Food

Joined #yearoftheporchetta and cooked my last one of 2017 on Boxing Day. Not as good as previous efforts, had to get a crap cut of belly from Sainsbury’s and my parents didn’t have any strong twine, so it was loosely tied. Crackling tho!

Let the last of my sauerkraut age over the Christmas break - my first batch - and 8 weeks seems to be the optimum time to get that sour dank taste. Got another batch fizzing away in an old weed jar now, can’t wait.

And went beating on 28th which meant I had 4 pheasants to do something with. The missus ended up making a korma with them, Madhur Jaffrey recipe with lots of saffron, and it was damn good. Highly recommended.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2016/08/equipment-the-best-pressure-cookers-review.html

Have a read. It’s called the Breville Fast and Slow in the US

Is that the place next door to the Colombian cantina/butcher/phone card shop?

Accidentally bought sweet maize. What can I do with this?

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what can you cook in slow cooker that you cant in pressure cooker?

Is the answer:You can roast beef but you can't pea soup?

You could try Arepas de Chocio, Chorredas, Güirilas, Riguas, Changas, Hallaquitas, envueltos, Sweet Hush Puppies, Torta de Maiz. Or many more recipes...

Excellent

Arepas this evening it is then.

IANAVenezuelan but for me, Cachapas are way nicer than Arepas ... or maybe make both

I know a few of you pickle things and make chilli sauces etc... Has anyone had a crack at making kimchi? I can't get enough of it. Interested in vegan spin-offs as well.

Yes. It's awesome.
http://brixtonsbounty.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/first-attempt-at-kimchi.html

Friend of mine told me today that she has a "double ginger" kimchi on the ferment at the moment. I shall feedback when I get to taste it.

Poor Jimbilly.

Vegan kimchi recipe here, courtesy of the excellent Vegan Peasant (can't spot a direct link, so you have to scroll down):

http://veganpeasantcatering.com/category/news/recipes/

#lerep

Anyone got any good recipe book suggestions? Due to the new bab we sort of missed out a few Christmas presents that we need to catch up on and bro-in-law is big into cooking as well so was thinking of getting him a new book.

I think he's got a couple of Ottlenghi books, and his wife just got him a book on stews and tagines so not too similar to those.

Adventurous is fine, he's not averse to spending 2 days in the kitchen prepping for one meal.

Get him a smoking/BBQ or charcuterie book... Proper man stuff, he'll love it...

larousse gastronomique. the daddy of all cockbooks.

any recommendations?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Food-DIY-Everything-sausages-sourdough/dp/1905490976/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1516962500&sr=1-3&refinements=p_27%3ATim+Hayward ?

I remember reading a book of his years ago and enjoying it. That one looks like fun.

Have a fancy edition of this. It's brill. Absurd but brill.

Mrs Heck bought me a boxed version some time ago. Proud to admit that some of the pages have stuck together.

Auguste "OG" Escoffier. Mans knows the cookings.

Larousse is great...