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Reply #15 - Jul 9^th, 2014 at 7:50pm

now the lamb stew is about the same, but different..

ingredients here

500g diced lamb
2tbl Garlic
umm, shake in some rosemary - like 1 tble spoon ( I don't measure it just guess)
5 or 6 red potatoes
5 carrots
a stack of beans like in the picture
5 or 6 sticks of celery
2 cans of Ardmona chopped tomatoes
2 cups Beef stock
olive oil (not that virgin crap Angry

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butter
2 onions

brown the meat like the chicken recipe.. add in the rosemary.. leave for a couple of minutes then add in the cup of red wine...

chuck in the rest of the vegies, stir, and, set for 35 minutes...

then you are done... let it sit for at least 6 hours after its done

oh PS...

flour the meats both in this one and the other one..

two tble spoons on a plate and flour the meat before browning...

when you finish marinading put in the left over flour...

and lastly...

add in one tble spoon of mint sauce... the secret ingredient...

shhhhh Wink

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Reply #16 - Jul 10^th, 2014 at 1:32am

Nice cooking thread, I haven't got a soup maker, but I do have the Tefal Cook4me, looks like a black orb, sitting on the island bench in my kitchen, everyone comes in and asks "what's that!" Grin

and I say it's a black orb.....then I do explain.
I got mine for $289 on special.
The good thing about this pressure cooker is that it is computerized and tells you what to do, and sets the time etc and releases the pressure valve....takes the guess work out of what the old fashioned pressure cookers used to be like.

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Reply #17 - Jul 10^th, 2014 at 2:13am

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jul 9^th, 2014 at 7:50pm:

now the lamb stew is about the same, but different..

ingredients here

http://i978.photobucket.com/albums/ae269/oldpom/20140709_115631.jpg

500g diced lamb
2tbl Garlic
umm, shake in some rosemary - like 1 tble spoon ( I don't measure it just guess)
5 or 6 red potatoes
5 carrots
a stack of beans like in the picture
5 or 6 sticks of celery
2 cans of Ardmona chopped tomatoes
2 cups Beef stock
olive oil (not that virgin crap Angry

)
butter
2 onions

brown the meat like the chicken recipe.. add in the rosemary.. leave for a couple of minutes then add in the cup of red wine...

chuck in the rest of the vegies, stir, and, set for 35 minutes...

then you are done... let it sit for at least 6 hours after its done

oh PS...

flour the meats both in this one and the other one..

two tble spoons on a plate and flour the meat before browning...

when you finish marinading put in the left over flour...

and lastly...

add in one tble spoon of mint sauce... the secret ingredient...

shhhhh Wink

Is that lamb? Mint sauce: fair enough!!

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Reply #18 - Aug 3^rd, 2014 at 8:56pm

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Jul 10^th, 2014 at 2:13am:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jul 9^th, 2014 at 7:50pm:

now the lamb stew is about the same, but different..

ingredients here

http://i978.photobucket.com/albums/ae269/oldpom/20140709_115631.jpg

500g diced lamb
2tbl Garlic
umm, shake in some rosemary - like 1 tble spoon ( I don't measure it just guess)
5 or 6 red potatoes
5 carrots
a stack of beans like in the picture
5 or 6 sticks of celery
2 cans of Ardmona chopped tomatoes
2 cups Beef stock
olive oil (not that virgin crap Angry

)
butter
2 onions

brown the meat like the chicken recipe.. add in the rosemary.. leave for a couple of minutes then add in the cup of red wine...

chuck in the rest of the vegies, stir, and, set for 35 minutes...

then you are done... let it sit for at least 6 hours after its done

oh PS...

flour the meats both in this one and the other one..

two tble spoons on a plate and flour the meat before browning...

when you finish marinading put in the left over flour...

and lastly...

add in one tble spoon of mint sauce... the secret ingredient...

shhhhh Wink

Is that lamb? Mint sauce: fair enough!!

you can also use the same with beef...

add in some chick peas...

with the chicken add in some honey to the browning... and/or a hand full of chopped apricots....

you can't go wrong...

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Reply #19 - Aug 3^rd, 2014 at 10:43pm

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jul 9^th, 2014 at 5:26pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Jul 9^th, 2014 at 5:13pm:

..still serious money but!!

this will feed two adults for smoko, lunch/dinner meals for 7 days

What boring taste buds you must have to eat soup and stews every day for smoko lunch and dinner .... Ok for one meal, few days a week during the colder months, but I need variety

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Dsmithy70 Gold Member Offline ire futuis vobismetipsis Posts: 13147 Newy Gender:	Re: Cooking with the Mechanic... Reply #20 - Aug 4^th, 2014 at 3:40pm You could reduce your bill by at least another 10% & create more meals by buying unprocessed Vegies Buy a bunch of celery not pre packaged sticks Buy a small whole pumpkin not a wedge Bag your own beans
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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 20720 ACT Gender:	Re: Cooking with the Mechanic... Reply #21 - Aug 4^th, 2014 at 5:29pm OK Mechanic you are in the sh1t if this doesnt work out! Have ordered one of those soup makers! Best Price online Billy Guyatts $248.95 + delivery in my case $10.31
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____ Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 33410 Australia Gender:	Re: Cooking with the Mechanic... Reply #22 - Aug 4^th, 2014 at 6:50pm Quick look at the forum section and I thought this thread was "cooking with meth" ... Now reading it, try chick peas in your pumpkin soup before pureeing to make it go even further.
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Reply #23 - Aug 4^th, 2014 at 7:58pm

John Smith wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2014 at 10:43pm:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jul 9^th, 2014 at 5:26pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Jul 9^th, 2014 at 5:13pm:

..still serious money but!!

this will feed two adults for smoko, lunch/dinner meals for 7 days

What boring taste buds you must have to eat soup and stews every day for smoko lunch and dinner .... Ok for one meal, few days a week during the colder months, but I need variety

what do you cook john?

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Reply #24 - Aug 4^th, 2014 at 8:02pm

Dsmithy70 wrote on Aug 4^th, 2014 at 3:40pm:

You could reduce your bill by at least another 10% & create more meals by buying unprocessed Vegies

Buy a bunch of celery not pre packaged sticks

Buy a small whole pumpkin not a wedge

Bag your own beans

I can't see any processed vegies there?

some prepacked maybe...

good ideas on the celery but how does a whole pumpkin save you money? i'll have to look into that..

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Reply #25 - Aug 4^th, 2014 at 8:08pm

Redmond Neck wrote on Aug 4^th, 2014 at 5:29pm:

OK Mechanic you are in the sh1t if this doesnt work out!

Have ordered one of those soup makers!

Best Price online Billy Guyatts $248.95 + delivery in my case $10.31

I can't see how you could go wrong...

using mine over the weekend I made a different type vegie soup and also a cauliflower soup with bacon bits.. while the soup was cooking for its 25 mins I cooked up some bacon, over done so crunchy, then put them in at the end after cooling them and cutting them up..

two soups in about an hour and fifteen...

clean up... one knife, one spoon, a stainless steal blender jug and wipe down the chopping board...

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Reply #26 - Aug 4^th, 2014 at 8:12pm

____ wrote on Aug 4^th, 2014 at 6:50pm:

Quick look at the forum section and I thought this thread was "cooking with meth" ...

Now reading it, try chick peas in your pumpkin soup before pureeing to make it go even further.

not surprising coming from a greenie... Wink

I didn't know but apparently chick peas are high in protein... they can't get enough of them in india, they use them in a lot of their cooking... india is the biggest producer, Australia the second biggest in the world...

a lot of chick peas are being introduced into poor countries to grow because they are so healthy etc

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Reply #27 - Aug 4^th, 2014 at 9:43pm

True Blue... wrote on Aug 4^th, 2014 at 7:58pm:

John Smith wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2014 at 10:43pm:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jul 9^th, 2014 at 5:26pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Jul 9^th, 2014 at 5:13pm:

..still serious money but!!

this will feed two adults for smoko, lunch/dinner meals for 7 days

What boring taste buds you must have to eat soup and stews every day for smoko lunch and dinner .... Ok for one meal, few days a week during the colder months, but I need variety

what do you cook john?

I try to mix it up as often as I can ... pasta, rice, mexican, meats chicken & fish ... steamed, boiled fried baked or BBQ ... depending on what I'm after ... I usually try to mix it up ..if the last time I had fried steak, next time I'll throw some meat in the oven, but that usually won't be for another 3 or 4 days before I have meat (as the main) again

tonight I had spaghetti with a prawns garlic and oil sauce , I often put what I make in the this thread

http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1395814942/209#209

I like variety ....

I had an uncle who for 50 yrs every day ate a bowl of spaghetti bolognaise, and then a piece of steak ...EVERY FRIGGEN DAY , the only time it changed was if he went to a wedding for the day or was in hospital ... I would have gone mad

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Reply #28 - Aug 4^th, 2014 at 9:46pm

True Blue... wrote on Aug 4^th, 2014 at 8:12pm:

didn't know but apparently chick peas are high in protein... they can't get enough of them in india, they use them in a lot of their cooking... india is the biggest producer, Australia the second biggest in the world...

absolutely love chick peas, actually I love all the beans and peas

my favourite way to have them, boil them until cooked, strain, then add extra virgin olive oil and salt

wife usually complains a lot later that night though ... not sure why Grin

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Reply #29 - Aug 4^th, 2014 at 9:54pm

John Smith wrote on Aug 4^th, 2014 at 9:43pm:

True Blue... wrote on Aug 4^th, 2014 at 7:58pm:

John Smith wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2014 at 10:43pm:

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jul 9^th, 2014 at 5:26pm:

BatteriesNotIncluded wrote on Jul 9^th, 2014 at 5:13pm:

..still serious money but!!

this will feed two adults for smoko, lunch/dinner meals for 7 days

What boring taste buds you must have to eat soup and stews every day for smoko lunch and dinner .... Ok for one meal, few days a week during the colder months, but I need variety

what do you cook john?

I try to mix it up as often as I can ... pasta, rice, mexican, meats chicken & fish ... steamed, boiled fried baked or BBQ ... depending on what I'm after ... I usually try to mix it up ..if the last time I had fried steak, next time I'll throw some meat in the oven, but that usually won't be for another 3 or 4 days before I have meat (as the main) again

tonight I had spaghetti with a prawns garlic and oil sauce , I often put what I make in the this thread

http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1395814942/209#209

I like variety ....

I had an uncle who for 50 yrs every day ate a bowl of spaghetti bolognaise, and then a piece of steak ...EVERY FRIGGEN DAY , the only time it changed was if he went to a wedding for the day or was in hospital ... I would have gone mad

thanks for the heads up with that link.. I've never ventured to that part of the forum...

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