Food, Drink & Dining Out Learning to cook

[The Lemon]

I was told it makes it an even thickness all over so it cooks evenly

That's it

 

[The Lemon]

I made my schnitzel in NYC using their equivalent ingredients. It's amazing how you can get such a different flavour, taste using different countries' ingredients.

Yanks loved it.

 

[RonSon]

I have large bowls of Flour, Beaten egg and Breadcrumbs.

Slice your chicken breast and tenderise. Put the tenderised chicken in the flour and coat it completely. Put the floured chicken in the egg and use tongs to ensure both sides are completely coated. Pick it up, let the drips drop for a bit and then in the breadcrumbs.

Flip to coat both sides, pushing down with knuckles to ensure a tight packed coat.

Repeat and pan fry. Wowee lovely

Add a little milk to the egg to let it coat easier.

 

[Richo is God]

Here's a quick easy stir fry I like

Marinade (I don't bother measuring so these are rough estimates)
1tsp garlic
1tsp ginger
1tbs lemon juice
2tbs soy sauce
1tbs dry sherry
1/2 cup sweet chilli sauce

600g rump steak
4 Spring onions sliced thinly
7 mushrooms sliced
1 red capsicum sliced
2 carrots sliced into matchsticks
1 tin corn cornels
Bokchoy or spinach

Noodles or rice

1. Slice the rump steak into thin strips and marinade for a few hours
2. Quickly brown the meat on high heat then sit aside
3. Chuck the capsicum, mushrooms, Bok Choy and spring onions over medium-high heat until softened. We put our carrots in the microwave with a bit of water for 3-4 minutes because it's quicker
4. Return the meat to the wok along with the carrots and corn and mix.

5. Serve with noodles or rice.

Cook time : about 15 minutes
Serves: 4

 

[PastiesPeake]

Add a little milk to the egg to let it coat easier.

Swap the milk for soy sauce for something different and delicious

 

[RonSon]

Swap the milk for soy sauce for something different and delicious

I'll add a bit of garam masala to the crumbs and have it with a middle eastern salad for something different and delicious!


Will have to try something with the soy sauce.

 

[Severe]

According to this campaigner, they do...

What a yob. Didn't even have any acai berries.

 

[Dagless]

I have large bowls of Flour, Beaten egg and Breadcrumbs.

Slice your chicken breast and tenderise. Put the tenderised chicken in the flour and coat it completely. Put the floured chicken in the egg and use tongs to ensure both sides are completely coated. Pick it up, let the drips drop for a bit and then in the breadcrumbs.

Flip to coat both sides, pushing down with knuckles to ensure a tight packed coat.

Repeat and pan fry. Wowee lovely

Himalayan salt in the breadcrumbs and flour too.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

I'll add a bit of garam masala to the crumbs and have it with a middle eastern salad for something different and delicious!


Will have to try something with the soy sauce.

Ginger and garlic in the crumbs? (Noting I have no kitchen skills at all, they just seem the obvious. Maybe even dried chilli flakes.)

 

[RonSon]

I'm not sure whether this makes me want to puke, or cry. Maybe both.

(still would).

Why did I go looking for a youtube review?

Why did I find one?


Sounds like if you're living in a council flat, shirtless with a stained traccy top you'll think this is grouse.

 

[rippersnipper]

My specialties are banana muffins although that's about it

 

[The Lemon]

my schnitzel has been bastardized

 

[Rich]

Some good tips in here.

Doesn't hurt to think a bit in advance. Marinating is your friend. Nothing better than getting home from work and knowing that you have some meat already doing its work and you only have to worry about a few other things. Plus it tastes bloody good.

Grow fresh herbs. Basil, oregano, parsley and rosemary are easy to grow and add so much to your meals.

When it's footy season in six months time, on a bleak day with not much else to do except watch a couple of footy games, go make a curry from scratch. Easy as **** in a slow cooker - I don't think there's more reward for the difference that you can make to a dish because you make it yourself. It's bloody awesome.

 

[the_interloper]

Add a little milk to the egg to let it coat easier.

Also refrigerate uncovered for an hour or so to let the breadcrumbs set, should make sure the crumbs form a good skin around the meat.

 

[The Lemon]

Also refrigerate uncovered for an hour or so to let the breadcrumbs set, should make sure the crumbs form a good skin around the meat.

I hate refrigerated schnitzel before cooking. Nothing beats fresh off the bat. Overnight schnitzel (N)

I cook the lot and then use the leftovers for sandwiches or snacking. Absolute devil food...so good

 

[gaskin]

If there is one piece of equipment you should have other than pots and pans it's a slow cooker. Also watch the food channel on Foxtel for recipes and ideas. One tip I will give is to not be afraid to change up recipes to suit what you like.


Ramsay had a good one pot dish (spicy sausage and rice) that I make every now and again although I use chorizo instead of spicy sausages. This is good for a few nights worth of dinner. I also add a couple of rashers of bacon and some mushrooms to this. I cook the onion, capsicum, mushrooms and bacon first, remove from the pot and then cook the chorizo. I'll add them back in about 5 minutes before it's ready.



Recipe: http://www.aglugofoil.com/2012/10/spicy-sausage-rice-recipe-gordon-ramsay.html

The series this is from (Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course) is worth trying to track down as he has some good basic recipes and has a couple of tips each episode.


In winter this is a nice minestrone soup off the show Kitchen Boss:

http://momsbimom.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/minestrone-soup-kitchen-boss-style.html

It says swiss chard but I just use spinach. I will admit it can be a bit bland so it's a good dish to experiment with adding different ingredients to increase flavour.


A steak marinade I've been using a lot:

Mustard, olive oil, garlic, chili, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. I think that's everything.

I won't give exact amounts because I don't measure them out. I'll just chuck in as much or as little of each ingredient as I want. I also use minced garlic and chili out of the jar for this.


A good cooking channel to follow on Youtube is Laura in the Kitchen: https://www.youtube.com/user/LauraVitalesKitchen/featured

 

[boncer34]

Why are people putting up stir fry and pasta recipes?! Those things are everywhere and a two minute phone call with your folks is probably way easier.

A really good one are veggie burgers. You can get patties from Woolies, like four for $2 or something. Get some Sriracha and beet-a-roots and then a few other things of salad. It's piss-easy, filling, not full of terrible muck, and you can get about two days worth of dinner and lunches for about twelve bucks.

****ing lol.

 

[Demosthenes]

The series this is from (Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course) is worth trying to track down as he has some good basic recipes and has a couple of tips each episode.

I really like this series, but like a lot of haute cuisine chefs you have to take some of the stuff he says with a grain of salt from a practical standpoint. e.g. in his 'Cooking on a Budget' episode he recommends a recipe with fresh saffron.

 

[Randomizor]

I really like this series, but like a lot of haute cuisine chefs you have to take some of the stuff he says with a grain of salt from a practical standpoint. e.g. in his 'Cooking on a Budget' episode he recommends a recipe with fresh saffron.

To be fair it doesn't mention whether it's cooking on your budget or the Queen's.

 

[Freofalcon]

Marry an Italian.

You won't need to cook.

 

[HBF]

Some very good ideas in this thread. Will have to give them a go (probably on the weekends).

 

[The Lemon]

Some very good ideas in this thread. Will have to give them a go (probably on the weekends).

You don't need to wait until the weekend to make a Schnitzel. I'd eat it daily if i didn't want to hit 200kgs

 

[Beerfish]

You don't need to wait until the weekend to make a Schnitzel. I'd eat it daily if i didn't want to hit 200kgs

I wonder if there's a healthier version that tastes just as good.

 

[The Lemon]

I wonder if there's a healthier version that tastes just as good.

I tried with coconut flour and almond meal, cooked on a pan with only a bit of sprayed oil. Tasted like pure shit.

 

[Catfish Alley]

If it's just a lean chicken breast with a light crumb it's not really that bad.