Urgent Gordon Ramsey Help Needed!!!!!

ShelBell

wogglemaker wrote: »

Traditional roast & veg Sunday dinner - prices as of todays shop

mr T value bird £1.99 - carcass for soup - trimmings left for sandwiches
aldi new taters .39p
aldi Carrotts .39 - some left for carrott soup
aldi Cauli / cabbage / broccoli choice of all 39p

I liked the idea of credit crunch crumble - If you made proper custard rather than Birds, that would be one in the eye for Mr Ramsey
I assume that standard stock cupbord ingredients will be available

What about the ethics of buying a value bird though? It's not something I'd like to see promoted.

ButtonF1Fan

I cant cook either, thats what my hubby is for. Hehee

But when is this programme going to be on tv martin, you must tell us. Good luck.

ifonlyitwaseasier

how about having a proper re-read of the "jamie oliver feed your family for a fiver" thread, there must be hundreds of ideas, and i know some (most if not all) were fab!

good luck and we want notice of when you're going to be one! we'll all be cheering for you!

Scarlett25

Good luck with the prog Martin....I'm sure you'll be great Here are some ideas for desserts....

CHEAT'S FRUIT BRULEE

Take a can of peaches in natural juice and drain. Spoon peaches into ovenproof ramekin dishes and top with fromage frais. Level, before putting some demerara sugar on top of each ramekin. Place under a very hot grill until the sugar caramelises.

QUICK PUD

Divide 225g (8ozs) raspberries between 4 ramekins. Lightly whip 300ml (10fl ozs) double cream and fold in 300ml (10fl ozs) of Greek yogurt. Spoon over the raspberries and chill in the fridge for 2 hours (you could have some you've made earlier in the fridge ready for the next stage!) Sprinkle 2tbsp brown sugar over the top of each ramekin and grill 1 min until caramelised.

BLUEBERRY PANCAKES

100g self-raising flour
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 egg, beaten
125ml milk (might need a bit more)
100g fresh or frozen blueberries
Oil for frying

1 - Mix the flour and sugar in a bowl. Make a well in the centre and stir in the beaten egg and the milk until you get a smooth batter (use a whisk to get rid of any lumps) Gently stir in the blueberries.

2 - Drop spoonfuls of the mixture into a lightly greased frying pan.

3 - Fry the pancakes about 2 -3 minutes each side until golden brown. Keep the pancakes warm until all the mixture is used (Makes about 12 pancakes)

4 - Serve warm pancakes with vanilla ice cream.

belfastgirl23

Tuscan Bean Stew

1 tin kidney beans, drained
1 tin canellini or borlotti beans (both taste different to me, so it makes a nice change) drained
1 tin most value baked beans, rinsed of sauce
1 tin tomatoes
1 large onion chopped
2/3 garlic cloves crushed
oregano (personally I prefer basil)
stock
tom puree
a few spuds peeled and cut into 2" chunks

Heat some olive oil in a casserole, sweat (ie cook on low) the onion and garlic til softened. Rinse off all the beans then chuck the contents of all the tins in the pan. Add the potatoes. Add enough stock to just cover everything. Add two good tablespoons of tomato puree, a good few pinches of herbs, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and then simmer until the potatoes are done and the sauce is thick.

This is a recipe posted by Pauliegirl a while back and serves about 4 people for an estimated £1.50. And cooks in well under an hour. And is an absolutely idiot proof recipe.

I also think you should do something with apples for a dessert to make the point about seasonal and local produce being cheaper - Gordon'll like that. Personally I'd go for an apple cake, perhaps with custard. I have one in the oven at the minute although I haven't tried it yet myself, it's a recipe my mum gave me - if it's good I'll come back and post Though I would endorse the apple crumble recipe from earlier if you know how to 'rub in' (it's not hard though)

Lots of luck and do come back and let us know when it's on!

Kaz2904

I have to say that my quick easy meal always is something ...... mornay.
This involves white sauce, pasta, whatever cheap fish you're able to source and vegetables chucked in.
Put the pasta on to cook as usual.
I use milk and pasta and sometimes some cheese sometimes just herbs to make the sauce. Thicken with a little cornflour.
Add the fish to the white sauce.
Depending on the veg you are using and their cooking times, add either to the white sauce to soften or the pasta to cook.
When the pasta is cooked, drain the pasta and mix with the sauce.
Don't overcook the veggies and you will have a lovely vibrant meal.
If I'm really skint or short of time then I won't add fish.
A nice quick and cheap pudding would be a syrup sponge.
3 tablespoons syrup (if you put the metal spoon in a cup of boiling water first, you can get the syrup off easier).
100g SR flour
50g shredded suet (use veggie)
50g sugar (ought to be caster but I use granulated- it's cheaper)
1 egg
2 tbsp water
4 tbsp milk
Pour syrup into bottom of greased 1L pudding basin. Mix dry ingredients together. Mix wet together. Gradually add wet to dry making sure that the only lumps are suet. Gently pour it all into the pudding bowl. Cover tightly with cling film (not tin foil!) Cook on high for 2 minutes. Remove cling film (cover your hands because the steam will burn and you'll look like a t*t) and leave for 1 minute. Cook for another 2 minutes.
Leave to stand for a couple of minutes and then serve. Cover with cream or custard if you wish or just shovel it down your neck!

belfastgirl23

Saw Gordon on Jonathan Ross by the way - he gave the 'credit crunch' show a plug!

wogglemaker

ShelBell wrote: »

What about the ethics of buying a value bird though? It's not something I'd like to see promoted.

I would love to work on ethics, all the time when purchasing anything. Due to health probs I / we need to cut costs.

I do not like buying them but if needs must I will , and at the moment they do. sorry

vodkawitch1

How about a homemade soup like sweet potatoe and red onion, followed by a pasta dish, like roast tomatoes and garlic all very cheap, then as every one says a few baking apples stewed with a bit of crumble with cream or ice cream.

All for easy under a fiver.

Lots of luck

Paulie'sGirl

BelfastGirl!!

You beat me to it!!! I'm so chuffed you liked it enough to post it Its so cheap and easy and filling though. Maybe Martin could try it, its mostly just emptying tins into a pot and peeling potatoes...

I'd never thought of putting basil though, I'll try that this weekend!!

A chuffed to bits PGxx:j

belfastgirl23 wrote: »

Tuscan Bean Stew

1 tin kidney beans, drained
1 tin canellini or borlotti beans (both taste different to me, so it makes a nice change) drained
1 tin most value baked beans, rinsed of sauce
1 tin tomatoes
1 large onion chopped
2/3 garlic cloves crushed
oregano (personally I prefer basil)
stock
tom puree
a few spuds peeled and cut into 2" chunks

Heat some olive oil in a casserole, sweat (ie cook on low) the onion and garlic til softened. Rinse off all the beans then chuck the contents of all the tins in the pan. Add the potatoes. Add enough stock to just cover everything. Add two good tablespoons of tomato puree, a good few pinches of herbs, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and then simmer until the potatoes are done and the sauce is thick.

This is a recipe posted by Pauliegirl a while back and serves about 4 people for an estimated £1.50. And cooks in well under an hour. And is an absolutely idiot proof recipe.

I also think you should do something with apples for a dessert to make the point about seasonal and local produce being cheaper - Gordon'll like that. Personally I'd go for an apple cake, perhaps with custard. I have one in the oven at the minute although I haven't tried it yet myself, it's a recipe my mum gave me - if it's good I'll come back and post Though I would endorse the apple crumble recipe from earlier if you know how to 'rub in' (it's not hard though)

Lots of luck and do come back and let us know when it's on!