today. Looks delicious!

 

[Orchidea73]

You're welcome.

If you can find it somewhere, def. give it a try. It's fantastic to eat raw or cooking. Actually, I prefer speck for cooking rather than prosciutto. Speck is more tasty.

 

[Micio_Lambire]

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Pizza and Wings

It was an order in night. Yum.

 

[Boldagain]

You're welcome.

If you can find it somewhere, def. give it a try. It's fantastic to eat raw or cooking. Actually, I prefer speck for cooking rather than prosciutto. Speck is more tasty.

Agreed... speck on pizza is also amazing. I think it’s still so unknown and not used in many markets in the US.

 

[EctoJohn]

Fusilli with zucchine cream, speck and shrimps.

https://i.imgur.com/aJhKltM.jpg

Although I'm not a fan of seafood, and zucchini cream sounds awful to me, that actually looks delicious.
I'm sure zucchini cream tastes better than it sounds, I actually do like zucchini.

 

[Orchidea73]

Agreed... speck on pizza is also amazing. I think it’s still so unknown and not used in many markets in the US.

True. Even in Italy is not often used everywhere. Since here the cuisine is very regional also, speck is more often used in the north.

Although I'm not a fan of seafood, and zucchini cream sounds awful to me, that actually looks delicious.
I'm sure zucchini cream tastes better than it sounds, I actually do like zucchini.

Yeah, I understand that. I love vegetables and sea food. But you can make a variation with speck and panna sauce, for example. Both goes very well with each other.

 

[Orchidea73]

Now the preparation:Use big potatoes if you can because small ones are not ideal for this dish. Cut them into round thick slices and cover the bottom of the pan.

Guys, I forgot one important step with the potatoes. Sorry. lol
Before doing any of that the potatoes needs to be half boiled. Not raw potatoes.

 

[LordofChocolateSauce]

Cooking asian dishes are not my forte but couldn't resist making an old favourite of mine, Eggplant & Tofu stirfry. Didn't have the same amount of heat as before.

https://i.imgur.com/Ul7GyaF.jpg