the takeaway secret

missjennipenni

elf06 wrote: »

Ok update on the sweet and sour chicken. Its really really nice but the sauce wasnt quite the same as my local. The one from the local is tangier somehow BUT I think the book is pretty close and I could prob just make a couple of adjustments to make it taste the same. Rice was spot on!! I didnt take any pics for 2 reasons (1) my camera has no batteries in it and (2) even if it did I had an accident with the batter and it looked like a complete mess tasted fine just wasnt the prettiest .

Amount of rice was plenty for one person but I felt there was too much chicken for just me. Would prob reduce the amount of chicken but use the same amount of rice next time

Im making this tonight - what adjustmenst would you make to thesauce?

elf06

missjennipenni wrote: »

Im making this tonight - what adjustmenst would you make to thesauce?

I'm not totally sure to be honest. I just didnt find it as tangy as the one I get from my local takeaway and it was a much deeper colour than I am used to. Not sure if it needs more tomato sauce or maybe more vinegar. There is also the posibility that I let it cook too long (a friend called for a complete rant) or may have been my method. I decided to put all ingredients in a pan (except the cornflour mix) and leave while I went to collect DS from nursery (not over heat) then continue as normal when I returned OR it may have been that I used muscovado sugar............. (thinking about the colour now)

Please dont get me wrong it still tasted lovely and if I couldnt adapt it then I would happily eat it like this.

Let me know how yours goes tonight

jinny

Re - the muffin recipe - could you use other fruit other than banannas or would they be too dry? thanks

sb44

missjennipenni wrote: »

Didn't like them I wonder if it was the fault of my silicon baking tray? All I could taste was the smell that the tray gives off while cooking

I use my Prestige muffin tin but I always use paper muffin cases.

All that I could smell was an very strong smell of baked bananas, it was lovely.

sb44

jinny wrote: »

Re - the muffin recipe - could you use other fruit other than banannas or would they be too dry? thanks

I was thinking about trying some cherries which I have left in the fridge (jar) but I think it would be too dry.

Normally I add milk or yoghurt in the muffin recipes that I have been using.

I think the moisture in this recipe comes from the mashed bananas.

If you can use milk in your recipes then take a look at the Muffins, muffins, muffins thread (still in the old style forum) for other recipes.

I used the banana recipe that I posted there but used fresh strawberries instead of bananas and a tub of value strawberry yoghurt, they were the best I have ever made.

Swan_2

jinny wrote: »

Re - the muffin recipe - could you use other fruit other than banannas or would they be too dry? thanks

someone over on the Muffins thread sb44 used strawberries in a banana muffin recipe & said they turned out really nicely

I'll check for a link & post it in a minute

results of Sb44's strawberry muffin experiment


oops, cross-posted

sb44

Swan wrote: »

someone over on the Muffins thread used strawberries in a banana muffin recipe & said they turned out really nicely

I'll check for a link & post it in a minute

It was me!



I used the recipe below but as I said, changed bananas for strawberries.

http://www.cherrytreepublications.co.uk/articles/2008/05/03/banana-muffin-recipe

Here post 316 https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/37195710#Comment_37195710

Swan_2

sb44 wrote: »

It was me!



I used the recipe below but as I said, changed bananas for strawberries.

http://www.cherrytreepublications.co.uk/articles/2008/05/03/banana-muffin-recipe

Here post 316 https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/37195710#Comment_37195710

sorry sb, I knew it was one of the main posters from this thread, but my memory's not what it was, I blame my age

I've amended my post :A

jinny

thanks for the swift replys i will give that a go i will look out for whoopsie strawbs tommorrow at 'more reasons' supermarket. Or maybe frozen or tinned. cheers

pinkpig08

I'm doing the banana muffins as we speak. Well, mixture is done, oven is ready but DD is now asleep on me so can't put them in yet! DS wants to try the S&E muffin so he's having that for his tea!