In a momentary lapse of thinking I could do I have just bunged together a load of food and now I need rescuing

[EddieTwigard]

ok had lamb mince

thought "I know, I shall make some form of meatball" .. checked fridge

so threw together chopped onion, courgette, left-over basmati rice, mincemeat, some garlic, mixed herbs and worcestershire sauce .. oh and an egg to bind it

made balls .. started to fry them but they fell apart so I though I know I'll make it a savoury mince dish .. so bunged it all in a pan to cook .. thought 'it needs a tin of tomatoes' so in goes tin of tomatoes

am left with a gloopy mess

any salvaging?

(have taken puff pastry out of the freezer just in case)

see, this is what happens when I get ideas above my station .. gah

lol

i'd chuck in some part cooked pasta, lots f cheese and make it into a mushy pastabake

Gloopy mess on toast - yum

The combination sounds really nice though

Can you turn it into soup?

mousaka

par boil some sliced potatoes
make a roux sauce with a dollop of greek yogurt thrown in and layer this on the lamb gloop and bake

don't put puff pastry wiht it, it will be too fatty

Hiding under puff pastry sounds like a good idea. Cos the ingredients sound yummy even if it looks gloopy.

do you have a dog?

Ah my meatballs always fall apart when I try to fry them. That is why I oven bake them. Remember that for next time.

have now added beef stock cubes cos it tasted really bland

GUFFAW@Olive

considers moussaka route .. considers peeling potatoes .. considers rejecting idea due to amount of work ... but blardy good idea suze ..will keep in case no easy way appears

putting puff pastry back in freezer

oh yeah, moussaka sounds good with that lot.

Alternative lasagne/moussaka topping if you don't like roux-type : 5oz plain yog, 1 egg, 1/2 oz cornflour, 2 tbsps grated parmesan mixed well.

Add a thickener to the gloop. Mash some potatoes, bung mash on top of newly thickened gloop, grate cheese onto mash, put the lot in the oven. ??

stir in some curry paste and pretend it is a biriyani? (sp?)

I would just serve up with some crusty bread and wave your hand dismissivly and say oh it is just a Nigella thing if anyone queries the recipe

Or go the other way and puree it and call it broth.

Gah - just eat it and be thankful!

OK I've peeled the tatties and am going the moussaka-stylee route

tell me is grated cheese on top optional? got none you see .. but could bug various neighbours until I find some if needs be

Definitely cheese. It may - may - be a necessary distraction IYSWIM.

no don't need cheese if have enough nice yogurty sauce

if I werre you I would cook up some green or puy lentils and bung those in

Blimey, I hope you are going to get a shag or at least some heavy petting after all this effort for dinner

oh god no suze

I hope not

bugger forgot to add the creme fraiche (got no greek yog) to the roux sauce

should I smear some on top?

(or just on my nips?)