the takeaway secret

JulieGeorgiana

I made the Chicken Kebab... doesn't like anything I know... BUT we thought it tasted great, and tasted like a takeaway!!!

We are going to tweak the recipe slightly next time!! But I think that's personal taste though!

larmy16

Well finally made the donner kebab tonight and my ds said it was way better than the take away! I tried a bit of the meat and it tasted lovely. I will make it again, even as just meat loaf as it is compatible with Slimming World red days. Lovely.

We are going to have a go at the naan pizza next.

Who would have thought one man's agoraphobia would cause such a revolution!!

Poppytime

Lovely pics and glad the recipes are going well for us all.

Did the Beef Chow Mein yesterday but tbh I didn't have all the ingredients. Was a little disappointed with it but will try it again as it was probably my fault.

Today I spent 2 hours doing the basic curry sauce!! It smells delicious and I intend making a couple of different curries over the weekend with it and freezing the remainder for a later date. Will let you know how the curries turn out.

Oh .......... and the book is looking pretty battered already lol

Poppytime

larmy16 wrote: »

Well finally made the donner kebab tonight and my ds said it was way better than the take away! I tried a bit of the meat and it tasted lovely. I will make it again, even as just meat loaf as it is compatible with Slimming World red days. Lovely.

We are going to have a go at the naan pizza next.

Who would have thought one man's agoraphobia would cause such a revolution!!

The doner kebab is my absolute favourite and have stocked up on lamb mince as it is a defo regular in the future

larmy16

Poppytime wrote: »

The doner kebab is my absolute favourite and have stocked up on lamb mince as it is a defo regular in the future

I was lucky to pick up two packs of Duchy of Cornwall minced lamb today reduced to £2.49 per pack in Waitrose. I shall be keeping an eye out for reduced lamb in future.

JulieGeorgiana

... is worried that the OS regulars are going to start waddling from eating so much take-away food!

Problem is... it's not that bad for you when it's homemade

sb44

Poppytime wrote: »

Oh .......... and the book is looking pretty battered already lol

Snap!

Although I paid £5.99 for mine I'm not too bothered as I have had my monies worth just by making the lamb doner, chicken strips and the popcorn chicken.

jammy_dodger

i hadmade the pizza and the quick pizza sauce topping both get thumbs up here havent had timetopost pic but looked and tasted great . going to try the chinese crispy chilli chicken on sunday when I.m off will let you know how i get on with it . glad so many folk are enjoying the book too i wonder if the author is aware of this thread and his fan club ....

sb44

larmy16 wrote: »

I was lucky to pick up two packs of Duchy of Cornwall minced lamb today reduced to £2.49 per pack in Waitrose. I shall be keeping an eye out for reduced lamb in future.

I was going to look out for some decent lamb too but we may be better off using the value lamb because the bit of fat in there may keep the meat moist whilst cooking.

They say you shouldn't use best mince for burgers because they dry out, this could be the same.

larmy16

sb44 wrote: »

I was going to look out for some decent lamb too but we may be better off using the value lamb because the bit of fat in there may keep the meat moist whilst cooking.

They say you shouldn't use best mince for burgers because they dry out, this could be the same.

Yeah I was a bit worried that my meat might be a bit too "quality" for the donner but it was absolutely divine. It said it was 20% fat. Not sure if that is low or high as I have not bought lamb in years. There was a lot of fat on the baking sheet so it was ok.

I will be happy to try to value also. Thing is this was actually cheaper than Waitrose own Essential brand so I had to get it.:)