Not mentioning the T word at all

GreyQueen

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

:rotfl::rotfl:So do I, I've just never tried cooking it before:o so it's usually only a treat when I go to DMs!



Yes, please as I've got a Le Creuset type pot which would be perfect for that .... and more bits of beef in the freezer to try it with:o

I vaguely remember being in Mr As one day and there was a load of bits whoopised to silly money so I bought several of them .... and they've been in the freezer ever since as I've no idea what to do with them!:o

Here it is then:

Boeuf en Daube from Slow Cooking by Joanne Glynne page 110.

Marinade

2 cloves
1 onion, quartered
2 cups red wine
2 strips orange zest
2 garlic cloves
1/2 stick celery
2 bay leaves
a few parsley stalks

Daube

1.5/ 3 lb 5 0 oz beer rump, topside, blade
2 tbsp oil
3 strips pork fat
1 pig's trotter OR 8 oz piece streaky bacon
700 ml/ 24 fl oz beef stock

Cooking time 2 3/4 hrs serves 6

To make marinade;
Push cloves into a piece of onion and mix together i nlarge bowl with thge remainiung marindae in ingredients. Cut beef into large pieces, season with salt and pepper add to marinade and leave OVERNIGHT.

Heat the oil in a saucepan, lift beef from marinade and pat dry, then brown in batches in the oil and remove to a plate. You might need to use a little of the marinade to deglaze the pan betwen batches to prevent bits sticking and burning.

Strain the marinade thru a sieve into a bowl and tip soeve contents into the pan to brown then remove from the pan. Add marinade liquid to the pan and boil, stirring for 30 secs to de-glaze pan.

Put the pork fat in large casserole dish then add pigs trotter (or bacon), beef and marinade ingredients. Pour in marinade liquid and stock. Bring to boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer gently for 2-2.5 hrs until meat is tender.

Lift meat out of casserole and transfer to a serving dish cover and keep warm. Discard garlic, onion pig fat and bacon or trotter. Pour liquid thru a fine sieve and skim off as much fat as possible, the return to casserole dish. Bring to boil and boil until syrup reduced by half. Pour gravy over meat and serve.

Phew! Gotta go to work in a hurry!

rising_from_the_ashes

Fantastic! Thanks - will def try for one of the other "lurking lumps":D

Frugal_Dreamer

Sorry to butt in...and without mentioning the T word....what happened to the T word thread?

paidinchickens

Just popped in while having a mid morning coffee.

Been quite busy cleaning and am at the half way mark.

Just hung the washing out as a little chilly but quite sunny and thought to myself ........how many times have I hung these pants and socks out :eek:........ What I would have given for the undie fairy to turn up with new pants and socks for everyone........sigh........

Coffee drank now Cinders is back off to do her chores

PICx

rachbc

Frugal_Dreamer wrote: »

Sorry to butt in...and without mentioning the T word....what happened to the T word thread?

It got closed down - due to the off board behaviour of one of the regular posters to another which spilled over onto the thread.

Hurries off in Basil Fawlty style muttering 'Don't mention the T word'

Kimsmum

flowertotmum wrote: »

Well good morning ladies..how are you all today...

Hang on to your hats girls...and some please pass me a rather large brandy i might need it...
My other DD has revealed that she too is expecting:j..so i have 2 grand babies expected within a week of each other next year:j..
also my lovely brother and his wife are expecting a baby too...good grief i need to sit down...whats going on..i know whats going on:cool:..but crikey 3 babies all within a fortnight of each other..thats going to be great...hope it isn't catching:D..

This was just a quick pop on whilst having coffee break and slowly getting over shock of it all...

Love to you all...
ftm

Congratulations FTM

I think that is wonderful 3 babies how exciting.:T:T

ifonlyitwaseasier

"Edited to not give them the satisfaction and i'm making full use of my ignore button again"


it's cowardly to not use your normal post name when you are having a pop at someone!

i want to see good stories from people, i want to know life goes on and good things happen,

if you don't the Bog off and don't bother us here!

Rowan9

Flowertot mum, I echo what has been said - don't be chased off by an alter ego. Goodness me, what is more worthy of money saving old style tough times advice than when THREE lovely new babies are going to come into this world??
Flowertot, we will need loads of updates of our expectant mums' progress... pleeeeeeeeeeeeease:D

the_cat

Another desperate attempt at derailing the threads eh? Complaining that others are going off topic whilst doing so themselves..... sound familiar? Hmmm, I know who my money is on, girls. A leopard doesn't change their spots



ETA - congratulations FTM. It is lovely to hear people's good news amongst the gloom. Please keep posting

Linda32

Oh goodness me, no don't go Flowertotmum, its lovely news which we all share.

I know I don't post much, but I do lurk alot.