The Food Thread.

[Nato]

My Double Down

Double Down

Double.........Downownownownown

My Double Down

My Double...........Down

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My Double Down

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My Double Down

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My Double Down

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[Grind]

I love KFC. And I will definitely be giving the Double Down a hoon!!

[Pakage]

KFC's Double Down certainly isn't health food, but what a taste...

 

It is low in carbohydrates due to a lack of bread, and while the Double Down might trigger the taste buds, it can in no way be described as "healthy".

 

The Herald was given a taste test of KFC's "bunless burger", which is being released in New Zealand today.

 

Two fried chicken breasts, two slices of bacon, two slices of cheese and a creamy sauce.

 

Gift-wrapped in its red fast-food box, the Double Down glistened with a thin coat of oil that sat on top of the upper slab of chicken.

 

It was crispy, salty and unbelievably eatable, leaving you wanting more. The sandwich was held together well by the cheese and sauce.

 

The "burger" has been the subject of numerous media stories focusing on its fat-laden content. In terms of nutrition it compares with other chain burgers, such as the Big Mac.

 

Butmore than 2500 Kiwis joined the Facebook petition to bring the ultimate meatwich to New Zealand, and it is now on sale for five weeks, at a cost of $7.90.

 

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[Merge]

just hit it. queued for about half an hour. im glad i did it, i can say i was there. i lived it.

 

but now i feel really ill. potato and gravy may cure it, i shall see.

[Nato]

just hit it. queued for about half an hour. im glad i did it, i can say i was there. i lived it.

 

but now i feel really ill. potato and gravy may cure it, i shall see.

I'm not suprised there were queues. Bad publicity is the best free advertising KFC could hope for. Their own adverts are terrible but some bitchy nutritionist nagging about the nutritional value of their food is actually considered a positive review by large segment of society

[penco]

going to grab one for dinner.

 

preparing my anus

[Pakage]

i flaked on the queue. will try later today or tomorrow.

[C Steppa]

Just hit it. I will be back for more, maybe with some custom alterations. Felt pretty ill afterwards though.

 

God bless the Colonel.

[Known One]

going to grab one for dinner.

 

preparing my anus

 

[Dr Awesome]

My Double Down

Double Down

Double.........Downownownownown

My Double Down

My Double...........Down

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[Grind]

Cranked it last night. The first thing that strikes you is that it's small, but very heavy. On your first bite, your mouth fills with the classic, DELICIOUS taste of original recipe KFC.

 

Three of us ate and enjoyed them. Didn't feel too bad afterwards and don't really see what the fuss was about.

 

Great PR move from KFC/Restaurant Brands.

[Taiko]

I soooo want to buy stock in Restaurant Brands.

[Dr Awesome]

Im'a murk one on Friday night I think.

[Pakage]

I soooo want to buy stock in Restaurant Brands.

missed the bus bro, shoulda bought stock a couple weeks ago

[Grind]

Anyone want to share any decent soup recipes? Keen to start cranking more of my own ones this year.

 

Pakage I know you've got a few good ones!

[Pakage]

Here's the one from a few pages back:

 

meeeeeeeeeeean. that was dope. lookin forward to eating it after its sat over night and really infused the flavor.

 

Here's my revised recipe for a big batch, i skipped the wine as i was on a bit of a budget and had none lying around the house:

 

1 large onion, chopped

1 1/2 large carrots, chopped

4 rashers of bacon, chopped

1 bag of baby spinach

2 potatoes, chopped

8 cloves of garlic, chopped

2 cans of chick peas

2 cans chopped tomatoes

2 cups of quartered button mushrooms

2 cans full of water

2tsp dried oregano

lots of Salt and Pepper

1 cup of macaroni

1 cup of soup mix

 

Parmesan cheese on top when served.

 

Used the same method, cooked everything for a while then added the soup mix, macaroni and spinach later. Ended up slow cooking it for a fair bit longer than you posted, but that was largely due to the pot i was using, its really prone to burn on the bottom.

 

Ended up with about 6-8 lunch sized serves. its thick as, barely soup to be honest, but that's all good by me. Needs to be thick imo so its actually filling.

 

The results:

 

 

chur bro

[Pakage]

Soups are really good 'whatever the fuck you have in your fridge' dishes.

 

I've usually just been making the vege soup lately which is really easy and would go a little something like this:

 

Chopped root veges (potatoes, carrots, parsnip, kumera or whatever)

Chunky sliced onion

Sliced cabbage

Whole kernel corn

Crushed Garlic & Ginger

Salt & Pepper

Basil & Oregano

Vegetable stock

 

Just add that shit together in a pot and simmer it for half an hour.

 

Then add:

 

1 or 2 teaspoons of cornflour to thicken (dissolve before adding to soup)

Some spinach or baby spinach.

 

 

Can also add some soup mix, noodles or some stewing beef up in it.

[Pakage]

Here's a good winter stew recipe that i hit up last week:

 

This is the recipe that I based it off:

 

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/jools-s-favourite-beef-stew

 

But I did freestyle it a bit, Im pretty happy with how it turned out, here's what I did:

 

My Ingredients

 

Steak - Im not entirely sure how much steak I put in as It was from my mums farm, maybe about 600grams?

2 Carrots

1 potato

1 kumera

1 onion

4 portobello mushrooms

1 bag of spinach

Seasoned Flour (flour with salt & pepper)

1 cup beef stock

1/2 bottle of red wine

1 can diced or whole peeled tomatoes

2-3 tablespoons of tomato paste.

1-2 heaped teaspoons of crushed garlic to taste.

1-2 heaped teaspoons of crushed ginger to taste.

Salt & Pepper to taste.

Mixed Herbs to taste.

 

(You could easily do a smaller batch, this ended up being quite a lot, probably 8-10 serves)

 

My Method

 

Quarter an onion and slice it, put the onion in a pan with some oil and brown.

 

Dice up some beef steaks into cubes, put some seasoned flour into a bowl and coat the cubes with it.

It doesn't have to be expensive steaks, stewing it will make it tender.

 

When the onions are starting to brown, put the beef in with it and brown that too.

 

Chop up whatever veges you want into large chunks, root veges work best, I used carrot, potato & kumera and put them in a pot (You could also use parsnip, butternut pumpkin or anything like that).

 

Add to the pot:

 

The browned onions and beef.

1 cup of beef stock (1 tea spoon of powdered beef stock + 1 cup of water) or just water is fine.

1/2 bottle of red wine (doesn't have to be expensive wine either, a lot of the flavor gets steamed away anyway).

1 can of diced or whole peeled tomatoes.

2-3 tablespoons of tomato paste.

1-2 heaped teaspoons of crushed garlic to taste.

1-2 heaped teaspoons of crushed ginger to taste.

Salt & Pepper to taste.

Mixed Herbs to taste.

 

Cover and simmer for about 30 - 35 mins.

 

Keep stirring the pot as it may stick to the bottom, also, keep an eye on the liquid levels, if it starts to get a bit low, add a bit more water in.

 

At this point, you can add in some more delicate veges if you want, I added in some chopped mushrooms and spinach. If you're doing spinach, make sure you rinse it well and de-stalk it.

Make sure you leave the softer veges till late in the game or they?ll just turn to mush.

 

Id also add in about 2 teaspoons of corn flour at this point which will help thicken up the gravy.

 

Simmer for another 5-10 mins, till all the veges are soft and the beef is tender.

 

And ENJOY!

 

It should get even tastier over the next couple of days as the flavor soaks into the veges.

 

Sheesh, it sounds like a lot more work than it is when I write it all out, but its pretty easy really. Basically just chop a bunch of veges up and chuck them in a pot with some wine

[C Steppa]

Here's a Potato and Leek one I use. Fucken easy and tasty as.

 

Butter. (I usually use around 30 grams.)

1 brown onion, halved, chopped

2-3 garlic cloves, crushed

4 medium Potatoes

2 leeks, pale section only, washed, dried, thinly sliced

1.25L (5 cups) vegetable or Chicken stock

125ml (1/2 cup) Milk

Pinch of salt

2 tbs finely chopped fresh chives

 

Method

Melt butter in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until the onion softens. Add the potato and leek and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until leek softens.

 

Add the stock and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium and gently boil, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until potato is soft. Remove from heat and set aside for 10 minutes to cool.

 

Transfer one-third of the potato mixture to the jug of a blender and blend until smooth. Transfer to a clean saucepan. Repeat in 2 more batches with the remaining potato mixture.

 

Place the soup over medium heat. Add the milk and stir to combine. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until hot. Taste and season with salt.

 

 

I've got this bad ass whiz stick, so when the potato is soft I just put the whiz stick in and it purees the shit out of it. Blender works fine as well.

 

I'll try find this really nice Asian chicken soup recipe I've got and post it up. Really fucken tasty.

 

 

Always top with a lil creme fraiche.

 

[Taiko]

I soooo want to buy stock in Restaurant Brands.

missed the bus bro, shoulda bought stock a couple weeks ago

[Taiko]

Always top with a lil creme fraiche.

[Pakage]

Always top with a lil creme fraiche.

 

 

fuck that episode had me in stitches!

[Pakage]

posting this up so i remember to cook it later:

 

http://rasamalaysia.com/curry-meecurry-laksa-recipe/

 

i probably wont stick exactly to this recipe in terms of the meat and veges, but the broth looks exactly like the one from the ponsonby food court which is soo god damn tasty.

 

Gonna have to try this sheeeeeeyat

[robyn]

Loving this one at the moment. Easy as, cheap and the chilli helps with the germs that are doing the rounds.

 

Lentil, tomato and chilli soup

 

1 onion, finely chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 400g tin chopped toms

1/2 green or red chillis, chopped (i am a spice wuss and still find 2 red ones fine)

200g red lentils

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 cup water (may need to add a bit more)

salt and pepper to taste

sour cream and fresh basil to garnish (if you're feeling fancy)

 

Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Lightly brown the onions. Add tomatoes, chilli, lentils, cumin, basil and water. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat to medium low and simmer for about 20 mins until the lentils are tender.

 

When the lentils have softened, puree with either a whizz stick or blender. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and some fresh basil and enjoy!

[Pakage]

Oooh, hello Robyn, that reminds me i was gonna hit you up my Falafel Recipe!

 

Here it is:

 

Ingredients:

 

1 can of chick peas

1/4 of an onion

2 Tablespoons of chopped Parsley

1 teaspoon of crushed garlic

1 teaspoon of chopped coriander

3/4 teaspoon of cumin

1/2 teaspoon of salt

cracked pepper to taste

2 Tablespoons of flour

1/8 cup of water

 

Rinse and drain the chick peas, then blend / mash them to a chunky paste. Finely dice the onion and mix it into the chick peas. Mix in the parsley, garlic, corriander, cumin, salt & pepper. I personally also add a little chilli powder or that cajun spice is quite nice. Not enough for it to be really hot but just as a mild flavour enhancer.

 

Then mix in the water, followed by the flour to bind it all.

 

Scoop up a heaped Tablespoon and roll it into a ball, squash it down a bit so that its thinner and doesnt need so much oil to fry in and just shallow fry and flip them or deep fry them.

 

I usually do 3 falafel balls per kebab, this mix should make enough for about 4 kebabs. Personally i eat 2 kebabs in a sitting lol.

 

I usually just fill the kebab with baby spinach (or lettuce), grated carrot, maybe some grated cheese and some hot sauce, but you can do whatever you want.

 

These also work well as burger patties, you just gotta roll em bigger!

 

Enjoy!

Edited July 19, 2011 by Guest