What did you cook or eat today (January 2025)

[kaneohegirlinaz]

dessert

 

[Barriehie]

Thai red curry squash with sweet potato. The curry paste I bought tasted about like tomato paste with a dot of pepper mixed in... Homemade moving forward.

 

[medtran49]

Chef Paul Prudhomme's chicken and tasso jambalaya. Not pretty, but good.

 

[karadekoolaid]

The curry paste I bought tasted about like tomato paste with a dot of pepper mixed in.

A shame. A good Thai red curry (nothing to do with Indian curry) has plenty of red chile pepper, extraordinary aromatics like galangal and lemongrass, and a whole bunch of garlic & shallots. No tomato in sight.

 

[badjak]

A shame. A good Thai red curry (nothing to do with Indian curry) has plenty of red chile pepper, extraordinary aromatics like galangal and lemongrass, and a whole bunch of garlic & shallots. No tomato in sight.

Exactly
But I've noticed some brands being absolutely mild and basically flavourless
(I mentioned in anothe thread that I like mae ploy and maesri)

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

pickled tofu? Do tell. Did/are you posting a recipe?

I honestly didn't think of it as a new recipe. We had some of the liquid left over from the miso pickled mushrooms and after putting it through a sieve, I added 1cm cubes of tofu and key it for several days. It completely changed the texture and taste and was quite a surprise.

 

[badjak]

I honestly didn't think of it as a new recipe. We had some of the liquid left over from the miso pickled mushrooms and after putting it through a sieve, I added 1cm cubes of tofu and key it for several days. It completely changed the texture and taste and was quite a surprise.

I love those "lets just do/try this" recipes, esp if they work out

 

[JAS_OH1]

I love those "lets just do/try this" recipes, esp if they work out

I don't like it when they don't...but I'm a huge fan of success stories!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Lunch and evening meal,

Sourdough, avo, chutney and tofu, beans and poached egg on unburnt toast

 

[JAS_OH1]

Sourdough, avo, chutney and tofu, beans and poached egg on unburnt toast
toast I made myself.

Is that better?

 

[Barriehie]

A shame. A good Thai red curry (nothing to do with Indian curry) has plenty of red chile pepper, extraordinary aromatics like galangal and lemongrass, and a whole bunch of garlic & shallots. No tomato in sight.

There weren't any tomatoes in it; just the chili paste chili's were probably inferior quality hence being made into paste and very faint in aroma and flavor. Cheap components = crappy products...

 

[badjak]

There weren't any tomatoes in it; just the chili paste chili's were probably inferior quality hence being made into paste and very faint in aroma and flavor. Cheap components = crappy products...

They may have tried to make it very mild...
And gotten it totally wrong

 

[karadekoolaid]

I had a look at their website. According to them, the ingredients are "Spices (Including Red Chili Pepper), Garlic, Lemongrass, Salt, Shallot, Coriander Root, Makrut Lime Peel."
When I see red chile pepper in brackets, I know that it's only there as a second thought

 

[Barriehie]

I had a look at their website. According to them, the ingredients are "Spices (Including Red Chili Pepper), Garlic, Lemongrass, Salt, Shallot, Coriander Root, Makrut Lime Peel."
When I see red chile pepper in brackets, I know that it's only there as a second thought

2nd thought = corp. profit

 

[Lullabelle]

M&S beef and potato filled Yorkshire pudding, a few extra veggies from ALDI this morning, I bought a bag of frozen veggies.