Chilli beans on a budget

[The Large One]

Chop up a large onion, some bacon, chorizo sausage (both optional if you're a veggie) and chillies, and lightly fry in olive oil. After five minutes, add some chopped garlic.

Add a can of pinto, kidney, black-eyed beans and a can of tomatoes. Flavour with salt, pepper, cayenne and paprika.

Leave to simmer on a low heat for an hour.

That's my dinner tonight, that is.






Not all of it, obviously. I might share some of it.

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

Ah you've just reminded me of the steak thread now....

 

[Safe.]

Sounds good.

 

[CHAPPERS]

What should I marinade my chicken drumsticks in? I reckon ketchup, soy, garlic, herbs and that....anything else?

 

[The Large One]

Ah you've just reminded me of the steak thread now....

... which was an excellent thread. I learned a few things about cooking steak, not least to oil the meat not the pan. Marvellous cooking tips.

 

[The Large One]

What should I marinade my chicken drumsticks in? I reckon ketchup, soy, garlic, herbs and that....anything else?

The merest pinch of sugar, or half a teaspoon of honey.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Sweet! Chicken and chips for dinner it is. And a corn on the cob.

OOCHAY!

 

[The Large One]

How you doing your chips?

Oven chips, or cutting your spuds into chip shapes and and par-boiling before oven baking them in a little light olive oil and balsamic vinegar...?

 

[CHAPPERS]

I dn't know yet, I may go with the swanky version. I'm feeling quite swanky today.

 

[Mendoza]

what budget allows for Chorizo?


sounds good though

I am whacking on the BBQ tonight for chicken marinaded in worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, lemonade, mama sita's, garlic powder and seasame oil

that will be the picnic for the twenty20 finals day, along with rice and peas!!!

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

How you doing your chips?

Oven chips, or cutting your spuds into chip shapes and and par-boiling before oven baking them in a little light olive oil and balsamic vinegar...?

so they are like little roast potatoes ? sounds good.

 

[The Large One]

what budget allows for Chorizo?


sounds good though

I am whacking on the BBQ tonight for chicken marinaded in worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, lemonade, mama sita's, garlic powder and seasame oil

that will be the picnic for the twenty20 finals day, along with rice and peas!!!

Like Desert Island Discs, we're allowed one luxury item.

But the rest of the ingredients - not including the optional meat - shouldn't come to more than about £3.50.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Hold the bacon and chorizo and that sounds like a hearty start to the weekend.

 

[Gwylan]

what budget allows for Chorizo?

Chorizo's not that expensive. A quid's worth is about two meals for each of my kids - and will easily be enough for two adults within a meal like that (not that I'd eat it, being a veggie)

TLO does his chips like I do - they're great that way

 

[CHAPPERS]

Right, I'm doing them chips then. Nice and healthy like.

 

[Lady Bracknell]

That sounds like a fine way to do chips. I wish I had given it a try for last night's "ham, eggs and..." supper.

 

[The Large One]

Sweet! Chicken and chips for dinner it is. And a corn on the cob.

OOCHAY!

How did it go, Chappers?

 

[CHAPPERS]

How did it go, Chappers?

The chicken was good, though I didn't have honey so the marinade wasn't as sticky as I would have liked. I couldn't be ARSED to do the chips though so cheated. Corn was satisfactory.

 

[Mellotron]

Tonight Matthew I will be eating...

Do one.