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Morning chap
How's you?
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Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:16,
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latest was 13 years ago)
Not too bad thanks, you?
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:25,
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Yeah on the up cheers
Making paella tonight, I've decided. Any tips?
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Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:28,
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It needs chorizo and prawns etc, not sure how that will work for a veggie
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:29,
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She's out teaching this evening
Prawns I have, ditto mussels and squid, getting chorizo at lunchtime, and chicken. Have paella rice, stock, lemons, shallots, garlic, white wine. Chillies if I fancy them, which I will. What am I missing? Apart from saffron, which I'm hoping there's a cheaper alternative to.
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Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:33,
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Just use turmeric.
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Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:36,
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That's what I usually do
Thank you both for the advice
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Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:37,
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Saffron is only for coulour really, and you'll get some of that from the stock and chrozio
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:36,
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It's not really .. it has a very specific delicate flavour
but it's not a deal-breaker.
If you're getting colour from your stock I should be quite scared, though...
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:39,
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If you cook rice with nice stock it will give it some colour, not bright yellow saffron colour
but the rice won't be bright white
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:40,
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well ... yeah.
I suppose that's strictly true. but it's not really colour like the paprika from chorizo, say.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:43,
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I did roast potatoes with saffron once.
They were bloody lovely.
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Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:52,
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There isn't.
Although you can use tumeric if you just want the yellow colour.
It needs a bit of chilli, yes, also tomatoes and red pepper. Clams are better than mussels but much more of an arse to find.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:38,
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If you're using squid, I believe that you either have to cook it very quickly, or very slowly.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:41,
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very quickly.
Squid isn't great slow-cooked, although you can.
If they are baby squid, chop them into rings. If it's a full size bugger, split the body open once you've cleaned it, then run a dinner knife over the inside in a criss-cross pattern. cook it other side down for 45 secs then scored side down for 45 secs. It'll roll up into a tube, then slice it and throw it on top of the finished paella.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:46,
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it will still be an inedible rubbery piece of shit though
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rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:53,
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Nah, you just need to get fresh squid.
If it's fresh and it comes out rubbery you've cooked it totally wrong.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 11:03,
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Cook the chorizo with a good glug of oil in the pan first
Then remove once it's done, that will give the next ingredients added a great colouring. I tend to go for chicken and chorizo, although next time I'm also going to include king prawns in there.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:35,
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Seafood is a must for me
I fucking love seafood. Thanks for the tip mate
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Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:38,
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strictly paella is rabbit, snails and green vegetables
but that's getting ridiculously picky even for a ponce like me.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:41,
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We've got fucking masses of snails in our back garden
Cheers
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Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:49,
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Not to worry
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:41,
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I'M FINE. THANKS FOR ASKING
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:27,
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No point asking the beakers
They'll tell you anyway
Look^
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Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:29,
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Coming from the author of "The Squits: My Story" by Darth Foxtrot
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Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:30,
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I never thought of publishing it
People will definitely want to read that, cheers mate
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Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:31,
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I thought this post from Fisto was an excerpt from it
www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1441524
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:34,
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Between this and the Mellor thing you are fast becoming the most disgusting human being ever
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Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:37,
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That is some going in this place
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:39,
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It was mostly the Mellor reference
Some things should be forgotten by everyone ever
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Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Nov 2011, 10:47,
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