Jamie Oliver - Forums / Ask me a cooking question

mummza · Thu 05 Jul 12 7:32pm

Morky wrote:
Hello Jamie, I have four of your books and up to just recently used them all the time,but since being diagnosed with a kidney proplem I have to be on a low potassion diet, like many other people. There are books that cater for this diet but I find them rather boring. How about putting together a recipe book for people with renal problems?

Bish Bash Bosh!

Best regards, Christine.

Welcome to the forum Morky smile

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At you have and my initial thought is that this sort of book is best organised by someone with a specific knowledge of the diets needed , I would imagine that most people need slight variations to the diets .

I think that some kidney diets are low protein , but I am not 100% sure about this .
If you have a favourite recipe from one of the books you might find that the dietician that you will be seeing might be able to help make suggestions about altering the recipe to be with in suitable limits for your needs .

Specialised diets are tricky as they vary so much from person to person .

Hope you find less boring things to eat and cook soon .

mummza · Thu 05 Jul 12 7:37pm

shidafu wrote:
I can't get things crispy when I roast them, like chicken, or potatoes. I think it's because my oven is electric, but even when I use the old, heating up the fat in the oven and then putting the spuds in- trick I can't seem to get them to go crispy. My friends suggested I cheat and do roast spuds in the deep fryer but it's not the healthiest option. Everything I roast ends up looking poached.

I know this seems a funny question , but what variety of potatoes do you use for roasting ?
Different potatoes give different results .

Please can you let us know .
What type of fat you use to roast the potatoes in and also the method that use to roast the potatoes .
Eg .. Do you parboil them
If so do you allow them to steam dry a little bit first
Do you per. Heat the fat
When do you salt the potatoes
Etc etc

The more details that you c an tell us might point out where the problem lies and help us make suggestions that might help .

Atasteofumbria · Fri 06 Jul 12 9:07pm

Hi. When making chilli con carne I would always prefer to use fresh chillies as opposed to chilli powder as I think you get a much better flavour of the chillies. I notice that Jamie's good old chilli con carne recipe as well as other recipes from famous cooks suggests using powder instead of fresh chillies. Is there an advantage to this or a reason why it is preferred ?

MsPablo · Fri 06 Jul 12 11:54pm

Chili con carne is great with the addition of smoke flavor from smoky chili powders.

cathstec · Sun 08 Jul 12 3:50am

Hi,

I tried to make the Crumpies Recipe from Jamie's Great Britain,
but they stay raw in the middle and they wont get golden outside. I putted the a 170�c in an electric oven for 35 min, and they were not cooked like on the picture!

Thanks for helping! crossed

beerforyorky · Sun 08 Jul 12 4:09am

Atasteofumbria wrote:
Hi. When making chilli con carne I would always prefer to use fresh chillies as opposed to chilli powder as I think you get a much better flavour of the chillies. I notice that Jamie's good old chilli con carne recipe as well as other recipes from famous cooks suggests using powder instead of fresh chillies. Is there an advantage to this or a reason why it is preferred ?

I use both chili powder (ground dried red chilis) and fresh chilis. I also use two types of chilis, cayenne for the taste and Thai hot for the heat. Just my preference.

http://freebeerforyorky.com/chili2_files/chilies-l.jpg

Charley28 · Sun 08 Jul 12 6:02pm

Hi Jamie
I know you are not really supposed to advertise any particular brand on your shows and also that you currently have a Tefal range (I have your copper bottomed pans,they are fab!) BUT which food processor is it that you use on 30 minute meals? Is it your Tefal product or is it a Magimix?
Thanks in advance and I would just like to say you are an inspiration. Myself and my 8 year old son love you!
Charley.x

Last edited by Charley28 (Sun 08 Jul 12 6:02pm)

bagsandmore · Mon 09 Jul 12 2:42pm

Not exactly cooking question but want to write a cookbook and hope to get some advice on where best place is to start. Have an idea of content and have amassed lots of recipes already. Any one able to help with suggestions of format etc. Any input really would be appreciated. Thanks! cool

mummza · Mon 09 Jul 12 9:26pm

Charley28 wrote:
Hi Jamie
I know you are not really supposed to advertise any particular brand on your shows and also that you currently have a Tefal range (I have your copper bottomed pans,they are fab!) BUT which food processor is it that you use on 30 minute meals? Is it your Tefal product or is it a Magimix?
Thanks in advance and I would just like to say you are an inspiration. Myself and my 8 year old son love you!
Charley.x

I know the awnser to this one.....Its a Magiix thumbsup

hermanpeckel · Tue 10 Jul 12 11:16am

Hi,

I'm thinking about a cooking experiment for this Saturday night. It's pretty much roast weather here in Sydney town right now, so what I was going to go with was some roast lamb. Not very adventurous I know, but here's the twist.

I was thinking about slow/pressure cooking a big chunk of lamb (not sure of the cut) in some red wine, onion, garlic and herbs, and then pulling it out and putting it in a screamingly hot oven to give it some roasted goodness.

I'm sure it has been done before but I can't find much info on it. Is this a stupid idea? I'm probably going to do it anyway, but if anyone can give me any tips or advice that would be great. I'm sure my guinea pigs would appreciate your help too smile

Cheers!
HP

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