Don't worry chaps....... Us southern boys love gravy also.

I really love eating out, meal sizes tend to be pretty good in the UK unless you go to little chef.......

I went to one the other day out of need rather than want. I actually counted the chips on my plate and was well shocked at only having 13 in total!!!!!

I'm actually dining out tonight in Worcester, first time there, can anyone local recommend any decent restaurants in the area please?

I know it's wrong but if I'm proper starving I will go to macdonalds, for under £4 you know what your gonna get, and it's proper tasty too........

Quote from: upnick on March 17, 2012, 10:09:35 AM
Long as it's not watery  gravy like it  consistency of a good custard 

What about the consistency of blancmange? That's what we got at school once - it didn't spread, it just sat on the plate and wobbled


Big fan of Chinese Buffet, especially if you avoid the 'Aroma' chain which I find a bit expensive for the choice you get 


Paul

Quote from: Lawrence on March 16, 2012, 10:36:50 PM
The place the other side of Dundee airport used to do cow pie Alex, it was crap though. Old Anchor in Broughty Ferry does a good steak pie, in fact I've never had a bad meal in there and big portions too, the cheese and bacon burger nearly had me beat, nearly 

Hi Lawrence ,

It was the Marmalade Pot but now owned by The Eating Inn. If I know I'm going to be in Dundee I arrange to met the wife there for lunch.

Alex

I'm a fan of gravy too, but not in carveries, where they offer three or four meats, but only one gravy. Sorry chef, but beef gravy doesn't go with chicken, and you know it.

Quote from: tadpole on March 17, 2012, 03:16:38 PM
I'm a fan of gravy too, but not in carveries, where they offer three or four meats, but only one gravy. Sorry chef, but beef gravy doesn't go with chicken, and you know it.

We will have to agree to disagree on that. I have all of the meats, plenty of veg and then drown it with whatever gravy is available, and love it.

Quote from: point blank on March 17, 2012, 05:34:49 PM
We will have to agree to disagree on that. I have all of the meats, plenty of veg and then drown it with whatever gravy is available, and love it.

And Yorkshire pud.  Need plenty of pud to mop up the gravy at the end

The only gravy I ever liked was me Mums any other gravy always seems fake

Quote from: tim-pelican on March 17, 2012, 05:59:15 PM
And Yorkshire pud.  Need plenty of pud to mop up the gravy at the end

i miss a good Yorkshire.

Quote from: Mustermark on March 18, 2012, 12:29:59 AM
i miss a good Yorkshire.

Very easily solved 



Yorkshire Pudding

Ingredients
•   2 eggs
•   4oz/ 115g flour
•   ½ pint/ 275ml milk or half milk, half water
•   beef dripping – I use vegetable oil
•   salt
Preparation method
1.   Mix together the eggs, flour and a pinch of salt.
2.   Add the milk, stirring constantly (use an electric beater/ whisk), until you have a runny batter.
3.   Place ¼inch of beef dripping in the bottom of each pudding mould, or if you are using a rectangular roasting tray, place 1/4inch of beef dripping across the bottom.
4.   Heat the dripping in the oven (at 240C/460F/Gas Mk8) for about ten minutes, until it is smoking hot.
5.   Remove the roasting tray from the oven, pour in the batter, and immediately return to the oven. Bake for 25 minutes, until golden brown and crispy, making sure not to open the oven door for the first 20 minutes.
6.   Now the yummy bit, serve with roast beef and other delights, stuff face till fit to burst
7.   Have a nap to aid digestion.

Exactly as I would do them/it. Make sure the flour is of the plain variety and not self raising. I have also found the type of oven gas/electric/fan etc can make a difference in how much the pudding rises.
I also love it served with Golden Syrup as a dessert. Yup - you can OD on Yorkshire pud

Ah, someone else who eats them for dessert as well 

My mum always used to make extra for sunday lunch so we could have a couple with jam in after  Something I've carried on as an adult 


Paul

Reminded me of this, had to censor it a bit though 




Paul

Spot on Sprintex  but tell the younger lazier generation that and they just laugh at you.

Quote from: scotsoft on March 18, 2012, 09:14:55 AM

Quote from: Mustermark on March 18, 2012, 12:29:59 AM
i miss a good Yorkshire.

Very easily solved 

Scotsoft, That's very kind of you to provide the recipe. Trouble is i can mix up the batter but it just doesnt turn out like what i would call good. Its never fluffy enough or the right colour brown on top or it's a bit soggy or a bit dry. Nothing like me mam's and not like you'd get at a decent carvery even.

I will follow your instructions to the letter though, and keep practicing! And in the meantime i will count it a success if they are half as good as Aunt Bessie's!  They might be cheating, but they're not actually at all bad.

Good news is that i have steps 6 and 7 sorted!

I can make a decent Yorkshire pudding even though I'm from Kent.

The secret is keeping the roasting tin really hot when you take it out of the oven to pour the mixture in.

On a visit to a Yorkshire hotel many years ago we were given Yorkshire pudding and gravy as a starter (yum!)