SPRINGERS SPECIALS SEPTEMBER 2023 - Fakeaways

[springersrule]

Hi and welcome to Springers Specials a place to get into the nitty gritty of kitchen adventures through the sourcing, making and eating of some fabulous meals whatever your location, food preferences, skills and budget.

I will be posting a new thread on the first of each month where we can get together and share some delicious recipes with a theme. It might be what can you do with green veg, make a dish with x number of ingredients, feed the family on a budget or let’s go seasonal. Whatever the theme, let’s get creative and share our ideas and meals. It doesn’t have to be fancy 😊

Thank you for all the amazing 30 minute main meals posted throughout August, what a great selections of meals that look delicious and are so quick to make. This months SS Supercook badges go to Grigid and Zest for all the amazing meals they have shared with us. I think the Kung Po was my favourite Well done to you both.

This months topic was inspired by some of the meals posted on last months SS post. We all love (or loved lol) a takeaway and so many of them can be replicated, or be adapted and made at home. Who doesn't love a pizza, curry, fish & chips, a chinese or indian .... there are just so many. The thing is there can be so many hidden ingredients in them (i'm thinking sugars mainly) and for those following a low carb programme, it does cut a lot of them out or at least parts of the meals out.

So the challenge i am setting for you this month is to have a go at making your favourite takeaways or alternatives to the standard takeaway, take some pics and share them with the recipe so we can all have a go

Ready, Steady, Go... Lets get cooking xx

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone]

This looks an interesting one

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to BridgeGirl]

and fun Bridgegirl xx

[Wine Host 7st 7lbs]

Congratulations Grigid and Zest brilliant your recipes were just fantastic thank you 💕

[Zest Healthy BMI in reply to Wine]

Thanks so much Wine

[TheTabbyCat Administrator 10 kg]

Hi partner and massive congratulations to Grigid and Zest.👏👏👏Cooking a complete meal in 30 mins is a great achievement. The only meals I produce in that time are pasta based dishes 😋 It was also far too hot here in 🇮🇹 for any serious cooking.

I have only ever eaten takeaway when I very been on my jollies in the UK and even then it's always been Chinese. Here the price for the delivery of a meal for 1 is prohibitive.

I'm looking forwards to seeing and copying some brilliant ideas. Good luck everyone.

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to TheTabbyCat]

Hi Partner, i dont think i'd have been cooking in the heat you've had either!! Hopefully you'll be able to turn the cooker on now its cooled down.

I'm the other way round, i never both getting a takeaway delivered home, it seems a waste just for 1. I've had the odd one at agility competitions when a few of us get together for the evening. They've been chinese or fish & chips

I'm sure we'll get some lovely fakeaway over the month xx

[Zest Healthy BMI]

Hi springersrule

Thank you so much for the lovely badge, and Congratulations also to Grigid .

I like the challenge this month, but I won't be here much, as I'm going to be enjoying a holiday, and hopefully eating out quite a bit!

But I will hopefully be joining in the next month's challenge, and will definitely take a look at all the recipes and ideas in this thread, as 'fake-away' suggestions are always helpful.

Zest

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Zest]

You're very welcome Zest. I hope you have an amazing holiday with lots of lovely food.

See you when you get back xx

[Hopalong1 Challenge Host 2st 7lbs]

Serves 2

300g lamb

One onion

2 cloves garlic

one heaped TSP coriander

" ". ". Mustard powder

TSP nutmeg

TSP chilli

TSP salt

I can tomatoes

Cooked on hob for 1.5 hours after frying lamb off

Lamb curry with konjac rice

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Hopalong1]

Oh that lamb curry looks lovely Hopalong, Lamb is my favourite meat so i would love this.

How do you find the konjac rice? I find as long as its mixed in with the sauce its a good substitute for normal rice

Thanks for posting our first fakeaway meal xx

[Hopalong1 Challenge Host 2st 7lbs in reply to springersrule]

I am getting used to konjac rice. Good with a sauce, as you say. Found in Waitrose and Farmfoods 😊😊x

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Hopalong1]

Ah, i've found it in morrisons and the big sainsbury's xx

[Hopalong1 Challenge Host 2st 7lbs in reply to springersrule]

Good to know x😊😊

[Wine Host 7st 7lbs in reply to Hopalong1]

Delicious

[Fiadh79 Maintainer 13kg 2023 September]

Mine is Salt and Pepper Chicken. It is so delicious and I make it every few weeks. Its a BBC good food recipe, but in addition to what's on the recipe I generally put in some more vegetables and half a chilli.

bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/sal...

Today for vegetables I did pak choi, pepper and onion.

[Ironqueen Maintainer in reply to Fiadh79]

looks great! Ive checked out the recipe and added to my list to try next week. Thank you Fiadh79

[Fiadh79 Maintainer 13kg 2023 September in reply to Ironqueen]

I hope you like it! I find it really easy to make and delicious!

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Fiadh79]

Hi Fiadh that looks and sounds great, i love using the BBC good food website, it really has lots of brilliant recipes on it. The extra veg and chilli sounds really good too xx

[Fiadh79 Maintainer 13kg 2023 September in reply to springersrule]

Yeah - I think it's weird that it doesn't have chilli in it. Whenever I get salt and pepper anything takeaway it is hot!

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Fiadh79]

I've never had it as a takeaway but i would expect it to be hot. Maybe it needs red pepper rather than black? xx

[Fiadh79 Maintainer 13kg 2023 September in reply to springersrule]

That's a good point. I only use normal peppercorns, but the recipe does mention using different ones. You are very wise!

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Fiadh79]

lol only wise because i didn't realise the difference until i used red pepper thinking it would be the same 😂😂 xx

[Fiadh79 Maintainer 13kg 2023 September]

For some reason I couldn't add the picture to my main post.

Salt and Pepper Chicken with noodles

[BridgeGirl Administrator 2 stone in reply to Fiadh79]

Adding pictures can be a bit hit and miss That looks a great Fakeaway

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Fiadh79]

Perfect Fiadh. As Bridgegirl says, there a glitch with photos and sometimes it lets you add them sometimes it doesn't. Hopefully it will be sorted out soon xx

[Wine Host 7st 7lbs in reply to Fiadh79]

Love it

[Hopalong1 Challenge Host 2st 7lbs]

1lb beef mince serves 2

Egg

Parsley, chives, garlic granules

Mix and fry in four patties

Salad dressing

2 tablespoons Greek yogurt and mayo

Heap teaspoon paprika

2 finely chopped gherkin and onion

Salad with cheese

Enjoy!

Big Mac Style Burgers

[Fiadh79 Maintainer 13kg 2023 September in reply to Hopalong1]

Sounds amazing! Does it taste like the big mac sauce?

[Hopalong1 Challenge Host 2st 7lbs in reply to Fiadh79]

Better, just no bread for me x

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Hopalong1]

Oh yum Hopalong, that looks amazing and right up my street. Looks better and more filling than a Big Mac too xx

[Lytham 3 stone]

Hiya chick, hope you're well. I've just remembered I attempted my first chicken koftas last week and they're absolutely delicious, you'll love them x

Chicken koftas

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Lytham]

Hya Lytham, i'm ok thanks. Those koftas look delicious, definitely something i'll have a go at. Did you have them with salad?

Thanks for adding them xx

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to springersrule]

Of course! Lol x

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Lytham]

xx

[Lytham 3 stone]

Oops the recipe might be handy! Lol x

Recipe

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Lytham]

lol only you could forget to add the recipe. Now i've read it i'm definitely going to try them 😋😋😋 xx

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to springersrule]

Just mix everything together and shallow fry them in the oil, I didn't though, I oven baked them x

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Lytham]

I was thinking of doing them in the air fryer i've just bought xx

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to springersrule]

Oooh good idea! I'm not posh with an Air fryer! Lol x

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Lytham]

I'm not in the least bit posh but felt like indulging I just have to find space in my tiny kitchen now lol xx

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to springersrule]

Ha ha ! How's the gorgeous Mr.P doing? X

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Lytham]

He's doing great. Cute and cuddly as ever 😍 xx

[Lytham 3 stone in reply to springersrule]

Bit like me! Lol x

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg in reply to Lytham]

🤣🤣🤣 definitely xx

[springersrule Moderator Host 76kg]

Hi everyone, i've been meaning to post this for a couple of days but time has run away from me. I made a chicken balti curry and it was delicious, especially as leftovers when the flavours are even more enhanced

I fried a large white onion and 2 whole red peppers with the chicken (4 thighs cut up into bite sized pieces) once this was done i added a jar of balti sauce (cheating i know but i would have had to buy a fair few jars of spices to make it myself) and 3/4 of a tin of chopped tomatoes (because i had it leftover). Simmer for 10 minutes and served with cauliflower rice. I usually make my cauliflower rice in a food mixer but grated it on the cheese grater this time. It was much easier and quicker but a bit more messy lol

Anyway i absolutely loved it xx

chicken balti curry