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pork shoulder 1/2 price at sainsburys today
so now i have the crockpot on
a bed of sliced white and red onion
pork shoulder that has a rub of brown sugar, chilli, garlic granules, cumin and rock salt
a dash of cider vinegar and some water
being left on overnight
will probably just turn the slow cooker off when I leave the house to go out on the mtb, the pork will then have time to cool down and stand before my return
can't fucking wait for my late lunch tomorrow
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Here's a cheap hint waitrose have cheaper wholewheat pasta than sainsbury's. Also the natural rice is nicer than any others I have used in the rise cooker.
how can you spell and misspell rice in the same sentence?
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the joint was not ready when i was leaving the house so was left on for the day on low in the slow cooker
got home from MTB session, the pork was ready for shredding and some of the cooking juices added
the onions and garlic were drained from the cooking liquor and coloured in hot oven with a little olive oil before being returned to the remaining cooking juices
half a baguette was cut open, stuffed with pulled pork, onions layered on top and a generous squirt of american yellow mustard
the pork will probably last me most of the week, not bad for a joint that cost about a fiver
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mrs_com made a huge amount (jamaican grandma style giant aluminium pot) of mwambe over the weekend. It was awesome. However, you put whole scotch bonnets in to get the heat right but they are not intended to be eaten. Clearly one slightly disentigrated and was not removed. I thought is was a tomato. I ate it. I could see through time.
Ha! Is your Mrs Jamaican Steve? The cuisine from Jamaica is just incredible. My better half does stuff like 'French Fried' chicken - unbelievable!
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Quoting myself from another thread:
Red lentil daal is cheap and delicious too. Real easy to make.
Wash the lentils in warm water (from the tap) in the pan 3 or 4 times, once washed, put enough warm water in to make the water about 2 inches above the top of the lentils. Bring to the boil, scoop off the scum from the top and let it simmer for about 40 mins or until the consistency of the daal is to your preference. Season at that point and allow to simmer while you finely slice 2 cloves of garlic and 2 chilies (or substitute chilies for chili flakes). Put the sliced garlic and chili in a tiny tiny saucepan, cover with veg oil (as in cover so they are submerged), fry until garlic is a good golden colour, add all the oil, garlic, and chili to the lentil daal. It's best to keep the lid handy, so dunk the whole tiny saucepan in the bigger saucepan and put the lid straight on otherwise there will be a mess.
Serve. Job done. Delicious. Cheap.
I think it works out to about 30p per person per serving.
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....or: wash thoroughly as mentioned above, sautee a red onion, add the lentils,
sautee a while together with the onion, then deglace with a mouthful of aceto balsamico
(you will learn through time that you want to use more balsamico than you initially thought),
cover lentils slightly with vegetable stock and let it simmer.
when the lentils took in all the stock add a cup of whipped cream and, if you eat meat, bacon bits.
let simmer again, add more stock if needed until lentils are ready, season close to finish.Actually I got this recipe from a pack of red lentils, and it's the best I've had so far!
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pork shoulder 1/2 price at sainsburys today
so now i have the crockpot on
a bed of sliced white and red onion
pork shoulder that has a rub of brown sugar, chilli, garlic granules, cumin and rock salt
a dash of cider vinegar and some water
being left on overnight
I did this ^ last night. Sainsburys pork shoulder £3.98, FFS! Dog woke me up at 5am whining at the slow cooker. It's awesome. He aint getting any!
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when you shred the pork you may wish to separate it into two lots
add some of your favourite home made bbq sauce to some of it (tomato ketchup, vinegar, spices, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar etc that has been cooked up)
leave some of the pork as it is, just adding in some of the cooking juices
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hmmm being currently "homeless" and couch surfing, I need to figure a way to eat reasonably well and cheap but using only the microwave at work. Any site suggestions for ideas? beans on toast only goes so far!
Cous Cous, cheap and goes a long way, make some stock add enough to cover the cous cous and leave for a few miuntes. Add what ever veg / meat option you want to. Assuming you have a kettle!
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when you shred the pork you may wish to separate it into two lots
add some of your favourite home made bbq sauce to some of it (tomato ketchup, vinegar, spices, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar etc that has been cooked up)
leave some of the pork as it is, just adding in some of the cooking juices
Yeah, shredded about a quarter of it, mixed in the juices and onions, took it to work, along with the remainder of the veg stew from last night. Can't wait till lunchtime!
Gonna use it for lunches for the rest of the week. Got some cheap cuts of braising steak whilst I was in sainsburys, have started off the slow cooker again this morning and doing this for the GF and me tonight.www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/nov/02/lemon-salad-beef-stew-recipes
Using lentils cos had no butterbeans, be alright I reckon.
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Had 3 bananas that had been forgotten and were at the point of nearly melting out of their skins.
Cue banana bread, took about 5 minutes to assemble bananas, sugar, baking soda, salt, butter and veg oil (did not have enough butter), egg and flour.
1 hour to cook and wow, the house smells like an explosion in a banana milkshake factory. Had never made my own banana bread, but it is piss easy to do though would assert that most people do not let their bananas ripen enough. These self peeled just by picking up the stalks.
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Cheap Thai curry; stir fry some onions, peppers and any other veg you fancy, bung in a load of chilli powder and season, half a can of coconut milk, simmer until it thickens, BOOM, you've got something that looks and tastes a lot more expensive than it is
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Had a good one yesterday, should've taken a photo really...
A bit of rolled lamb breast (incredibly cheap cut), rolled up around some sliced garlic, rosemary and anchovies (I got a huge jar of them from Lidl). Placed in a casserole with a tin of butter beans, a chicken oxo cube, an onion (halved), S&P and some dried herbs, and a handful of frozen mixed veg left by the previous tenants. Lid on - a good twelve hours in the oven at 110 degrees, turning the lamb over every hour (not very energy efficient but bills are paid for, hurrah - a slow cooker would also do). To serve, placed under a very hot grill for 15 minutes to crisp up the lamb skin and add some colour to the beans/onions. Really, really delicious creamy savoury beans and very flavoursome lamb. The baked-on bits around the edge of the casserole were the best.
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Omelettes are really doing it for me at the moment.
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