Cooking for Students

[flarewearer]

Quoting Steveo from 03:21, 20th Jan 2006
WHERE THE CHRIST IS THE LARD? I bet hardly any of you use it.

Steveo's Patent Lard Bootehs

Thee will need;

Woon block ' fookin lard or drippin'
Woon loaf ' cheap white bread

Cut t' lard in t' slices
Slap it 'tween soom bread
Get y' laughing gear around that yeh soothern pansy.

(Wash it down with optional glass of Jennings best)

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[Lodestone]

Lodestone didnt explain this properly;

Melt a knob of butter on a low heat
Add some sifted flour until you get a dough-like ball that doesnt stick to the pan
Add milk slowly until you get a smooth consistency.
Turn up the heat and stir utinl it thickens.

Pfft. Pfft. Pfft. Pfft.

Bung it all in and stir, that's what I say. Just as in so many things, a good strong wrist movement is the key to happiness.

[flarewearer]

Quoting Lodestone from 11:58, 20th Jan 2006
a good strong wrist movement is the key to happiness.

And lumps make baby Jesus cry.

P.S, always add liquids to flour and not the other way around.

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[Rufus]

It is interesting to see how weirdly other people cook pasta.

I really have to bite my lip not to intervene when people either switch off the heat when the pasta is al dente then leave it languishing in the pot for ages, or they drain it and then leave it soggily standing for ages.

Wrecks the pasta.

And I am a rubbish cook that never cooks.

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox

[Thackary]

If you want to prepare the pasta before the rest of your meal, once it's cooked (as per Flarewearer's instructions), put it into cold water (you may want to let cold water run into the pan), then drain it, cover and put to one side.

When the time comes to serve the pasta, simply drop it into boiling water, wait for the water to come back to the boil, drain and serve.

There's no need for languishing pasta!

[ribs]

I'm not an expert at cooking but this is delicious:

Chicken(or Quorn) and coriander curry

2 X Chicken (or Quorn) fillets
Carrots
Broccoli
Mangetout
Sweetcorn
Red Pepper
2 X tins coconut milk
Fresh Coriander
Thyme
Paprika
Hot chilli powder
Black pepper

Dice the fillets. Fry gently in a wok until lightly browned.
Dice and add the vegetables and cook on high for 2mins.
Pour in the coconut milk and stir in well.
Tear up the coriander leaves and add to the wok.
Add a dash of thyme, paprika and black pepper
Add liberal amounts of hot chilli powder depending on required strength.
Cook, stirring frequently until the coconut milk has thickened.

This is usually served best with couscous although rice works almost as well.



edited for stupidity
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