Bloke wants to cook chilli without cheating!

nabowla

So take EVERYTHING out, split it in two equal batches and cook it in two pans. Simple. And remember to buy a bigger pan at the weekend

mrbadexample

nabowla wrote:

So take EVERYTHING out, split it in two equal batches and cook it in two pans. Simple. And remember to buy a bigger pan at the weekend

Nah...it'll be ok...the mushrooms always reduce in size quite a bit. It's just a bit tricky stirring without overspill.

annie-c

mrbadexample wrote:

Nah...it'll be ok...the mushrooms always reduce in size quite a bit. It's just a bit tricky stirring without overspill.

The mushroom overspill might be a good photo opportunity....

mrbadexample

annie-c wrote:

The mushroom overspill might be a good photo opportunity....

Progress photo coming soon, but no overspill I'm afraid.

I mentioned earlier that I like the slightly sweet flavour of the Discovery sauce, so I want to add a little sugar, any idea how much?

mrbadexample

It's looking like this:

Smiley_Mum

It's looking good. Give it a half an hour simmering, 20 mins if you are really starving, need to let the flavours develop a bit before devouring. Don't forget to add your thickener of cornflour and water etc. Have you got the rice on, don't forget the tortillas too. :drool:

mrbadexample

Smiley_Mum wrote:

It's looking good. Give it a half an hour simmering, 20 mins if you are really starving, need to let the flavours develop a bit before devouring. Don't forget to add your thickener of cornflour and water etc. Have you got the rice on, don't forget the tortillas too. :drool:

Ok....so far so good, I can hang on half an hour. It's not sweet enough though....there's something missing but I've no idea what.

The rice will be going on soon, I haven't bothered with tortillas.

And is there an alternative thickener for a bloke what ain't got cornflour?

It's :drool:

annie-c

Do you have any sort of plain flour? But 30 mins simmering will reduce it a lot in any case.

If I were you I'd splash in some red wine (from the bottle I am opening now!) and I'd do the 2 squares of dark chocolate thing. Mmmm...

mrbadexample

Yes I have plain flour (BBE Sept '04 ), but no wine, and no chocolate. I still can't get my head round the chocolate thing. _pale_

Smiley_Mum

What have you put in for seasoning,

chillis,
chilli powder?
cumin
tabasco
mixed herbs or oregano or whatever
your stock etc
s & P

Make sure it's simmering well, and have the lid on for half the time and then off for the final half of the time, 15 on/15 off to reduce a bit then a bit of flour and water made into a thin paste with some water and then stir in over a medium heat til it's thickened up.