Tell us your favorite recipe

Posted: **31 Jan 2006, 7:55pm**

Being a uni student, am often hard pressed for cash... (because of the bloody government.... ramble, ramble ramble...) ANYWAY... I'm setting up this page for all the other uni students/unemployed/drunks/stoners/vinyl junkies/lazy f**ks/all of the above that need ideas about nutritious meals to cook themselves when they are in need of food but have a limited budget....

The basic posts should be more creative than just "crunchy peanut butter and milo on toast" (which mine u, tastes absolutely great - just like a snickers bar)... but I'm talking meals! Even if its a recipe of your mum's, if its reasonably cheap (under $20 for big, long-lasting meals, less for single meals, etc, etc), then let us know...

the basic rule is that u should:
**indicate things that can be substituted for cheaper products (eg. frozen
beans instead of fresh),

**let the massive know when a homebrand product simply doesn't cut it
for the recipe (like homebrand instant coffee...yuk!)... and

**give easy to follow cooking instructions (not just: "cook the shit out of
it", although there may be situations where such details suffice)

Happy cooking!

Posted: **31 Jan 2006, 7:56pm**

A lesson on meat.

The main thing to remember here is that even if u have a really crappy cut of meat, u can make it taste good. Don't turn your head away from cheaper cuts like blade steak, shins, forequarter cuts (the ones that look like a big chunk of meat and bone) or others like gravy beef, etc, etc...

All these cuts can taste great, there are just a few simple rules that u need to follow when preparing and cooking the meat:

1) trim off as much of the sinue/grissle as possible, but DO NOT get rid of all the fat.... you health freaks out there are probably say "but its bad for u, blah, blah". Whatever! some fat on the meat will make it tenderer and add significantly more flavour to the curry.

2) Get as much of the meat as your butchering skills/knife/patience allows... remember, even the smallest bits of meat will provide nutrition

3) Generally speaking, the slower you cook the meat, the more tender it will be.... your aiming for that melt in your mouth effect... from experience if you brown off budget cuts of meat quickly, they become tough.... just do it over low heat, and add liquid to the mix soon after u add the meat...[/b]

Posted: **31 Jan 2006, 8:02pm**

the cooking thread