Om nom nom nom

[Thorn Wilde]

YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE GYOZA?  I bow down to you, sir.  The last time I tried making jiaozi (Chinese equivalent) it was a WRECK.  Even Chinese people hear don't just MAKE jiaozi.  Typically they buy them frozen lol.

 

We made two huge batches for new years, one with pork and one vegetarian. My friend has a party every year where she does a tapas kind of thing and everyone brings a dish. The gyoza was Magpie's idea, but I ended up doing most of it as he had to work. We bought the wrapping frozen, but did everything else from scratch, including a really tasty dipping sauce. It took hours, I pan fried 60 dumplings, but it was so worth it! Tastiest food I ever made.

Edited June 18, 2013 by Thorn Wilde

[Former Member]

We made two huge batches for new years, one with pork and one vegetarian. My friend has a party every year where she does a tapas kind of thing and everyone brings a dish. The gyoza was Magpie's idea, but I ended up doing most of it as he had to work. We bought the dough frozen, ready cut into circles, but did everything else from scratch, including a really tasty dipping sauce. It took hours, I pan fried 60 dumplings, but it was so worth it! Tastiest food I ever made.

Oh...see I made the pi myself.  That was such a b*tch

[Thorn Wilde]

Oh...see I made the pi myself.  That was such a b*tch

 

I can imagine... Just the way we did it was a lot of work all on its own.

[Former Member]

I can imagine... Just the way we did it was a lot of work all on its own.

 

I can imagine.  POwer to you though!

[Sasha Distan]

Oh...see I made the pi myself.  That was such a b*tch

 

i have students who do this for their coursework. getting better at it

[Former Member]

i have students who do this for their coursework. getting better at it

 

Will never do that again.  I'll just buy them, lol

[Thorn Wilde]

Tonight we've made the kumquat compote to go with the ice cream, the dipping sauce for the gyoza and the broth for the tom ka gai soup. The latter is currently simmering down. 2,5 litres of liquid is being reduced to 1 litre. This is going to take a while... But now I know how to make Thai chicken broth from scratch! Yay!

 

Waiting for the chicken to cool so I can get it off the bone and put it in zip-lock bags in the fridge until I'm making the actual soup on Friday. Tomorrow we'll make the kimchi salad and possibly the filling for the gyoza, and on Friday we'll do everything else.

[Former Member]

Tonight we've made the kumquat compote to go with the ice cream, the dipping sauce for the gyoza and the broth for the tom ka gai soup. The latter is currently simmering down. 2,5 litres of liquid is being reduced to 1 litre. This is going to take a while... But now I know how to make Thai chicken broth from scratch! Yay!

 

Waiting for the chicken to cool so I can get it off the bone and put it in zip-lock bags in the fridge until I'm making the actual soup on Friday. Tomorrow we'll make the kimchi salad and possibly the filling for the gyoza, and on Friday we'll do everything else.

 

kumquat.  heehee.

[Thorn Wilde]

kumquat.  heehee.

 

Yes, I still can't say kumquat without giggling. Makes me think of.... I don't think I really need to say it, do I?

[Former Member]

Yes, I still can't say kumquat without giggling. Makes me think of.... I don't think I really need to say it, do I?

If you did, I don't think anyone would mind XP

[Thorn Wilde]

If you did, I don't think anyone would mind XP

 

Can't have kumquat without kum....? Also, quat rhymes with something....

[Sasha Distan]

hello there,

 

tonight i give you satay chicken and mixed peppers with white truffle oiled asparagus. it was lovely.

[Former Member]

hello there,

 

tonight i give you satay chicken and mixed peppers with white truffle oiled asparagus. it was lovely.

Do not speak.  I am so tired of rice and ramen noodles...

[Sasha Distan]

Do not speak.  I am so tired of rice and ramen noodles...

 

i promise to serve you nice non noodle food if you ever come here....

[Former Member]

i promise to serve you nice non noodle food if you ever come here....

 

...that may be able to be arranged.  In a couple years XDD after I finish uni

[Thorn Wilde]

Right, then! Food from Friday's dinner party! 

 

I was fully intending to photograph all the food and make it all pretty... but I mostly forgot. 

 

Menu was as follows:

 

Starter: Gyoza (Pan-fried Japanese pork dumplings with soy and sesame oil dip)

Soup: Tom Ka Gai (Thai chicken soup with coconut milk, lemon grass, coriander, kaffir lime leaves, chili & green curry)

Main course: Bulgogi (Korean marinated and grilled beef, served with kimchi salad and rice)

Dessert: Ginger ice cream (home-made, covered in roasted coconut flakes and served with kumquat compote)

 

And here are some very bad photos:

 

 

 

 

[Yettie One]

 

I think that this is a fairly common dish to be fair, but I do have a soft spot for a creamy garlic potato bake. My mom taught me to make it from scratch, not using any store bought sauces or anything, and I do tend to go a bit overboard with the garlic and cheese, and use double thick cream too. 

 

Damn my tummy is grumbling now.

[Former Member]

I seriously need to stop coming to this thread.

[Kitt]

Where else can we enjoy all these calorie laden foods and still stick to a diet???  I'll just munch on my radish chips now .........

[Thorn Wilde]

 

I think that this is a fairly common dish to be fair, but I do have a soft spot for a creamy garlic potato bake. My mom taught me to make it from scratch, not using any store bought sauces or anything, and I do tend to go a bit overboard with the garlic and cheese, and use double thick cream too. 

 

Damn my tummy is grumbling now.

 

I make a fairly decent one of those as well.

[eroticwriter]

Stopped smoking 3 years ago so now my kitchen looks kike a cake factory

[Sasha Distan]

Tonight we ate Turkish (we do this regularly)

 

karniyarik with wild rice

 

Aubergines stuffed with minced lamb and spices. we added pepper paste and topped it with a faintly cheesy bechamel sauce. recipe available on request, we ate it too quick to take photos.

[Kitt]

Aubergines?  Thats an eggplant or in the eggplant family isnt it?  What do you do with the interiors once you have cored it to make room for the stuffing?

[Sasha Distan]

Aubergines?  Thats an eggplant or in the eggplant family isnt it?  What do you do with the interiors once you have cored it to make room for the stuffing?

 

Yes, an aubergine is a eggplant. i use the fat purple ones.. the insides get added to the stuffing. stuffing is made with onion, olive oil, lamb, kofte spices, tomato and the inside of the aubergine. c'est delicious.

[Former Member]

STOOOOOP.