Garlic & Dill Pickles

Cucumbers & Green tomatoes 

Onion, sliced

Fresh Dill Sprigs

6- 8 Garlic cloves, smashed

4 small red chilies

1 3/4 cup White Vinegar

2 1/4 Cup Water

4 Tbs Salt

2 Tbs Sugar

1/2 Tsp Dill Seed

1/2 Tsp Mustard Seed

1/2 Tsp Coriander Seed

1/2 Tsp Celery Seed

1 Tsp Peppercorns

 

Stir water, vinegar, salt and sugar together in a container until salt and sugar are dissolved; add spices and mix well.  Some people boil & cool this before using, but I think it doesn't make much difference in the finished product, so I don't.

Arrange Dill sprigs, onion slices, cucumbers & green tomatoes in a canning jar, and then drop in garlic cloves; do this in layers.

Add the water, vinegar & spices mixture until jar is filled to rim. Put the lid on the jar and give it all a good shake. Refrigerate for 1 week; shake daily.   

2 hours ago, Michaelaway said:

I'm with you, man. Pickle men... unite!

DAY 1

DAY 7

 

Jars like that are quite cheap in Makro.

4 hours ago, mogandave said:

I could go for a pickled egg...


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http://allrecipes.com/recipe/234065/classic-pickled-eggs/

 

mind, I don't know how ye can get a pickling jar into yer fridge...

 

I made some a few years back and they were quite good, met a bar/pub standard...the recipe called fer the eggs to be studded with cloves and I left that out...just let the jar sit somewhere in the house that's cooler fer about 2 weeks...ate them all innabout 2 - 3 days and then decided not to do them again as there would be a cholesterol problem...

 

tutsi is in a village pub (hanging baskets and everything) and steps up and sez: 'pint of bitter, 2 pints of lager and 2 pickled eggs, please...' and then a fat woman perched onna barstool inna bouffant with a fag and a short skirt looks over and sez: 'ICK!!!...'

 

she was unfriendly...

 

 

The gf made this tonight, from her mom's recipe.


Looks good and smells delicious, but it's so sweet I can't eat it, meanwhile the gf is tucking in like there's no tomorrow !!

44 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

The gf made this tonight, from her mom's recipe.


Looks good and smells delicious, but it's so sweet I can't eat it, meanwhile the gf is tucking in like there's no tomorrow !!

 

My wife makes that 2 or 3 times a month though it isn't sweet. However it is yummy.

 
My wife makes that 2 or 3 times a month though it isn't sweet. However it is yummy.

Yeah, i was kind of disappointed as it smelt and looked great.
She said it's how her mother makes it which would explain the mothers extra kilos !!
She says it's called " pa-lo " ( excuse my spelling )

15 hours ago, Michaelaway said:

Garlic & Dill Pickles

 

Cucumbers & Green tomatoes 

 

Onion, sliced

 

Fresh Dill Sprigs

 

6- 8 Garlic cloves, smashed

 

4 small red chilies

 

1 3/4 cup White Vinegar

 

2 1/4 Cup Water

 

4 Tbs Salt

 

2 Tbs Sugar

 

1/2 Tsp Dill Seed

 

1/2 Tsp Mustard Seed

 

1/2 Tsp Coriander Seed

 

1/2 Tsp Celery Seed

 

1 Tsp Peppercorns

 

 

 

Stir water, vinegar, salt and sugar together in a container until salt and sugar are dissolved; add spices and mix well.  Some people boil & cool this before using, but I think it doesn't make much difference in the finished product, so I don't.

 

Arrange Dill sprigs, onion slices, cucumbers & green tomatoes in a canning jar, and then drop in garlic cloves; do this in layers.

 

Add the water, vinegar & spices mixture until jar is filled to rim. Put the lid on the jar and give it all a good shake. Refrigerate for 1 week; shake daily.   

 

 

For Naam: there are millions of recipes and basically, you can trow in any spice/herb you like.

 

However, if you are trying to come close to the typical German "Gurkentopf taste", use only dill seeds, mustard seeds and some peppercorns in a mixture of 60/40 water/white vinegar. Add sugar to taste.

 

11 hours ago, billd766 said:

My wife makes that 2 or 3 times a month though it isn't sweet. However it is yummy.

as there is no explanation of the content i take a wild guess...

-dog embryo?

-whale ovary?

-wallaby testicles?

8 hours ago, U235 said:

 

For Naam: there are millions of recipes and basically, you can trow in any spice/herb you like.

 

However, if you are trying to come close to the typical German "Gurkentopf taste", use only dill seeds, mustard seeds and some peppercorns in a mixture of 60/40 water/white vinegar. Add sugar to taste.

 

thanks! i will experiment. of course dill and mustard seeds (galore) is a must to suit my taste.

next week i'll have a visitor who is delivering 5 kilos of (see below) and discuss my/our spice preferences for future deliveries.

 

 

 

as there is no explanation of the content i take a wild guess...
-dog embryo?
-whale ovary?
-wallaby testicles?

Eggs and pork and.........................well I dread to think what else is in there..............probably 1/2 kg of sugar in my case !!

4 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Eggs and pork and.........................well I dread to think what else is in there..............probably 1/2 kg of sugar in my case !!

1 hour ago, Naam said:

next week i'll have a visitor who is delivering 5 kilos of (see below) and discuss my/our spice preferences for future deliveries.

 

 

 

All I can say is WOW! Impressive! 

2 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Eggs and pork and.........................well I dread to think what else is in there..............probably 1/2 kg of sugar in my case !!

I make this now and again. Pa-lor moo.

 

There's a great recipe for it here:

http://shesimmers.com/2013/10/stewed-pork-hocks-rice-khao-kha-mu-nongs-khao-man-gai.html

 

Edit, I substitute the coke with palm sugar.

Edited August 28, 20178 yr by grollies

5 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

All I can say is WOW! Impressive! 

my dogs will also bark "wow wow" when they smell it.

Well honestly i am addicted to black rice.

lookin' at this one fer tonite:

 

https://mealz.com/recipes/the-flexi-foodie-aubergine-and-cauliflower-curry

 

there's a lady down the market that has green, red and yellow peppers fer sale occasionally...set the green one aside fer spaghetti sauce later and use the red and yellow fer the recipe...she pre wraps them in an assortment of colors and folks around here buy them...

 

lookin' at the preparation and believe I'll do the masala (garlic, ginger, tomatoes and spices) on the side and then add to the stir fried onions and veges for final cooking...might add a diced tattie or 2 for a more robust mixture as they don't really flavor anything and go well with the cauli...get them creative juices flowing...

 

gonna get some garbanzos (chick peas) soakin' tonight for use later...bought them a few months ago at foodland in BKK, never seen them available anywhere else...maybe curry them with cauli and toms or make hummous with homade tahini...they're very versatile...

 

 

16 minutes ago, tutsiwarrior said:

lookin' at this one fer tonite:

 

https://mealz.com/recipes/the-flexi-foodie-aubergine-and-cauliflower-curry

 

there's a lady down the market that has green, red and yellow peppers fer sale occasionally...set the green one aside fer spaghetti sauce later and use the red and yellow fer the recipe...she pre wraps them in an assortment of colors and folks around here buy them...

 

lookin' at the preparation and believe I'll do the masala (garlic, ginger, tomatoes and spices) on the side and then add to the stir fried onions and veges for final cooking...might add a diced tattie or 2 for a more robust mixture as they don't really flavor anything and go well with the cauli...get them creative juices flowing...

 

gonna get some garbanzos (chick peas) soakin' tonight for use later...bought them a few months ago at foodland in BKK, never seen them available anywhere else...maybe curry them with cauli and toms or make hummous with homade tahini...they're very versatile...

 

 

How much do you weigh? 

12 minutes ago, grollies said:

How much do you weigh? 

 

thefck'sitmatter? I'm just trine to eat well using the local ingredients...lotsa carbs, I know...but ye can get that and worse by livin' on ham sarnies and instant noodles...

 

I eat plenty of meat (chicken paprika with yogurt, cacciatore; ground beef with chili and spaghetti sauce, pork with this and that) but I believe that meat is supposed to flavor stuff and to be eaten in small quantities...got probs digestin' the stuff these days anyway...

 

wonderful bowel movements...which at my age are an important consideration...and I bring the benefits of my unconstipated world to you...

 

 

My breakfast yesterday... 55 baht 

 

41 minutes ago, tutsiwarrior said:

 

thefck'sitmatter? I'm just trine to eat well using the local ingredients...lotsa carbs, I know...but ye can get that and worse by livin' on ham sarnies and instant noodles...

 

I eat plenty of meat (chicken paprika with yogurt, cacciatore; ground beef with chili and spaghetti sauce, pork with this and that) but I believe that meat is supposed to flavor stuff and to be eaten in small quantities...got probs digestin' the stuff these days anyway...

 

wonderful bowel movements...which at my age are an important consideration...and I bring the benefits of my unconstipated world to you...

 

 

Mate, I'm only kidding, just obvious you like your food. 

18 minutes ago, grollies said:

Mate, I'm only kidding, just obvious you like your food. 

 

it's cool...I'm only suggestin' that fer those of us that gots the leisure and convenience (my local market is a 12min walk from my doorstep) to get out and about, meet yer neighbors and see what the vendors got to eat...the market offering might not appear to be much but with recipes on the internet and some imagination the culinary world is yer oyster...head on down to the nearest makro and check out the spice section, they gots loadsa stuff that you wouldn't expect to have available...

 

and I'm trine to concentrate on recipes for which ingredients are available locally...wanna stay away from truffles, sun dried tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, artichokes etc...ain't got no use fer that stuff when ye live in rural SE Asia...

 

beats ham sarnies and instant noodles and the bowel movements sure are good...

 

bon appetit...

 

 

1 hour ago, cornishcarlos said:

My breakfast yesterday... 55 baht 

 

 

khaao thom is a great brekkie but in my case only when someone that knows what they're doin' is makin' it...my MiL makes the best khaao thom muu and she's got a trick that after 15 years of observing her I still haven't figured out yet...

 

 

1 hour ago, tutsiwarrior said:

 

khaao thom is a great brekkie but in my case only when someone that knows what they're doin' is makin' it...my MiL makes the best khaao thom muu and she's got a trick that after 15 years of observing her I still haven't figured out yet...

 

 

 

My MIL doesn't make it, so I have to go down the road... Must admit, it's a pretty damn good one and the Chai ron is pukka...

6 hours ago, tutsiwarrior said:

lookin' at this one fer tonite:

 

https://mealz.com/recipes/the-flexi-foodie-aubergine-and-cauliflower-curry

 

there's a lady down the market that has green, red and yellow peppers fer sale occasionally...set the green one aside fer spaghetti sauce later and use the red and yellow fer the recipe...she pre wraps them in an assortment of colors and folks around here buy them...

 

lookin' at the preparation and believe I'll do the masala (garlic, ginger, tomatoes and spices) on the side and then add to the stir fried onions and veges for final cooking...might add a diced tattie or 2 for a more robust mixture as they don't really flavor anything and go well with the cauli...get them creative juices flowing...

 

gonna get some garbanzos (chick peas) soakin' tonight for use later...bought them a few months ago at foodland in BKK, never seen them available anywhere else...maybe curry them with cauli and toms or make hummous with homade tahini...they're very versatile...

 

 

 

this one turned out OK...not a huge success like the cauli and potato soup that I described before but OK and serviceable leftover fer brekkie or anytime with some toast...did the vegs and masala separate like I described and combined with a splash of hot water from the kettle...left out the tatties...used the local phallic green eggplant/aubergine which I feel is an acceptable substitute fer the european purple ones...same texture and flavor...

 

also threw in 6 medium seeded red chiles and ground to a paste with the garlic and ginger...still wary of the little chiles, they are super hot and so small that ye can't remove the seeds...if yer not careful they'll burn ye a new <deleted>...

 

the sweet peppers give it a nice tang, try doing an american spaghetti sauce (not bolognaise) with and without green pepper to see what I mean...

 

got them garbanzos/chick peas soakin', let's see what tomorrow brings...gotta get some more onions, etc...

 

'Mr tutsi! am I so attractive that you visit my vegetable stall multiple times every week?' 'ye got a nice ass fer a 40 y.o. woman, babe but I'm more interested in yer onions...'

 

tutsi is up front,  western and cruel...

 

 

Edited August 28, 20178 yr by tutsiwarrior

A vegetarian one tonight: ravioli stuffed with an artichoke filling and topped with a lemon cream sauce and Parmesan cheese.

 

If you like pasta's, a pasta maker is really a 'must have' in Thailand 

 

 

 

divine products

 

On 8/29/2017 at 7:20 PM, U235 said:

A vegetarian one tonight: ravioli stuffed with an artichoke filling and topped with a lemon cream sauce and Parmesan cheese.

 

If you like pasta's, a pasta maker is really a 'must have' in Thailand 

 

 

 

mouth watering! 

Just now, Naam said:

U235 said:

A vegetarian one tonight

reminds me of a wedding dinner reception i attended 25 years ago. groom's parents strict vegetarians. only vegetarian food served but the taste was fit for Gods! one of the ladies asked "who's that foreigner who is now loading his plate for a third or even a fourth time and gobbles it down?" my wife answered coolly "that's my carnivorous husband who was bitching a few hours ago when i warned him that it'll be a veggie dinner."

19 hours ago, Naam said:

divine products

 

 

went up to the changwat today to do a 90 day report and swung past the big tescos and makro to pick up little goodies not available in my humble sub - district...

 

and as we approached the local MacDonald's the step daughter who was drivin' said: 'burger time, tutsi?' I was in hog heaven hookin' down the Crespo pitted green olives and said: 'fergit it babe, head home (30km away) and step on it...stop at a sebben so I can get some ice and somethin' to mix the vodka with...'...

 

oh, pitted green olives and vodka and movin' on down the road!...there's gotta be a song somewhere...