Some of you may know, I'm quite an avid chef. I don't pretend to be an expert and I know some (looking at you, Cheebs) are far better than I, but hey ho. I know we've had a couple of food/recipe threads here in the past but I thought a clean slate might be good.
Basically, I always enjoy finding out new recipes/sharing my own, so please, share! And extra points for shamelessly instagrammed photos...I know I do it, even if I hate myself a little for it.
As it was my 2 year anniversary last week I made a celebratory dinner. Perhaps the main thing with my food is that I don't tend to use exact measurements, just play it by ear and what mood I'm in, so don't expect too much specificity.
Red Onion and Goats Cheese Tart
This was pretty simple. Some pre-rolled puff pastry (I'll make shortcrust but fuck puff. Fuck it and it's layers). I just caramelised the onions with some brown sugar and balsamic vinegar and put it on top with some grated hard goat's cheese. Baked until brown.
Lamb Burgers with Onion Rings
The burger was just a combination of standard lamb mince, quite a lot of fresh mint, some chilli flakes and shallots. Smushed it all together and formed patties which I fried in a griddle pan. The onion rings were made from the rest of the red onions. Dunked in a beer batter (1 cup each of flour and Hobgoblin ale) and then breadcrumbs, then shallow fried until crispy. Served with some Oven wedges and salad.
Big Massive Fuck Off Sundaes
The Boyfriend has a sweet tooth but is terrible at decisions. Fruit or chocolate? I decided...why decide?