Use it up! Don't throw it in the bin!

Savvy_sewing

I have a few soft carrots, and a couple of yellow peppers, so I have put them in the slow cooker, with some neck of lamb and an onion, bit of garlic, and a bit of tomato puree, oh and the enevitable dried mixed herbs!?
Cant face using the very last bit of the turkey stretch again today. Perhaps will make a little bit of pastry and put it into a pasty? Seems a lot of effort just for me. But it will use up the left overs and save expensive other meals!.

skiTTish

Would a stick blender be up to mincing cooked meat ?
Mum used to have a mincing machine years ago and threw it out !!!

rosieben

skiTTish wrote: »

Would a stick blender be up to mincing cooked meat ?
Mum used to have a mincing machine years ago and threw it out !!!

not sure, I don't think I would chance my stick blender tbh

attentionseeker1

buxtonrabbitgreen wrote: »

I am quite likely to have to throw away 6 banans if someone doesn't eat them soon. The thing is, that it is only me that likes banana bread and I am already too fat. No one likes bananas and custard.
I think I might make banana read and freeze it till I get some visitors. yep.

I don't think this has been mentioned on here yet, but I had a seriously black banana the other day (I can't eat them raw and OH eats them practically green!) and turned it into banana pancakes.

Absolutely yummy (American style thick pancakes not French style crepes) as overripe banana gives it extra flavour.

I don't have kids but sounds like it could be quite a kid-friendly recipe to me too...

Frugalista

attentionseeker1 wrote: »

I don't think this has been mentioned on here yet, but I had a seriously black banana the other day (I can't eat them raw and OH eats them practically green!) and turned it into banana pancakes.

Absolutely yummy (American style thick pancakes not French style crepes) as overripe banana gives it extra flavour.

I don't have kids but sounds like it could be quite a kid-friendly recipe to me too...

Recipe please ......:D

attentionseeker1

Sorry yes- that would be helpful!

This is from an American website so I 'translated' quantities into metric- everything was in cups etc! May need further tweaking as have only made it once

American style banana pancakes

120g self-raising flour
2 tablespoons white sugar
300ml milk
1 egg beaten lightly
20 g butter, melted
1 medium size banana mashed (as overripe and black as poss!)

1) Mix milk, beaten egg, mashed banana and melted butter in a bowl.
2) Add sifted flour and stir in, then sugar- do not over mix as will be lumpy from banana
3) Wipe a large non stick frying pan with a smidgen of butter, put over medium heat and then ladle some pancake mix in. NB: American pancakes are cooked in small rounds- slightly bigger than those scotch pancakes you get in packets so should fit about three separate pancakes in at a time.
4) Turn pancakes when small bubbles appear all over the surface of the pancake.


We had ours with a bit of honey or butter, but maple syrup also good for weekend breakfast, or toffee ice cream if making as a dessert.

Frugalista

Thanks for that recipe attentionseeker1 - it looks yummy! :drool:

queen_of_string

Mandarins someone said.

Some where I have a recipe, that's the trouble with emmigrating, everything is somewhere, never quite sure where atm. "In a box" is a bout as accurate as it gets atm.

Anyway, you peel them then poach in sugar syrup flavoured with mixed spice, or a bit of cinnamon or some ginger or , really, whatever you have, even lemon could be nice. Add a bit of brandy or rum or one of those mystery holiday bottles of booze if you like.

Then they will keep longer, or you could bottle then like those fancy xmas ones, or you could just eat them, good excuse for a big dollop of cream or some icecream I reckon

Chris25

skiTTish wrote: »

Would a stick blender be up to mincing cooked meat ?
Mum used to have a mincing machine years ago and threw it out !!!

I tried that when I discovered my mincing rings were rusty:eek:

Anyway, it turned the cooked beef (and the pork i tried it with too) into more of a paste. The texture wasn't particularly nice for cottage pie, it was too smooth even with veggies added.

It was better when I just chopped it really fine, added gravy & veg and covered it with thinly sliced potatoes, like a hotpot

Got new rings now :T

tartantotty

Mum_on_a_mission wrote: »

Ideas for left over roast beef - mostly sliced. Have already had heated up slices in gravy - fancy something with a bit of oomph - any ideas please?

Moam

How about Stovies? Dice up the meat, brown some onions, then add in the meat, thinly sliced potatoes and beef stock , season, and leave to cook away until the tatties are cooked,and the consistency of mashed tatties. You can add any left over gravy etc in as well, and tastes ace with beetroot, oatcakes and a glass of milk! :T

they are really filling, and can even be taken to work in a thermos flask for dinner in the winter!