Cookery Competition

[pipers]

Please could somebody help, I enter a men only cookery competition every New Year's Day. It's a very good standard and the best I've ever done is to come 3rd. Could somebody please supply me with a recipes good enough to win it. Thanks for your help.

[mrs_overall]

Give us a clue as to the standard of cooking, eg previous winning menus

[mccfluff]

how long do you have?

[DTCwordfan]

and what are you good at cooking - for example some of us are bakers and some are not.............

[pipers]

sorry all i have been out, the previous winner won with PRAWNS WRAPPED IN FILO WITH DIFFERENT DIPS THE YEAR BEFORE WAS BAKED TROUT AND BEFORE THAT WAS SOME SORT OF CASSEROLE.It is not really over the top cuisine but the standard of cooking is good.WE cook at home on the day the meal has to be on the judges table by one o'clock.I am not bad at cooking anything really.Thanks for any ideas?

[DTCwordfan]

how are you on pastry as to making a pie or a beef wellington......(or pork wellington for a difference

[mrs_overall]

This is what we are having for tea tonight - Ginger spiced pork casserole

25g plain flour
1.5 teaspoons salt
ground black pepper
1 level teaspoon ground ginger
675g cubed pork
25g pork dripping or lard

sauce:
quarter teaspoon tabasco
397g tin tomatoes
100g button mushrooms
1 tablespoon worcester sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 crushed cloves of garlic
1 bay leaf

Mix flour, salt, pepper & ginger and coat the pork cubes with it. Fry the pork in the dripping or lard until browned then transfer to an oven proof dish. Combine all the sauce ingredients & pour over the pork. Cover & cook (325f, 160c, gas 4) for 2 hours. Remove bay leaf & serve.

[mazie]

If you have the time this is a really lovely recipe. I've made it a few times and it's always delicious

http://www.itv.com/li...bockspie/default.html

[mazie]

that sounds lovely mrs_o

[mrs_overall]

Thanks maizie.
It is simple, easy to make, fairly cheap and tastes delish

Pipers - if you have a vague idea of what you'd like to cook, let me know cos I'm bound to have a tried & trusted recipe for it

[mrs_overall]

I'm sure it will work just as well with chicken. Let me know pixi

[pipers]

That pork dish sounds lush, a pie dish could go down well,I like cooking with any meat,thanks for all your help.

[mazie]

If you dont make the pie I suggested for the comp. pipers, do try it sometime it's lovely. I'm going to have a bash at the pork dish mrs_o

[mazie]

Good Luck on Saturday and dont forget to let us know how you got on and what you made x

[mrs_overall]

I've got a brilliant recipe for fish pie- do you want it?

[evedawn]

YUM YUM YUM - I'd give you first prize for this....



Babotie (pronounce Bah - boor - tea) It is a light textured curry
flavored meat loaf smothered in a golden savory egg topping


2 ounces butter
1 cup onions, thinly sliced
1 apple, peeled, diced
2 pounds chopped cooked beef
2 bread slices soaked in milk
2 tablespoons curry powder
1/2 cup raisins
2 tablespoons slivered almonds
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
6 bay leaves
1 egg
1/2 cup whole milk


Melt the butter in a saucepan. Add the onions and sauté for 5 minutes, then add the apple dice and cook for another minute. Add the chopped beef and combine. Squeeze out the excess milk from the bread slices, then tear up and add to pot. Add the curry powder, raisins, almonds, lemon juice, egg, and turmeric, and stir well.

Place mixture in a greased 9 x 13" baking dish. Place bay leaves vertically in the casserole. Bake at 325 degrees F for 40 minutes, then remove from the oven. Mix together the egg and milk, then pour it over the Bobotie. Bake for 15 more minutes. Remove bay leaves before serving.

[mrs_overall]

evedawn - I make that dish from a Delia recipe and can confirm it is scrummy

[evedawn]

glad you like it Mrs O - it's one of my faves and...not very common over here in UK so thats why I thought Pipers may wanna consider it.

[pipers]

Yes please mrs o and anybody else's ideas.