10-04-2014, 12:39 AM
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Re: What are you having for lunch/dinner?
Has anyone else had the thought that this thread is a bit like those times in a restaurant when you have just placed your order and the waitress walks past with someone else's meal, and you think, Ooo, that looks nice?
Any way tomorrow we are having a childhood favourite which is both very easy very cheap, and soooo tasty. Simply peel and slice a couple of large onions and start to fry on a medium heat, then peel and quarter some floury spuds and start them boiling, as the onions begin to brown, gradually tip in some of the potato water, literally continue in this way until the potatoes are cooked and you have a frying pan full of soft brown onions. Sprinkle some plain flour over the onions and stir in, then gradually add more hot water until you have achieved a thick glossy onion gravy. Now just layer in slices of corned beef and reduce heat, and cream the potatoes. Serve with veggie of choice although when I was a child all them years ago my mum would use tinned processed peas and add the juices to the gravy, added a lovely flavour. The corned beef simply dissolves into the gravy and you just pour it over the creamed spuds and peas. Not the prettiest of dinners, but one of the cheapest and tastiest.