Tina's chestnut stuffing and other secret and not so secret recipes

@steppemum our waitrose has it, with their noodles and coconut milk.
www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/cooks'-ingredients-ketjap-manis/588926-672549-672550

Chilli recipe I've used baked beans in tomato sauce when I've got nothing else, it's quite tasty

Thanks for the lovely chilli recipes everyone

When onions are abundant and cheap chop lots in quarters, place on tray lined with tin foil drizzle with oil (little) and sprinkle with brown sugar just a little, fold foil up to make a bag. Roast for 2hours or until brown and sticky. Put in pan and blend till smooth add drop of water if needed. Freeze in small bags or silicon muffin tray ( once frozen bag up) use for soup, stew, casseroles. Saves time and stinky house smell

Frittata. yes tinned potatoes are great to have in store cupboard I used when on lockdown. Yummy just fried with butter

AnneLovesGilbert I use lots of mushrooms tinned beans, whatever you prefer, peppers, onion, cauliflower cut small, tinned plum tomatoes (squashed), not the chopped yuck, any meat substitute but dont need to. Chilli, stock cube and finish with cube of plain chocolate, ALL can be from frozen or tinned. If you want you can add a packet of chilli con carne. Top with grated cheese, which can be frozen too.

[quote EmmaGrundyForPM]@Ddot. I do a cheat version of frittata using tinned new potatoes. They work brilliantly and no one can taste the difference.[/quote]
My cheats frittata - add a packet or 2 of ready salted crisps instead! Honestly works.

I use cold roast potatoes in a frittata. Or fry them up with a few toms, some chilli, some pepper or courgette, bung a poached egg on top or break an egg into them. And eat.

@Ddot. I do a cheat version of frittata using tinned new potatoes. They work brilliantly and no one can taste the difference.

Oooooh following

Frittata. Boil new potatoes and set aside to cool. Fry in butter spring onion if you have, or just chopped onion if you dont. Then add chopped fresh tomatoes and the sliced new potatoes. Fry till potatoes are catching a bit of colour. Pour over mixture two beaten eggs as evenly as possible then sprinkle good amount of grated cheese on top. Cook bottom for few min then put pan under grill to cook top. Grill till cheese melted and brown. My mums favourite, serve with chutney, coleslaw, salad and crisps

Placemarking!

Oh and crispy kale!
Spray or rub olive oil into kale, shove on a baking tray into the oven and watch like a hawk until it's crispy but not black. Add Nando's peri peri salt when it's out the oven

Two I get asked about

Quick pasta sauce - either pancetta or chorizo in a pan until crispy, add creme fraiche and stir, add some form of cheese (Parmesan or cheddar work well) and stir until it looks sauce like. Add some pasta water if you need to. Also good with cubed courgette in it

Beef stew with no browning. No quantities really as I just chuck it in. I think at some point it had flour in it but it doesn't really need it

Celery, onion, pancetta and carrots all chopped, fry until softened, add bay leaves
Add mushrooms, a tin of tomatoes and about 500ml ale/stock/red wine, rinse the tin of tomatoes out and use it to add more water if needed. Bring to the boil, add 750g diced beef (fatty is best), season it, stir and cover
Sometimes I add some lea and perrins or a tiny bit of marmite or an oxo cube depending what it looks like technical
Stick in oven for a few hours at about 180c, stir every so often so it doesn't stick and add more water wine if needed. Should come out pretty thick and beef falling apart

OP, this is such a lovely thread. It's really lifted my spirits today and there are some GREAT ideas in it. Thank you!

Jumble berry jam. Cook brambles, blackcurrants, redcurrants in a large pressure cooker pan (no lid) or jam pan. Simmer on low heat. Once juice released boil for good ten min. Mash fruit with potato masher then put through sieve getting as much juice out as possible, discard seeds. You can then put through muslin cloth if you want it to be gem like clear. Weigh juice and add same weight of jam sugar. Put back in pan and boil till good rolling boil going. After ten fifteen min take small amount out and test on plate it should crease when pushed with finger. Pot in steralized jars ( heat jars in oven till hot) boil lids in pan of water. For a twist add fresh chopped chilli on rolling boil. This jam great with cheese, crusty bread and red wine.

Thanks x going to try replacing meat with something as don't partake. Wont be as good but I'm sure it'll still be yummy

I'm going to try one of the sausage roll recipes tomorrow. Maybe a combination of all of them!

Does anyone who posted a sausage roll (& stuffing, marmalade, apple sauce ...) recipe have any idea of quantities/proportions of sausage meat to other stuff, and how much pastry is needed?

Thanks! I'm salivating already ...

I cant find Tina's chestnut stuffing recipe, how do I get it up

@peaceanddove Chicken Divine was very well received here this evening!

I'm sorry I don't have anything to contribute just yet, however I do have a request if allowed.....

Can anyone tell me how I can make fattoush? With the crispy tortilla/pitta bits and the pomegranatey sort of dressing?? I've tried many recipes over the years but nothing has ever compared to the times I've had it in the Middle East. The crispy pitta is never crispy enough and just tastes like croutons. Does anyone have the secret? I will be forever in your debt....

I thought this thread had been deleted for an awful moment when I refreshed the page! Thrilled to see it in Classics.