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Pray for me as i indugle in this slop comrades

I have been eating so much fruit, tinned fish and Pita and it has been great for my health but I am starting to crave variety. What can I eat?

Hi again, gonna give this a try any feedback is welcome. This weeks second recipe is a Japanese take on mapo tofu, enjoy!

Ingredients for sauce

• 2½ Tbsp. doubanjiang  (this is a must have)
• 1 Tbsp. miso
• ½ Tbsp soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp. mirin
• 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
• 1 tsp. potato starch or cornstarch
• 4 Tbsp. water

Ingredients for sauté

• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 Tbsp ginger (minced)
• 2 green onions/scallions (chopped to your liking)
• 14 oz. soft/silken tofu
• 1 Tbsp neutral oil
• ½ lb protein (impossible ground *eef or Seitan fine diced so it resembles crumbles)

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and mix (set aside).
• Heat a wok or large frying pan on medium heat, then add oil.
• Add the 1/2lb of protein, garlic, and ginger to the wok and stir fry till golden brown.
• Turn heat to medium-low, add the sauce, break apart the silken tofu into bite-sized pieces, and add to the wok.
• Gently stir the tofu, coating it in the sauce mixture, then simmer till heated through.
• Add green onions and serve with rice. 

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Hey there, I was wondering if there is any interest in some kind of recipe posting (at least biweekly) where the main purpose would be to show people how to make affordable, filling, yummy, and super easy to make meals.

Maybe the requirements could be less than 10 minutes of prep, 1 hour of cooking time and under $3ish a serving?

Example:

Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup finely chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 pound lentils
• 1 8oz can of diced tomato's
• 2 quarts vegetable broth
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground toasted cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground grains of paradise

Directions:

• Place the olive oil into a large 6-quart Dutch oven and set over medium heat. - Once hot, add the onion, carrot, celery and salt and sweat until the onions are translucent, approximately 6 to 7 minutes.
• Add the lentils, tomatoes, broth, coriander, cumin and grains of paradise and stir to combine. Increase the heat to high and bring just to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook at a low simmer until the lentils are tender, approximately 35 to 40 minutes.
• All Done!

How could anyone think fuckin' taco bell slop would be comparable to walking to your cousin Sergio's house?

Me trying to get Chinese citizenship:

Before you go "no I literally can't do that" yes you literally can and I'm gonna tell you how. There will be people in the comments who say no that's not a stock no that's not the way no not like that but they're wrong. You're not a Michelin Star Chef you're just trying to make something cozy with shit you normally throw away and anyone trying to stop you is reactionary. Just make it and enjoy it. I'm not expert so just use this as a guide to get you started, you do it your way and it'll be perfect just the way you like it.

Anyway here's what you need to do. Starting RIGHT NOW get a freezer bag or container ready and every time you're about to throw away some scraps, instead, put it in your container and put it in the freezer. What kind of scraps? Anything I don't care. Leek tops or potato skins or slightly off spinach or the part of the onion you didn't feel like cutting properly or jalapeno stems or apple cores or that leftover bit of fresh thyme that you forgot about after you didn't need the whole thing or some be peppers that you are like are these still good or just whatever. Shit can be raw or cooked or seasoned or sauced or whatever. It's not rocket science just put your scraps in the freezer it's fine they'll get all freezer burned and nasty but who cares you were gonna throw em away anyway.

Doesn't have to be veggies either can be meat, cw here for folks who don't wanna know but otherwise here's more ideas

Again it doesn't have to be pretty it doesn't have to be good it just has to be not moldy or totally rotten.

Okay do this for 6 months and then come back.

Hello from the past I guess it's been 6 months hopefully you got a bag or three full of random trimmings.

Put them in the biggest pot you got. If you're doing meat stuff put that in first without the veggies.

Cover the stuff with water.

Salt the shit outta it. Other seasonings too if you want I don't care it's your stock do whatever.

Stove. Cover it. Make hot. Simmer. Do like an hour before adding veggies if you're doing meat otherwise do the veggies for like 2 ish hours or something. It's not an exact science once it's been simmering for a while taste it. If it tastes like water add salt. Do this untill it stops tasting like water. Then keep tasting and looking at the veg once they're looking all sad and gross and it tastes really delicious take it off the heat. Grab tongs or a spoon or something. Pull out all the stuff you put in It's done congrats you made stock.

You can just eat it if you want just like this. Maybe with some rice or noodles. Or you can strain it if you're feeling fancy. You can put it into ice cube trays and freeze it and put the cubes in a container and later when you need some just pull some out.

It's so easy and it costs you basically nothing but the energy to cook and the salt. Otherwise you were gonna throw all that delicious flavor and nutrients out.

Don't waste your food folks use all of it you paid for it someone picked it.

You can do this don't let anyone tell you not to they're wrong and dumb go make delicious stock just for you you'll be happier and healthier for it. I'm gonna go eat some of mine right now as a base for some tomato soup.

There are also Coke Oreos.

looking for some chips that are actually hot

first of all, why do I have to tell the chef how to make the steak? "medium rare"? "well done"? those are words made up by wizards or something. second of all I don't like how they taste. they're super expensive and they just taste so boring. chicken goated steak boring. I'm in my early 20s so I'm getting used to some "acquired taste" things slowly like wine and coffee but steak is still so bland.

This stuff is awesome; a while back I was looking up Chinese dishes I could try (as I especially love steamed Chinese chicken buns) and discovered this (dessert?) and just loved it. I tried it both steamed and fried and my own personal preference is fried. This stuff is awesome, definitely can't have just one. I had six with lunch and I just can't stop thinking about getting more and I gotta stop myself, cause no way all that fried food can be good for you, but damn I can't stop thinking about it.

EDIT: Actually now I think I remember what pointed me towards this dish: I was reading up about some Chinese historical figures (legends?) and read something about one of their figures eating this and I was like 'hmmm, curious.....'

Normally just washing basmati rice has been enough to make it cook well, but the generic brand I've been buying for years seems to have changed their supplier or something and now what should be the same exact rice doesn't cook right anymore and turns out disgusting. How do I compensate for this? Do I just wash it even more thoroughly? Do I wash it, let it soak in clean water for a while, and then wash it again?

I'm kind of at a loss for how to fix it because I've never encountered such starchy, shitty quality basmati rice before.

You might not like it but this is what peak green bean looks like

That is all

you can choose one of the three

Who am I kidding? No matter how much pasta I eat. How many mob movies I watch. Or how widely I gesticulate with my hands while speaking will I ever will myself to be a bonafide Italian.

Yous guys I think a made a big fuckin' mistake. 🤌

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/3349118

I want to learn how to cook. Now that I'm not a lone NEET anymore but in a relationship, I want to reach a level where I can cook a succulent meal for my partner. I want to start simple, with a focus on noodle dishes. Later, I want to move on to rice dishes, but that's for the future.

Hit me with your tips and tricks for someone who has cooked maybe 4-5 times in his life and hasn't cooked in like 10 years. I'm a complete noob.

Also, YouTube channels would be greatly appreciated, especially those focused on simple dishes and easy stuff. I don't need anything complex for at least the next few months.

Simple. Quick. Tasty. Thats what im looking for.

Thanks, Hexbears!

Filipino version of sweet douhua