The Home Cooking Thread

[K-Dub]

Originally Posted by Durrann1984

haha yeah i think of ramsay too when someone says wellington
lol
catchy word

did u follow ramsays recipe?

I'm trying to find the site where they posted the recipe that he uses in the youtube video, but I can't find it anymore.

But yea, I did follow his recipe. Loads of mushroom and mustard.

Quasi: I don't know. Substituting mushrooms is kind of hard...

[Durrann1984]

what kind of mushrooms did u use or did u find the same ones gordon ramsay used?

[Blinky]

Originally Posted by Durrann1984

^ cool thanks a lot man

yeah i hate the thought of making it so much work to do
and hate to clean it up after haha

where and what cut of beef would u recommend?

I've never made Beef Wellington before -- want to for a special occasion in the future-- but I believe it's made with a whole beef tenderloin. Go to an independent butcher shop for this sort of thing. They'll provide you with more insight than Safeway or Save-On.

[K-Dub]

Originally Posted by Durrann1984

what kind of mushrooms did u use or did u find the same ones gordon ramsay used?

I just used some normal button mushrooms.
You could use any type of mushroom I bet. Just maybe not chinese mushrooms, they'll probably overpower with their flavour.

[nipples]

Originally Posted by Durrann1984

^ cool thanks a lot man

yeah i hate the thought of making it so much work to do
and hate to clean it up after haha

where and what cut of beef would u recommend?

i absolutely hate wellington, so i wouldnt recommend anything hahaha

but if you're going to make it, tenderloin for sure. there isnt much fat which would leak out and make your pastry soggy. yet at the same time will be tender enough despite not having high marble like in a fatty ribeye (imo the best cut).

as far as the mushroom sub....well i mean....mushrooms n steak are almost a tradition right. mushrooms, umami, protein, goes excellent. so something else that would have the same taste properties? seaweed? but flavour wise? disgusting ahhahaha

[CanadaGoose]

I've been waiting for a thread like this! Subscribed

[Vansterdam]

someone find me that beef wellington recipe that ramsay uses im totally gonna try that butter chicken one out this week!

[nipples]

how much more info would you need? there's the video up above.

[nipples]

Originally Posted by Blinky

I've never made Beef Wellington before -- want to for a special occasion in the future-- but I believe it's made with a whole beef tenderloin. Go to an independent butcher shop for this sort of thing. They'll provide you with more insight than Safeway or Save-On.

if you're going to be buying a whole tenderloin, i believe the cheapest place would be costco. I havent been in a while, but from what I remember, it was 40bucks? but like the actual WHOLE tenderloin. like a two-footer! someone should make an RS event of ppl from this thread to go buy it n share it n dig in haha

actually that's not a bad idea.

[Vansterdam]

im down

[Death2Theft]

I buy tenderlion at costco more like 90 bux buddy.

[hotjoint]

damn i wish I could cook, I burn everything . GF does all the cooking

[nipples]

Originally Posted by Death2Theft

I buy tenderlion at costco more like 90 bux buddy.

still not a bad price.
but that's a crap load of meat for 2 ppl.

[Durrann1984]

Originally Posted by Death2Theft

I buy tenderlion at costco more like 90 bux buddy.

thaaats fukn expensive LOL

[rsx]

Props for the onion soup, that's a lot of friggin effort!!

I buy campbell's onion soup =(

[Grandmaster TSE]

awesome thread

i cook a lot at home, but its traditional, simple chinese dishes
i do really want to get into making cuisine thats non-asian
and it doesn't help that i watch top chef like mad, always makes me wanna try new things

gotta try salmon, it looks really good

[Durrann1984]

Originally Posted by Grandmaster TSE

awesome thread

i cook a lot at home, but its traditional, simple chinese dishes
i do really want to get into making cuisine thats non-asian
and it doesn't help that i watch top chef like mad, always makes me wanna try new things

gotta try salmon, it looks really good

oh dam chinese dishes??
assuming ur chinese..arent u sick and tired of chinese food haha
cuz i sure am...well not entirely but me and my parents go out to eat chinese food and i'm just tired of it ..

i cook a lot and i love making non asian..

or i watch Chef @ home, or gordon ramsay f word

or Giada b/c she shows off her cleavage haha

[Grandmaster TSE]

Originally Posted by Durrann1984

oh dam chinese dishes??
assuming ur chinese..arent u sick and tired of chinese food haha
cuz i sure am...well not entirely but me and my parents go out to eat chinese food and i'm just tired of it ..

i cook a lot and i love making non asian..

or i watch Chef @ home, or gordon ramsay f word

or Giada b/c she shows off her cleavage haha

actually no, i don't think i can ever get sick of chinese food, and yes i am chinese

i make a lot of traditional dishes, but i will try to add things to it to make it better and so on. plus theres so much variety in chinese cooking, just gotta mix it up

yea, watching all those cooking shows i want to start cooking non-asian food. it looks like fun and the food comes out looking great. its just nice to expand your cooking knowledge and know how to make a bit of everything

[hamsup]

Giada FTW... hahaha. hawtness !

well its good to cook chinese food from time to time.. imagine the next generation in line.. they won't know what chinese fodo really is.. haha

i am going to make ma po tofu tonight... anyone got a good recipe ?? i am just going to try to wing most of it !

[Grandmaster TSE]

Originally Posted by hamsup

Giada FTW... hahaha. hawtness !

well its good to cook chinese food from time to time.. imagine the next generation in line.. they won't know what chinese fodo really is.. haha

i am going to make ma po tofu tonight... anyone got a good recipe ?? i am just going to try to wing most of it !

ma poh tofu is all about the sauce
i don't have a recipe for it, i still gotta learn that from my mom

but the sauce is the most important thing about it

[Grandmaster TSE]

heres a blog i go to a lot about food
a lot of interesting dishes on there

http://www.culinarydisaster.com/wordpress/

[hamsup]

Awesome !! thanks..

i ended up just using the lee kum kee ma po tofu sauce.. and then adding hot sauce into it... mince pork, tofu, scallions ! =)

[Grandmaster TSE]

Originally Posted by hamsup

Awesome !! thanks..

i ended up just using the lee kum kee ma po tofu sauce.. and then adding hot sauce into it... mince pork, tofu, scallions ! =)

started my curry yesterday, should be all good today to eat

[Slif]

I've always cooked for the meal, or maybe for lunch/dinner the next day, but I've never tried to cook a really big dish that could last me for awhile.

I tried playing around with it a little bit over the last month.

First thing I tried was to buy a whole roasted chicken from Costco, and use up every last thing. I cut out the breast meat for sandwiches which lasted about 3 meals, then I made a tomato based sauce with soffrito, then chopped up the chicken and threw the entire carcass into the pot and let it stew for 3 hours or so. Took the chicken out then watched the meat just fall off the bone and shredded it, and threw it back into the sauce. Washed off the bones and they're waiting in the freezer for whenever I decide to try my hand at stock.

That "pasta" sauce lasted me another 5 meals - as pasta, sloppy joe's... craziness.

Now I'm on a slight Mexican kick and I've got a pork shoulder marinating in the fridge with a orange juice/lime juice marinade + a hell ton of spices. Gonna braise it tomorrow, shred it, and make tacos.

[Death2Theft]

I'm so choked that safeway no longer offers the herbs and spices hot chicken, instead they only have the bbq flavour which blows balls