Cooking tips.

[scots_lass]

Roast spuds in bulk and freeze. Makes doing a roast dinner so much easier.

How do you reheat them?

 

[Wolf04]

Add some cocoa to chilli just at the end of cooking.

+1 Just make sure it's cocoa and not hot chocolate.

 

[Corvette chic]

I always do scambled eggs in the microwave.

Still cannae do poached eggs..any tips? And I have tried spinning the water and vinegar

noodley these are gr8 for poaching eggs

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[Archie_tect]

noodley these are gr8 for poaching eggs

My wife recommends the B cup for medium eggs.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

2) Quick pickled onions. Slice an onion and leave it in vinegar overnight. I don't like raw onion and pickled onions just taste of vinegar but these taste very nice. Perfect in a butty or as a side dish.

In Yorkshire, we call this sugared onion (add a spoonful of sugar to the vinegar). It goes really well with roast beef and Yorkshire pud, and has always been a regular feature of my family Sunday dinners.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

To thicken sauces, mix equal quantities of butter and flour together and drop small lumps of the mixture into the saucepan.

 

[Corvette chic]

My wife recommends the B cup for medium eggs.

 

[kyuss]

Don't add milk to eggs when making omelettes. Scrambled eggs need milk (or cream) the only thing you should add to eggs when making an omelette is a spoonful or two of water, makes them nice and fluffy.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Don't add milk or cream to scrambled eggs. Cook them over a very low heat in a little butter, then when they're nearly ready, add another dollop of butter, and serve up when it's nearly melted. It's the only way to do scrambled eggs; if you must add anything else, try brie.

 

[Ashtrayhead]

Fried eggs ....

LOADS of olive oil in the pan, put 3 eggs into the hot oil, break them lightly with a fork to spread the yolk, squeeze a fresh lemon into the mix, then some black pepper, serve over fresh bread (no butter) and pour the remaining oil on top. Don't hold back on the lemon!

 

[Rhythm Thief]

To do a rare steak so it's tender a) use good quality fillet, and brown it for less than a minute each side, then cook it in a warm (not hot) oven for fifteen minutes or so. Or, just eat it practically raw like I do. Either way, good fillet steak is delicious.

 

[swee'pea99]

Before you boil an egg, prick a wee hole in the less pointy of the ends using a needle or similar (I keep a safety pin in th kitchen cork board). Never have a cracked boiled egg again!

 

[Ashtrayhead]

Don't add milk to eggs when making omelettes. Scrambled eggs need milk (or cream) the only thing you should add to eggs when making an omelette is a spoonful or two of water, makes them nice and fluffy.

Indeed! I always finish mine off under the grill, makes it rise even more!

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Good avatar, Ashtrahead. I'm off out for a rollie.

 

[karen.488walker]

Easy sauce to serve with duck or haggis ...port and jam, couple of good tablespoons of jam and large glass of port. Heat and reduce to syruppy state. Even the kids love it, it's called jam sauce! Cherry conserve goes particularly well with duck. (I'm also a fan of the Lakeland poach pod, meat thermometers, rice cookers are fantastic and potatoe ricers)