What are you eating and drinking tonight?

[LeverEnd]

HG and Bruce can kiss my (pineapple) ring.

[thebish]

not meat on a clipboard... that's for sure!

[Worthy4England]

I think that's just there so you can lob that green shit under it, save it from affecting the meat...

[Little Green Man]

Whoever prepared that clearly forgot to add a dribble of mayonnaise under the sausage.

[bobo the clown]

Whoever prepared that clearly forgot to add a dribble of mayonnaise under the sausage.

... and a foam. It needs a foam.

[bobo the clown]

People on here seem to like the one-pot slow cooked stuff.

I've made this 3 or 4 times now and it just gets better.
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Take one/two chicken thigh per person. Bone in, skin on.

In a sturdy pan fry the chicken at hot, skin side down, then reduce the heat to medium. Do this for longer than you may naturally think ... getting the skin to let out its fat and begin to crisp.

Remove pieces from the pan and add smoked bacon/lardons and sliced smoked sausage. Fry until cooked, but not frazzled. Add seasoning plus a good amount of smoked paprika. Add chicken stock and white wine.

Return the chicken (skin-side up) and add canellini &/or other white beans. Gently stir until simmering. Bring to a very low heat and place a lid over the pan.

Place in an oven at a low heat for an hour. Check occasionally to ensure not drying out.

10m before serving add a good glug of balsamic vinegar. Sounds odd, but trust me.

Remove the skin and if possible the bone/knuckle. Serve with good bread and a white wine robust enough to cope.

Return for more. Wish you'd made twice as much.

[Worthy4England]

People on here seem to like the one-pot slow cooked stuff.

I've made this 3 or 4 times now and it just gets better.
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Take one/two chicken thigh per person. Bone in, skin on.

In a sturdy pan fry the chicken at hot, skin side down, then reduce the heat to medium. Do this for longer than you may naturally think ... getting the skin to let out its fat and begin to crisp.

Remove pieces from the pan and add smoked bacon/lardons and sliced smoked sausage. Fry until cooked, but not frazzled. Add seasoning plus a good amount of smoked paprika. Add chicken stock and white wine.

Return the chicken (skin-side up) and add canellini &/or other white beans. Gently stir until simmering. Bring to a very low heat and place a lid over the pan.

Place in an oven at a low heat for an hour. Check occasionally to ensure not drying out.

10m before serving add a good glug of balsamic vinegar. Sounds odd, but trust me.

Remove the skin and if possible the bone/knuckle. Serve with good bread and a white wine robust enough to cope.

Return for more. Wish you'd made twice as much.

Do you do fries with that?

[bobo the clown]

I'd do fries with cornflakes my friend !! Except I'd call them "chips"

[thebish]

Serve with good bread and a white wine robust enough to cope.

white wine robust enough to cope??? WTF does that even mean?

Am I the only one philistine enough not to have a personal wine recommendation for every meal combination??

when did this kind of thing become a normal thing to say???

[bobo the clown]

It's a strong meal. Very heavy of flavours. I'd hate you to waste a light fragrant little number on it.

I'm saving you waste ffs. Be happy.

[Worthy4England]

After the first bottle, it ceases being waste and becomes medicinal in any event.

[thebish]

It's a strong meal. Very heavy of flavours. I'd hate you to waste a light fragrant little number on it.

I'm saving you waste ffs. Be happy.

I only drink red wine (if there is a choice) - white wine is for girls! FACT!

the answer to "what kind of wine goes with this" is always "red wine". there - see - saved you a lot of future angst and poncing about!

[bobo the clown]

Well, for what it's worth, I drank a red with it last night. Just that white would fit ... if robust enough.

... & no I'm not telling you which. You'd just go off on one.

Being chicken based I consider it to be, to all intends & purposes, a vegetarian dish. So you should like it.

[thebish]

Well, for what it's worth, I drank a red with it last night. Just that white would fit...

as would ANY wine - and especially a red one! or lager - or beer!

[bobo the clown]

Well, for what it's worth, I drank a red with it last night. Just that white would fit...

as would ANY wine - and especially a red one! or lager - or beer!

... fckg heathen.

[thebish]

Well, for what it's worth, I drank a red with it last night. Just that white would fit...

as would ANY wine - and especially a red one! or lager - or beer!

... fckg heathen.

... best eaten with sturdy white wine whilst sitting on a balcony overlooking the bosphorus and reading Albert Camus!

[William the White]

Well, for what it's worth, I drank a red with it last night. Just that white would fit...

as would ANY wine - and especially a red one! or lager - or beer!

... fckg heathen.

... best eaten with sturdy white wine whilst sitting on a balcony overlooking the bosphorus and reading Albert Camus!

Nazim Hikmet...

[clapton is god]

People on here seem to like the one-pot slow cooked stuff.

I've made this 3 or 4 times now and it just gets better.
========================
Take one/two chicken thigh per person. Bone in, skin on.

In a sturdy pan fry the chicken at hot, skin side down, then reduce the heat to medium. Do this for longer than you may naturally think ... getting the skin to let out its fat and begin to crisp.

Remove pieces from the pan and add smoked bacon/lardons and sliced smoked sausage. Fry until cooked, but not frazzled. Add seasoning plus a good amount of smoked paprika. Add chicken stock and white wine.

Return the chicken (skin-side up) and add canellini &/or other white beans. Gently stir until simmering. Bring to a very low heat and place a lid over the pan.

Place in an oven at a low heat for an hour. Check occasionally to ensure not drying out.

10m before serving add a good glug of balsamic vinegar. Sounds odd, but trust me.

Remove the skin and if possible the bone/knuckle. Serve with good bread and a white wine robust enough to cope.

Return for more. Wish you'd made twice as much.

I'll try that and report back.

[thebish]

just made a batch of roasted butternut squash soup... (I bought a butternut squash cos they were selling them off in Lidl!)

1 butternut squash (roasted)
1 onion (softened in butter)
some grated fresh ginger
seasoning
a bit of garlic
stock


bang! it's comfortsouptastic!

(next time I might add a bit of chilli)

[LeverEnd]

just made a batch of roasted butternut squash soup... (I bought a butternut squash cos they were selling them off in Lidl!)

1 butternut squash (roasted)
1 onion (softened in butter)
some grated fresh ginger
seasoning
a bit of garlic
stock


bang! it's comfortsouptastic!

(next time I might add a bit of chilli)

I'd like to recommend one of those boxes of wine with that.