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Not fancy but it really is hard to beat a good Lasagne.

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Consistency looks legit

OMG, so good.

Thanks, never a fan of a sloppy lasagne, it's got to hold it's shape when sliced.

Most of this one is for freezer and emergency meals.

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I can't find any pork caul fat just yet, so will be mincing, cooking and freezing this to make faggots at a later date.

[Edit] spoiler tags and images don't seem to work then

Oh. Another idea for your - "what can I do with chicken" question. Similar to Cornel chicken but older - Alabama White BBQ Sauce.

Anyone have a particular recommendation for sources of authentic thai recipes?

For most authentic you can find out the Thai name of a dish and paste it into Youtube search and then follow along with captions.
Something like this:
https://www.youtube.com/@GinDaiAroiDuay/videos

Pailin's kitchen is good too for more detailed explanations and substitutions.
https://www.youtube.com/@PailinsKitchen
Mark Wiens also had some authentic stuff on his channel but some might be difficult to recreate.

For groceries I would recommend Tack Thai Food, they have a good selection of the more uncommon ingredients and do quick deliveries with ice packs.

https://www.tackthaifood.com/

i actually really rate 'hot thai kitchen' on their website/youtube. make the drunken noodles a lot

Amazing, thanks mate, this is perfect!

Sweet, looks interesting too.

Transpires Hot Thai Kitchen is the same person as Pailin's Kitchen on youtube and I endorse both recommendations above. So far made the pork laab and mango sticky rice and both were perfect.

found a delicious chutney / condiment / sandwich filler

morrisons asian style spicy slaw. sharp and sweet ( onion carrot chilli possibly cabbage in a sweet vinegary pickling vinegar ) a great compliment to any savoury sandwich, just having some avocado on toast and this stuff is a great to cut through the oily texture of the avocado. it makes you cough when you breath in the fumes.

yum

Anyone have a good reliable Spanish Tortilla/Omelette recipe? It is such a simple dish but I always seem to cock it up (mainly the consistency).

I made Felicity Cloake's Perfect one last weekend and it was decent:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/jul/29/how-to-cook-spanish-omelette

Kenji Lopez alt has a video on one. https://youtu.be/RPYk9W9v-bI

He also has one with salt and vinegar crisps which I also made and is not bad!

https://www.seriouseats.com/salt-and-vinegar-spanish-tortilla-recipe

I've never seen any of his videos before but I'd heard good things.

10 minutes in and I really like it, especially:

• The fact he has sprouting potatoes and slightly dubious half-onions kicking around like I do
  
• A whole cupboard for tupperware from old takeaways
  
• the pastry knife board thing for sweeping bits from his chopping board
  

the pastry knife board thing for sweeping bits from his chopping board

I picked up a pair after seeing him use them :P

Really recommend his channel - think I've posted a few in the past. I also picked up one one of his books (the food lab) which is excellent and will in time get another ( 'the wok' which just won a james beard award).

His late-night-after-work-heavy-breathing-while-he-cooks-in-silence-with-a-gopro-on-his-head is a vibe.

I've not watched any videos of his (mostly because I find it inconvenient and inefficient to watch videos if something can be written down) - I liked watching this.

Additional things I'm identifying with:

• he cooks barefoot
  
• his fridge is rammed with condiments, sauces and pickles
  
• the cheap catering metal mixing bowls
  
  

The pastry knife is going to be a thing now too.

• cupboard doors falling off
  

Love Kenji. He has a very scientific approach, and has done a huge amount of testing so often has really good insight into the cooking as well as just eating and cooking things I really like

Having watched this video in full now and made the Felicity Cloake version last weekend, I'm fairly sure there isn't much difference between the methods and end product at all - but obviously the F.C. version has more specific amounts, measurements, timings etc.

The only things I noticed:

• Felicity Cloake slices the potatoes "like thick chips", whereas Lopez Alt quarters them lengthways before slicing (easier turning/slicing?)
  
• Felicity Cloake leaves the egg/potato/onion mixture to sit for 20 minutes to maximise onion flavour
  
  

Minor differences, both look great

Thanks for the posts, I'll let you know how it goes!

Thanks once again, I watched the video and also referenced back to the other recipe for some more precise detail. I was a bit haphazard with my quantities like Kenji, I think next time I will follow the measurements in the other recipe.

The result is the best tortilla I have made! It passed the taste test as well!

Looks great. Nice rounded edges - that's another thing Kenji had over Felicity.