Dinner Party ideas?!

N9eav

Hi. I am getting bored of all my old favourites. Anyone got some tried and tested recipees for the main course for 4 people?

Also looking for a great curry receipe for saturday?

Sola

I did a nice curry at the weekend - onions, mushrooms, chicken, tin of prunes, tin of chickpeas, tinned toms, milk, spices.

Howabout something Mexicanish? Cook up a batch of spicy mince, and get people to make up their own fajitas with wraps, salsa, sour cream, guacamole, grated Cheddar, salad.

squeaky

All sorts of ideas that should help...

dinner party threads here on Old Style

Squiggly_Diddly

Lamb steaks in red wine & redcurrant jelly? Easy peasy & tasty
Fry sliced red onion (& mushroom if wanted) in a pan until soft. Remove & add lamb steaks - fry for 5 mins (?) each side until golden then put onion back in pan. Add glassful ish of red wine & 2-3 generous spoonfuls of redcurrant jelly & simmer for 5 mins. Add some gravy (1/2 glass ish, or spinkle of gravy granules, or oxo cube), simmer for further 5 mins or so until sauce reduced thickened. Done!
Serve with mash, or jacket pots, or new pots, or rice.....etc

Otherwise do something very similar but use onion/diced apple, then substitute pork for lamb, and cider instead of red wine. Then stir in some cream & warm through before serving.

Good luck!

Ladygrim

Hi N9eav

Im currently getting inspiration from this link:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=816965

HTH

LG

Stephen_Leak

N9eav wrote: »

Also looking for a great curry receipe for saturday?

Do you fancy beef curry, mushroom curry or chicken korma?

ifonlyitwaseasier

i posted this a couple of days ago,

veggie curry,
cauliflower,
peppers,
onion,
mushrooms
chickpeas (tinned or presoaked)
sweet potato (par boiled)
(anything else you have in or like)
garlic
chilli powder/fresh chilli
tsp garam masala
tsp ground coriander
tsp tumeric
(spices are subject to how you like so add/subtract as you want)
nat yog
fresh coriander
sunflower/veg oil

add oil to hot pan,
throw in the chopped onion and garlic and spices, stir, add peppers and sweet potato, cook for 5 mins, add rest of veg and stir together.
add 1 cup of water and allow to simmer for 10 mins, adding more water if needed.

stir thro nat yog and sprinkle coriander over to serve.

tastes yummy and i serve with naan bread and mango chutney

cee123

Hi

Try this - i've made it for loads of dinner parties as it's really easy and you can make it in advance then stick it in the oven half an hour before you need it. It always gets loads of compliments! try the chocolate souffles on the same site for pud - they are divine!

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/3964/peppered-chicken-with-watercress

kimbi15

N9eav wrote: »

Hi. I am getting bored of all my old favourites. Anyone got some tried and tested recipees for the main course for 4 people?

Also looking for a great curry receipe for saturday?

I made this loads of times and it tastes soooooo nice Ok its not Curry but it will wow your guests

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/fieldmushroomsoupwit_86160.shtml

JailhouseBabe

Haloumi with leeks

I love this dish, it's great as a starter, or as a main course with rice and a nice crusty bread. I'd say this is enough to do as a starter for 4 or main for 2 (just double quantities for a main course for 4):

1 packet Haloumi (Cypriot cheese, available in most supermarkets)
8-10 baby leeks or 3 'normal' leeks
1 lime
1 heaped teaspoon cumin seeds.

Slice the Haloumi and fry over a medium/high heat for about a minute or so on each side (should go a nice charred brown colour). Set aside.
Slice and fry the leeks for a few minutes until softened a little, add the cumin seeds and squeeze over the juice of 1 lime.
Add the Haloumi to the leeks in the frying pan to warm through.
Serve hot.

I'm drooling just thinking of this!
Other cheeses will work - I just can't think off the top of my head which ones are suitable for frying.