Hot-Pot..... erm, help?
The Northern Monkey
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I've just got some lovely stewing steak and I want to make a hot pot. Its my one and only opportunity as the GF hates hot pot, but her mate is over so their getting a take away.
But how the hell do you make one
water, stock, cubes of meat, chunks of a variety of veg, simmer for 3 hours??
edit: maybe i'm using the wrong term... A stew would be more like what I want to make
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put up to 3 ingredients in here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/
and it'll suggest some tasty recipes for you0 -
It came up with a james martin recipe
doesn't look that good...plus the guy is a tool..0 -
don't shoot the messenger!
Here's one from a bigger tool!
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/meat-recipes/jools-s-favourite-beef-stew0 -
this should help
http://www.cookitsimply.com/groups/stew-recipes-0040-0j19.html
Have you heard of Google? :P0 -
Mancunianfightingcat wrote:don't shoot the messenger!
Here's one from a bigger tool!
http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/meat-recipes/jools-s-favourite-beef-stew sorry mate, didn't mean it like that!
that second link is perfect, cheers mate
Just phoned me mum as well think I have a basic idea. I'll be sad and post a photo up of the results later 0 -
buy a colmans casserole mix for about 70p, add 2 onions, a potato, 2 carrots and cook for 1.5-4hours depending on how tender u want it to be, reducing the oven temp obviously if you're going to cook it more than the 2ish hours that the packet recommends. Stir every half hour.Start Weight 18st 13lbs March 2009
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OK, nice and simple.....
1) Cut meat into cubes.
2) Put cubes of meat into plastic bag with a couple of tablespoons of flour and plenty of ground pepper. Shake.
3) Heat some oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, and fry the meat in small batches until brown. Place meat in casserole or oven-proof dish.
4) Add a small piece of butter to pan. If you've got some bacon, fry it until the fat runs. Place in casserole.
5) Fry a sliced onion or two until soft. Add to casserole.
6) Add chunks of veg of your choice, give all a good stir, add just enough stock to cover (a glass of red wine or guiness would not go amiss here, maybe a sprig of rosemary). Place on hob and bring gently to simmer. Season with a little salt and pepper (you can add more if necessary later, but too much can make the meat tough.
7) Place in low oven (120-130 degrees C) for 2-3 hours. Stir occasionally. Half-an-hour before the end, remove lid and add dumplings.
For dumplings: 2oz self-raising flour, 2oz plain flour, 2oz suet (veg or beef), plenty of salt and pepper. Mix to soft dough with a little cold water, roll into balls and drop into stew.0 -
Im sorry I appear to have stumbled into Saturday Morning Kitchen....get a grip lads. :roll:0
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What time do you want us all to come round? I'll bring dessert, is Vienetta ok with everyone?
Do we need to bring chairs or have you got enough?0 -
got enough chairs
shed loads of meat so you're all welcome.
I'm a student so beer is a-plenty
rhext
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Student? hmmm...just forget the Hot then.
Is hot-pot just stew?0 -
If you want to make the dumpings more interesting, then add som paprika to the dumping mix, they go orange!!!!
Don't add dumpings to the whole thing if you're planning on re-heating it for other meals, the flour makes it go a bit odd (like i wouldn't eat it odd...)
and once you put the dumpings in, don't take the lid of to check otherwise they go a bit funny (still tasty, but not as good)0 -
Slow cookers are great for this sort of thing. Though not essential.0
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my uncle actualy gave me a slow cooker thing before I went to uni in my first year.. I was like "wtf would i need one of those for"!
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rhext wrote:OK, nice and simple.....
1) Cut meat into cubes.
2) Put cubes of meat into plastic bag with a couple of tablespoons of flour and plenty of ground pepper. Shake.
3) Heat some oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, and fry the meat in small batches until brown. Place meat in casserole or oven-proof dish.
4) Add a small piece of butter to pan. If you've got some bacon, fry it until the fat runs. Place in casserole.
5) Fry a sliced onion or two until soft. Add to casserole.
6) Add chunks of veg of your choice, give all a good stir, add just enough stock to cover (a glass of red wine or guiness would not go amiss here, maybe a sprig of rosemary). Place on hob and bring gently to simmer. Season with a little salt and pepper (you can add more if necessary later, but too much can make the meat tough.
7) Place in low oven (120-130 degrees C) for 2-3 hours. Stir occasionally. Half-an-hour before the end, remove lid and add dumplings.
For dumplings: 2oz self-raising flour, 2oz plain flour, 2oz suet (veg or beef), plenty of salt and pepper. Mix to soft dough with a little cold water, roll into balls and drop into stew.
i'm following this to the letter :P
If it goes wrong i'm coming over yours and demanding you feed me 0 -
Dumplings in a lancashire hot pot?! Cover with sliced roast potatoes!0
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oo forgot to say, i'm swapping dumplings for potato
damn i'm bloody hungry today
3 bowls of cereal, 3 slices of toast for breakfast, then 2 coranation tuna SW's! fell asleep in my lecture today too!!0 -
Yeah, i made a post christmas freezer roundup stew in mine, it lasted a week, had a bottle and a half of wine, venison, ham, bacon, duck, and turkey. Not enough veg :twisted: :twisted: and then giant paprika dumplings...
It was awesome, but i put on a lot of weight...0 -
phhwaarrr sounds lush!
think a splash of JD might end up in mine....and my glass
oh bloody hell 2+ hours of "cooking", and I always drink while waiting for my food to be cooked....think this could be fun 0 -
you're going to end up mashed and not eating.
Drinking whilst waiting for stew/hotpot is lethal...0 -
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bigbenj_08 wrote:got enough chairs
shed loads of meat so you're all welcome.
I'm a student so beer is a-plenty
rhext
Mum?
No, Dad, but one with a lot of hungry mouths to feed ;-)0 -
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The surge I presume ? Looks lovely by the way and no this aint another Girlfriend gag
Can we have a pic of your missus holding a bowl of Hotpot though :twisted:0 -
She doesn't like hotpot unfortunately, sorry mate
Aye went out on the surge for 20mins, bloody awesome.0 -
ooo we nearly there!!! just had a check and the potatoes need a bit longer then i'm done.
bloooooody spicy tho, added a bit of chili powder to the beef and its lush!!!0 -
better get the pepto in eh?!0
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naahhhh :P just had 2 servings and i'm stuffed! couldn't be arsed taking a photo tho
Turned out really well...nicked some of my mate pinogrigo red wine to splash in it too. I'm sorted for the next 4 days too, theres LOADS!!
not bad for £4!!0
