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Pre-Christmas holiday cookathon - need meat (not mince) dishes that freeze well

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Anna8888 · 29/11/2007 12:07

Who has fantastic freezable casserole type recipes? No pork - chicken, game, beef, veal. Something to heat up in the oven and serve with rice and a green salad.

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ComeOVeneer · 29/11/2007 12:08

Beef and guiness stew is a good one. Better served with mash though.

Anna8888 · 29/11/2007 12:10

Mash fine too (though more work at last minute if have been out all day). I wonder where I buy Guinness in Paris? Will look out for it. Thanks.

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sparkybabe · 29/11/2007 14:30

Chicken peices, red/yellow peppers cut in strips, sprig rosemary, stock. Cook for however long till it's done, cool, freeze. Good with rice/pasta/spuds, even bread at a pinch.

sparkybabe · 29/11/2007 14:31

Or lamb chunks, simmered in a mild coconutty curry sauce. Add apricots if you like, or veg(peas etc) serve with rice.

ComeOVeneer · 29/11/2007 14:32

You can actually freeze mash too if that helps. If no guiness any ale will be an adequate substitute.

Anna8888 · 29/11/2007 14:56

Thanks for the tip on freezing mash - though I think I will run into a freezer capacity bottleneck if I freeze mash around Christmas. I don't have a huge freezer - it's not necessary living centrally in Paris and having shops on my doorstep.

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FluffyMummy123 · 29/11/2007 14:57

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SantaBeClausImWorthIt · 29/11/2007 14:58

In casserole, fry thinly sliced onion, add chicken breasts (with skin on ) and olives. Season and use whatever herbs you like/have to hand.

When chicken is browned on skin side, add tinned tomatoes and loads of chopped garlic.

Oven cook on a lowish temperature for about 40 mins.

Anna8888 · 29/11/2007 15:00

Thanks cod, pheasant is a good idea - I can get game easily here.

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FluffyMummy123 · 29/11/2007 15:00

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Anna8888 · 29/11/2007 15:02

No don't have any Delia books.

If you wouldn't mind typing out the recipe (if you think it's a really good one) that would be great, thanks .

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Anna8888 · 29/11/2007 15:02

Stepsons not hot on fish and the cookathon is in preparation for them being with us over the holidays when we have a zillion things happening and I won't want to cook.

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Anna8888 · 29/11/2007 15:04

Venison also a good idea, like the idea of chestnuts but think French family would at blackcurrants (meat and fruit? Mon Dieu...).

Am getting some ideas together and will start hunting around in my recipe books.

Not used to this cooking ahead business.

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Anna8888 · 29/11/2007 15:08

LOL at the "pack of diced venison". I'll be asking the butcher to hack off a piece of a beast with an axe... blood and sawdust everywhere...

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EmsMum · 29/11/2007 15:08

I nearly always serve previously-frozen beef&ale casserole with rice.

Lamb and apricot casserole.

Swedes2Turnips1 · 29/11/2007 15:14

beef with horseradish and orange - will look for the recipe if you are interested

Swedes2Turnips1 · 29/11/2007 15:16

chicken with armagnac, green peppercorns and cream?

Anna8888 · 29/11/2007 15:17

Swedes - is it child-friendly with the horseradish? If so, yes please.

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Swedes2Turnips1 · 29/11/2007 15:41

Serves 10-12
2kg good braising steak
2oz plain flour
4oz butter
3 onions
2 tsp good curry powder
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp brown sugar
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1.5 pts beef stock (made from good stock cube is fine)
1 pt soured cream
4 tbsp creamed horsradish
Juice and rind (in one piece) of one clementine
2 tbsp chopped parsley

Coat beef in flour and brown well in hot butter (add a small amount of olive oil to the butter to prevent the butter from burning) in a heavy bottomed pan.

Add sliced onions, curry powder. ginger, sugar, Worc sauce, orange peel and juice and stock and bring to the boil.

Transfer (if nec) to an oven proof dish. Cover with foil or a lid and cook in oven @ 160 for 3- 3.5 hours.

Just before serving stir in soured cream and horseradish and lots of chopped parsley to garnish.

I normally serve it with an almond and parsley pilaff (to you and me basmati rice with almonds and parsley stirred in.

My children love the horseradish in it but you could split the casserole and stir a small amount into one serving dish and much less into another (for fussy children) iyswim.

If you are freezing it, freeze it after cooking in the oven. Then defrost and reheatr and then add the cream and horseradish.

Let me know if you want me to post you a bottle of Worcestershire sauce!

Anna8888 · 29/11/2007 15:58

Thank you very much . Sounds delicious.

I have Worcestershire sauce

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