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[Lester Burnham]

Originally Posted by Lucky Rathen

My fucking blender broke last night as I was blending the soup. The blade fell out INTO the soup, while still rotating at a frightening speed! Lesson: Asda smart-price blenders fear smushy carrots. Also they aren't very safe. Also, keep the reciept if it's only 2 months old like mine is. Also, spend more than £4 and get a better blender next time.

I went through a not quite as bad ordeal with a Tesco Value handblender. It lasted two lots of my Carrot soup then the head (where the blade is) got a crack in it so that when you blended, the soup went up into the actual motor bit. i chucked it and spent a tenner on a morphy richards hand blender in the argos sale. It's been through some rough times and is still as trusty as ever.

I got a new big proper blender for my Xmas... so it'll be getting some tough love soon.

[Lester Burnham]

Originally Posted by Chris

Stovies:
peel tatties (4 or 5 small to medium ones will do for two people)
slice 1 small onion/half a large onion
roughly slice tatties into thin and thick chunks
fry onion in lots of veggie oil in a large pan until soft
add the tatties and shredded beef (either leftover roast, leftover from soup or cheat and use roast beef slices from a packet if you're stuck. Don't use fucking corned beef)
season heavily
add 400ml of beef stock
stick lid on the pan and simmer on a medium heat stirring occasionally until it's all mushy
serve with oatcakes and brown sauce.

I apparently have to spread some rep round before giving it to you again.

Sounds like the bees ruddy knees. I'll give it a trial run this weekend!

[Chris]

oh I forgot a bit, stir in some parsley at the end.

[Nev]

Originally Posted by Lucky Rathen

My fucking blender broke last night as I was blending the soup. The blade fell out INTO the soup, while still rotating at a frightening speed! Lesson: Asda smart-price blenders fear smushy carrots. Also they aren't very safe. Also, keep the reciept if it's only 2 months old like mine is. Also, spend more than £4 and get a better blender next time.

On a similar note, I once stood on a food processor blade. Warning to all: Do not do this - It causes much blood to be lost, and much pain. (And a nice hole through your foot, if you're lucky!)

I make a fucking mean vegetable soup. But I'm not giving you the recipe, because it's too good to share.

[Captain America]

Anyone got a good chicken soup recipe?

I love making/eating soup, but have never really found a great chicken soup...

[Lucky Rathen]

Originally Posted by Peterhead Dave

On a similar note, I once stood on a food processor blade. Warning to all: Do not do this - It causes much blood to be lost, and much pain. (And a nice hole through your foot, if you're lucky!)

I once stood barefoot on the upturned plug of a tumble dryer, which led to three neat holes in the bottom of my foot and a lot of swearing. It hurt like a motherfucker.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by treader.

I make a fucking mean vegetable soup. But I'm not giving you the recipe, because it's too good to share.

If I could give negative rep then you'd get some for this. Boooooo.

[Lester Burnham]

Originally Posted by treader.

I make a fucking mean vegetable soup. But I'm not giving you the recipe, because it's too good to share.

My vegetable soup also shits on all competition. The only reason I haven't put the recipe up is because…

1) It's a kinda labour intensive soup
2) I only make it in huge batches (the whole labour intensive thing…. Plus I freeze loads of it) so I doubt people will want to make 6 pints of soup
3) If you eat loads of it (which you will) it makes you fart. It's really low cal so you eat tons of the stuff.

I could put the recipe up though. I may well do.

[DJ Jo-D]

Originally Posted by Chris

Stovies:
peel tatties (4 or 5 small to medium ones will do for two people)
slice 1 small onion/half a large onion
roughly slice tatties into thin and thick chunks
fry onion in lots of veggie oil in a large pan until soft
add the tatties and shredded beef (either leftover roast, leftover from soup or cheat and use roast beef slices from a packet if you're stuck. Don't use fucking corned beef)
season heavily
add 400ml of beef stock
stick lid on the pan and simmer on a medium heat stirring occasionally until it's all mushy
serve with oatcakes and brown sauce.

ace cheers, sounds along the lines of what I was aiming for altho htought onionsin butter might be good...but you stipulated lots of oil...any reason for this or just your method?

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