Food, glorious food! Ideas.

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bljones

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I am compiling a compendium of comestible commentary, or re-writing requisitioned recipes, depending upon one's point of view.

I am working to fill a pothole in the boat-food info highway. Having just reviewed a small-boat "cookbook" and coming away unimpressed, I have found that boat food tends to fall into two basic categories:
The Dylan Winter school of Franklin Expedition -style boil-and-serve canned cuisine.

or

The haute -cuisine -over- merely- hot- cuisine, my galley is just like home, big boat big money cooking.

On Whiskeyjack, we have been exploring the happy medium, attemtping to answer the question, "can you cook a meal that guests will enjoy and compliment in a cramped woefully underequipped galley? "

Over the last few months we have been documenting our two-burner meals- the dinners we have cooked on our small alcohol stove in our small galley on our small boat.

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The results and recipes are being compiled in the "Two-burner tastiness" section of my blog.
http://docksixchronicles.blogspot.com/p/two-burner-tastiness-recipes.html
I am looking for new recipes to try. Have you got a favourite meal that can be/has been prepared on-board and cooked on two burners or less?
 
Looked at it, first dish,The Four Horsemen.
2nd Dish-----The Four Horsemen.


Who ,what or where the hell are they?:confused:

Ok, nul points for observation!
 
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A-ha Ludd... I done the same at first;)

Mmmm bljones...I'm bleeding hungry now..

Here's one for you:-
Chicken Casserole
A couple of breasts of chicken
The Four Horsemen (largely diced)
Carrots,
Mushrooms
OxoChicken or stock
approx 400ml water

Whack the chicken in 200ml of water and bring to the boil, add oxo's, carrots, then the rest of the water. Add the 4 Horsemen after that.
When the carrots are almost ready throw in the mushrooms.
Add whatever spices preferred..we add curry & paprika.
When ready just add a thickening product, corn starch or granules..

Serve with either boiled potatoes or rice..
:D
 
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Totally off topic (though I love the Dock Six chronicles - I'm working through them all) but can I just remark that I wish everyone had the posting discipline that Ludd just demonstrated.

To make a comment - realise that you missed something and then return and update rather than altering or deleting your comment as many people do - adds integrity to a conversation, helps those coming along after to understand the context of later remarks, and gives a little shape to the online personality of the poster.

I used to contribute to a board that turned off the ability to edit comments and although it used to make people bitch about it - I loved it.

Anyway... sorry - back to the food.
 
I only have three pans, and a kettle, a small milk pan, a 3ltr pressure cooker and a wok.

On the other hand, I also have an oven and a microwave.

So yes I probably follow the path of the Frankelin Expedition.

For those who know me, no comments about FB pies, which heat the cabin but taste like bush tucker :D

The little pressure cooker is much used in winter. In summer it's braai, going to get a potjie too
 
Never really thought about special cooking for the boat, just cook what we used to have whilst living in a house. This often requires a little careful planing so as to sequence things but work well most of the time. Potatoes, for example, can be cooked until not quite done and then put to one side; the heat in the pan will finish the cooking whilst you use the ring to cook the veggies. Only real problem we have is finding all the ingredients we were used to in UK - the Greek supply chain focuses on local produce, which is very seasonal.
 
wazza said:
A-ha Ludd... I done the same at first;)

Mmmm bljones...I'm bleeding hungry now..

Here's one for you:-
Chicken Casserole
A couple of breasts of chicken
The Four Horsemen (largely diced)
Carrots,
Mushrooms
OxoChicken or stock
approx 400ml water

Whack the chicken in 200ml of water and bring to the boil, add oxo's, carrots, then the rest of the water. Add the 4 Horsemen after that.
When the carrots are almost ready throw in the mushrooms.
Add whatever spices preferred..we add curry & paprika.
When ready just add a thickening product, corn starch or granules..

Serve with either boiled potatoes or rice..
:D
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Wazza, thanks for that one- I'll give it a whirl this weekend and grab some pics. Alright if I call it a Chicken Wazzarole?
 
I've just bought a set of thermos bowls from Lidl with screw on lids. Excellent for keeping hot food hot whilst you cook the rest. Also useful as mixing bowls. They stack nicely too and the lids screw on so if tipped up they don't spill. If I had more room I'd buy another set. Just brilliant. £20.00.
 
Hipchick said:
I've just bought a set of thermos bowls from Lidl with screw on lids. Excellent for keeping hot food hot whilst you cook the rest. Also useful as mixing bowls. They stack nicely too and the lids screw on so if tipped up they don't spill. If I had more room I'd buy another set. Just brilliant. £20.00.
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Also freeing up one burner if you put rice in Thermos,add boilng water and leave to cook while you do the rest.
 
Actually , this topic is what I was looking for. I would like to ask how did you organise transfer from kitchen to galley?
And BTW how small are your utensils?

As for easy ideas, chicken slightly beaten by non sharp edge of a knife can be used for wrapping anything and everything, green beans, mushrooms, cheese, sausage, olives or any veggies, OR any combination of above listed, put it on a bed of chopped onions and bell peppers,OR mushrooms and onions, OR onions, OR no any beds:) Or wrap your chicken wrap with any kind of bacon OR parma ham OR use fish instead of chicken, or use aubergine if prefer vegetarian, sprinkle with oil and spices and throw it in the oven . Or if there is no oven just fry it both sides and then slow cock it under lid till ready. Goes well with rice, mash, salad or anything really. I'm not sure if it work with bite size Mars bars though:)
 
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