retired_sargent

Definite hobby

I started cooking as a kid and am now capable of most things. I also worked as a butcher at one stage so I know about meat.

Nasi Goreng is an Indonesian style fried rice dish with plent of meat and prawns. It needs dried shrimp paste as a speciality ingredient though. Not common everywhere. The pork strips are cooked slowly in little fish sauce, water and sugar. the liquid is absorbed by the meat which turns a nice brown colour with a superb flavour.

retired_ms.jones55

Ghm. Sounds great. :thup:

Have you tried traditional siberian ravioli? According your meat knowledge, you should be able to cook nice ones

retired_sargent

I have tried traditional italian ravioli but not pelmeni which is, I think, what you are talking about. I might try this but will cook them in chicken stock rather than water. I do not fancy serving them with vinegar.

retired_kswansonwoolf

OMG, look what you've done now. I'm hungry and drooling on my keyboard :eek:

retired_ms.jones55

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Church:
I have tried traditional italian ravioli but not pelmeni which is, I think, what you are talking about. I might try this but will cook them in chicken stock rather than water. I do not fancy serving them with vinegar. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yes, yes. I meant pelmeni, but the dictionary didn't tell me the translation.

There's no need for vinegar, i'm quite sure. They are served with sour cream and boulion. Good tasty boulion is an important thing.

Another great thing-of-a-like is "manty", but i don't know a correct translation for them...

Keep up, Greek one! That pork-story got me well out of my working rhythm

retired_sargent

Would that be Manti, the dumplings filled with a mixture of meat and pumpkin, eaten by the Tartars of Central Asia?

retired_kswansonwoolf

retired_sargent

What's the matter Kostis, all this talk of food making you hungry?

retired_staceyb1207

I on a diet !! shut up about food

retired_kswansonwoolf

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Church:
What's the matter Kostis, all this talk of food making you hungry? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah . Plus, i only know how to cook spaghetti and boil eggs, so i'm getting a bit zealous too