The **Now Eating** Thread
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First go at Tan Tan Men...nailed it on the taste. Need to up my presentation to compete with @Raymond Lin though!
Florentines look interesting, had clocked them in tesco 342's, not yet decided whose mincepies to potentially try. ?
So KFC, last night, had a whole c5 tv programme dedicated to their apparently renown gravy - the poor girl who had dedicated 2 years of her life to developing a hash brown with a dimple to 'catch' it.
Bread & Butter pudding .. made with bought bread , seems like heresy to put home made bread into it - buttered bread/nutmeg/muscovado/mixed fruit/egss+milk
So KFC, last night, had a whole c5 tv programme dedicated to their apparently renown gravy - the poor girl who had dedicated 2 years of her life to developing a hash brown with a dimple to 'catch' it.
Bread & Butter pudding .. made with bought bread , seems like heresy to put home made bread into it - buttered bread/nutmeg/muscovado/mixed fruit/egss+milk
Soldato
@jpaul
Have you been watching the show where chefs try and re-create well known foods? I keep catching adverts but then forget to watch the actual show. Seems up your street!
Have you been watching the show where chefs try and re-create well known foods? I keep catching adverts but then forget to watch the actual show. Seems up your street!
I thought I posted these, but apparently not. This was my birthday dinner, my girlfriend is vegan and whilst my diet is pretty much vegan I do like to eat meat and fish on special occasions so I made two mains and two starters. I'm a bit disappointed after looking at the pictures, the plating is pretty bad - the truffled pomme puree is huge! But, in my defense my kitchen is tiny, and I was pretty drunk by the plating stage (my girlfriend makes a terrific, and very strong, margarita!). So I did my best!
@Marvt74 recently asked me where I got my plates, they are from Tesco!
Pre-Starter
Oysters with shallot vinaigrette. (I bought 12 oysters, and could only get into 5 of them - definitely need someone to teach me in person. Youtube videos don't help!
Starter
Grilled asparagus, asparagus sauce, pine oil, gochujang hollandaise & pickled mushroom.
Fried Langoustine, shellfish fish bisque, buttermilk sauce & pickled fennel. (The shellfish bisque was easily the tastiest thing I've ever made.)
Main
Roasted heritage carrots with beetroot puree, 'goat' cheese, truffled pomme puree, potato straws and hazelnut sauce.
Surf ‘n’ Turf. Roasted Sirloin, lobster, truffled pomme puree, potato straws and bernaise & pine sauce. (I poached the lobster, then fried off in some butter at the end. I ate the claws later on in the night from a chopping board lying on the sofa with a bottle of red wine!
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Pudding
Carrot cake (this was bought by my girlfriend, but it looks (and tasted so good) so good it's worth sharing).
Grilled asparagus, asparagus sauce, pine oil, hollandaise & pickled mushroom.
Fried Langoustine, shellfish fish bisque, buttermilk sauce & pickled fennel. (The shellfish bisque was easily the tastiest thing I've ever made.)
Roasted heritage carrots with beetroot puree, 'goat' cheese, truffled pomme puree, potato straws and hazelnut sauce.
Surf ‘n’ Turf. Roasted Sirloin, lobster, truffled pomme puree, potato straws and bernaise & pine sauce.
Carrot cake
@Marvt74 recently asked me where I got my plates, they are from Tesco!
Pre-Starter
Oysters with shallot vinaigrette. (I bought 12 oysters, and could only get into 5 of them - definitely need someone to teach me in person. Youtube videos don't help!
Starter
Grilled asparagus, asparagus sauce, pine oil, gochujang hollandaise & pickled mushroom.
Fried Langoustine, shellfish fish bisque, buttermilk sauce & pickled fennel. (The shellfish bisque was easily the tastiest thing I've ever made.)
Main
Roasted heritage carrots with beetroot puree, 'goat' cheese, truffled pomme puree, potato straws and hazelnut sauce.
Surf ‘n’ Turf. Roasted Sirloin, lobster, truffled pomme puree, potato straws and bernaise & pine sauce. (I poached the lobster, then fried off in some butter at the end. I ate the claws later on in the night from a chopping board lying on the sofa with a bottle of red wine!
)Pudding
Carrot cake (this was bought by my girlfriend, but it looks (and tasted so good) so good it's worth sharing).
Grilled asparagus, asparagus sauce, pine oil, hollandaise & pickled mushroom.
Fried Langoustine, shellfish fish bisque, buttermilk sauce & pickled fennel. (The shellfish bisque was easily the tastiest thing I've ever made.)
Roasted heritage carrots with beetroot puree, 'goat' cheese, truffled pomme puree, potato straws and hazelnut sauce.
Surf ‘n’ Turf. Roasted Sirloin, lobster, truffled pomme puree, potato straws and bernaise & pine sauce.
Carrot cake
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Soldato
More importantly. How was the Breaky Bottoms? Or were you too ****** by the point it got opened 
I’m at Mottram Hall and last night had a starter of bread with “seaweed” butter. It just didn’t seem right at all. Tasted like sushi!
I’m at Mottram Hall and last night had a starter of bread with “seaweed” butter. It just didn’t seem right at all. Tasted like sushi!
Consigliere
Couldn't be bothered with the normal festive fryup today. Went with some tiger rolls with sliced sausage instead
Yummmmm! With ketchup i hope!
Of course!
Consigliere
Soldato
1st attempt at a beef wellington today. Took it out the over at 50 degrees internal temp expecting it to go up by 4-5... nope kept going up from 50 to 68 and was therefore a bit overcooked
Those beef wellington's look great!
I had Christmas dinner with my dad and stepmum again this year. We started off homemade sweet potato and peanut soup. Was really nice!
Next course was some battered prawns with sweet chilli sauce. Very light and tasty
Quick palate cleanser with some homemade lemon sorbet. This was really good! Tart and refreshing without being overpowering
For the mains we had leg of lamb stuffed with rosemary and garlic, with as assortment of the usual fixings. And before anyone says anything, this picture was taken before I added on a generous portion of gravy on top
There was meant to be a cheese course to follow this with a lovely cheeseboard and extras, but none of us had the stomach to tackle it. So we skipped it and moved on to dessert.
Lovely little assortment of homemade dessert items and trifle. I was stuffed after all that! I did get to take home a Tupperware box full of lamb and fixings, plus another box with some dessert stuff
I had Christmas dinner with my dad and stepmum again this year. We started off homemade sweet potato and peanut soup. Was really nice!
Next course was some battered prawns with sweet chilli sauce. Very light and tasty
Quick palate cleanser with some homemade lemon sorbet. This was really good! Tart and refreshing without being overpowering
For the mains we had leg of lamb stuffed with rosemary and garlic, with as assortment of the usual fixings. And before anyone says anything, this picture was taken before I added on a generous portion of gravy on top
There was meant to be a cheese course to follow this with a lovely cheeseboard and extras, but none of us had the stomach to tackle it. So we skipped it and moved on to dessert.
Lovely little assortment of homemade dessert items and trifle. I was stuffed after all that! I did get to take home a Tupperware box full of lamb and fixings, plus another box with some dessert stuff
Soldato
Poncy Xmas dinner:
Duck, truffled fondant potatoes, celeriac & carrot purées and a red wine sauce
Duck, truffled fondant potatoes, celeriac & carrot purées and a red wine sauce
Soldato
Looks banging mate. I would highly recommend tightly wrapping the pastry and then wrapping and compressing it in clingfilm as per Gordon Ramsays version. it proved to make a nice solid cyclinder and keeps everything nice and tight.
Had my Wellington with Mustard mash potatoes, roast potatoes, roast parnsips and carrots and 2 small yorkshire puddings. Didnt have any plain flour so used bread flour for the yorkshires and they turned out suprisingly well.
