the takeaway secret

*Maya*

Thanks for this thread. I am really keen to buy the book as my boyfriend is a menace for spending on takeaways.

louisaL

mine arrived today thank you :beer:

meritaten

missjennipenni wrote: »

For those who made the chinese gravy - what "beef gravy powder" did you use?

I assumed it was the traditional box Bisto and made it in the quantity quoted! lmao it definately wasnt! mine went solid! you could have sliced it like a cake!!!
but as I had bought Bisto especially for the recipe (I dont use gravy powder or granules usually) I tweaked it until I found that one really heaped teaspoon to a half pint of water makes a lovely rich thick gravy - its a little thicker than the local takeaway but we dont object to that!
not only that, but the Bisto is wonderful for thickening casseroles!

(my daughter thinks that the brown gravy powder that Mr McGovern means is called Bisto best (beef flavour) and comes in a jar and looks like coffee)

Nevsy

missminx007 wrote: »

im going to have a crack at the lamb doner kebabs for tomorrows dinner, or maybe tonights if i get impatient anyone got any tips, i seem to recall a few folk saying something about slicing it thinly and how to do it easily?

First recipe we did,definately worth cooking the donner loaf the night before,let it cool,bung it in the fridge overnight,then thinly slice it the next day and rewarm the slices in the microwave,so much easier to carve from cold,to do one kebab we rewarmed the slices on 80% for 50 seconds,be careful not to overdo it.

missminx007

Nevsy wrote: »

First recipe we did,definately worth cooking the donner loaf the night before,let it cool,bung it in the fridge overnight,then thinly slice it the next day and rewarm the slices in the microwave,so much easier to carve from cold,to do one kebab we rewarmed the slices on 80% for 50 seconds,be careful not to overdo it.

ahh, small problem, i dont have a microwave. Do you think if i made it and cooked it this morning and left it to cool then sliced and reheated it on the griddle pan it would work? Im a bit woried it would dry out....I'm really looking forward to it, I woke up this morning thinking about it!! I've already made the red and white sauce and had them on falafels a few nights ago, they are bloomin gorgeous!

sb44

missminx007 wrote: »

ahh, small problem, i dont have a microwave. Do you think if i made it and cooked it this morning and left it to cool then sliced and reheated it on the griddle pan it would work? Im a bit woried it would dry out....I'm really looking forward to it, I woke up this morning thinking about it!! I've already made the red and white sauce and had them on falafels a few nights ago, they are bloomin gorgeous!

Well we have grilled doner meat in the past under the grill and it was fine, came out quite crispy which my husband liked.

Al1x

mine arrived today! can't wait to try out some of the receipes

life_in_termoil

I only ordered my book yesterday afternoon and it has arrived already!!!

missminx007

sb44 wrote: »

Well we have grilled doner meat in the past under the grill and it was fine, came out quite crispy which my husband liked.

our grill is broken I think I'll give it a go on the griddle!!

Kevie192

mixxminx, I didn't want to use the microwave so I put the sliced meat in a fail parcel, sprinkled with some water and put it in the oven for 10 mins or so to heat up. Did the job really well and was still really tasty.

HTH

Kevin x