Food

More fish content, we did fish pie yesterday. Heston Blumenhal’s recipe instead of the Gordon Ramsay one we usually go for, about as contrived as expected and really not much better.

1 Attachment

Pot luck Monday.. I know what y’all thinking

fish cakes on a Monday ffs

1 Attachment

Carbs for days there lad!

The inlaws leave tomorrow after being here a month - I’ve barely cooked but have eaten phenomenally. Quite sad about them leaving and having to pick up the pans again

I wish every night was katsu curry night.

1 Attachment

Looks great, any tips for cooking the chicken? Whenever I do it I end up burning the breadcrumbs and filling the kitchen with smoke! I smash the chicken so it is thin but never seem to get the temperature/process right.

Anyone seen wild boar suitable for a ragu in a London butcher’s?

Is that not just a matter of your oil being too hot?

just use ox-cheek. i cook it over a couple of days, leave it in oven (off at bed time back on later next morning) and again in the evening. use the Trullo recipe as a guide.
i’m cooking one this weekend for the Ms birthday.
wild boar is nice but not worth the premium if you can find it (family have shot and eaten a few wild ones in kent/sussex so have eaten it a fair bit)

I still get a bit wistful when i think of the katsu curry lunches from mugen by farringdon station when i worked in the area. so good

Truffle oil - I was given some bartolini but it’s running out. Any others recommended by lfgss food nerds?

Get one which has good olive oil in it. They essentially all have artificial truffle flavour in.

Exotic Meats in Borough?

I use oxtail and shin in my ragu (plus pork belly and Italian sausage).

Use moar oil than frying, but less than deep frying. I probably had about 5mm in the pan.

And as others have said, not too hot.

I think I completely nailed the curry sauce with this one - but it was a frozen batch, and although I have a load of the curry powder still, I didn't note down what ingredients I used for it.

Thanks, I will try with more oil next time.

Is it good? I walked past a few weeks ago and thought the name was odd but that its not far from my work these days

My cheat Katsura curry is:
Rice in the rice cooker
Golden curry sauce
Chicken kiev
Some shredded cabbage and pickles

It bangs and ready in 25mins

Chicken kiev

'kin 'ell.

Don't be bad mouthing the Kiev

Mugen? It's a banger. Such a good lunch spot.

Got some in the freezer but my challenge is to recreate a memorable holiday meal for Mrs Dubtap

the katsu curry is (imo) very well made but it's not trying to be anything fancy, just nice & simple, they also do char sui bao which i'm crazy over.

it used to be that their restaurant on london bridge made all the hot food and it was delivered to the shop so just before midday all the currys would arrive and sold on first come first served basis so was better to go for early lunch as gamble it might have sold out if you leave it too late. that was mid 2010's though so I'm sure things could have changed by now.

edit: seems like the london bridge restaurant is now in leather lane and they have a takeaway stall outside.

Try and then come at me bro

Nice - ima go for lunch there next week

It's not a criticism, I'm all for it.