Reverse Meal Planning

joedenise

Thank you so much.  I'll have a look.

joedenise

Tonight's dinner will all be coming from the freezer & cupboard!

Making a Goan prawn curry with rice.  Bag of raw prawns; plus HM curry sauce and coconut milk from last time I made this.  Rice from cupboards.

rtandon27

joedenise said:

...Making a Goan prawn curry with rice.  Bag of raw prawns; plus HM curry sauce and coconut milk from last time I made this.  Rice from cupboards...

That sounds delicious!  Do you have a recipe for the HM sauce?

Last night's dinner was bavette steak (on sale) that came from our veg box supplier along with fresh bits from the summer veg box -  boiled potatoes & green beans, red pepper, onion stir-fried in some coconut oil. No recipe for any of it - just put out the ingredients on the counter and let OH go for it! 

Also 'found' a gifted bottle of dry white wine in the store cupboard - not really my thing & OH likes red so we made a sparkly cocktail with some tonic mixed in - may have to use up the 1/2 bottle in our cooking this weekend. Ideas on a postcard please! 🤩

joedenise

It's a Slimming World recipe.  I'll dig it out and post it here later!

joedenise

Goan Prawn curry sauce recipe:

Ingredients

• 200g passata with onions and garlic
  
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  
• 1 tbsp paprika
  
• ½ tsp ground turmeric
  
• 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  
• 2 tsp finely grated fresh root ginger
  
• 2 tbsp coriander seeds
  
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  
• 100ml reduced-fat coconut milk
  
• 1 level tbsp tamarind paste
• 
  
• Method
  

• Put the passata, cayenne pepper, paprika, turmeric, garlic and ginger in a bowl. Add 200ml water and mix well.
• Grind the coriander and cumin seeds using a pestle and mortar, then stir into the passata mixture.Transfer to a pan set over a high heat and bring to a simmer.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 10-12 minutes. 

Freeze at this point if required.

When reheating add the coconut milk and tamarind paste (I haven’t got any so will omit and add a little lime juice).

Once warmed through add raw prawns and cook until the prawns turn pink.

Serve with choice of sides.

Baileys_Babe

Thanks for sharing @joedenise sounds delicious and easy, the things I like in a recipe.

Suffolk_lass

Well I used somebody called Kate Ford's peapod and little gem soup and it is a write off thanks the the cellulose from the peapods. What a waste of ingredients. Currently trying the fourth method to remove them and half the rest of the ingredients are going too. Leaving me with green-grey tasteless sludge. Grr

rtandon27

Many thanks for the recipe!  Looks like a good recipe easily made from the storecupboard - bonus that it freezes - great for a last minute meal 🤗

joedenise

Hope you all enjoy the curry as much as I do!  I should warn you that it is a very mild curry so if you like a bit of heat it's not for you!

Suffolk_lass

Got over my grumpiness now and saved maybe two portions of the soup which is in the fridge, looking a little unappetising. I might just put some frozen peas in it and serve with a drizzle of cream but not one I will repeat.

DH made dinner but in so doing, he elected to cook all the steaks, not just two. So now when DS comes I am a steak short so will have to do stir fry instead of grilled steaks. Or something completely different as there are two in the freezer. I don't know either (what he was thinking or what planet he resides on!)