Just thought I'd alert you to the M&S £10 dinner deal this weekend. It's
a bit of a limited choice, but you can buy a 'side', main, dessert and
bottle of wine for £10. We picked up salad, a roast chicken, raspberry
panna cotta and a bottle of red. Will be handy for a quick meal tomorrow
night...

I'm thinking of making aji de gallina with the chicken. Excellent spicy
Peruvian recipe...

There are a variety of different ways of doing it- here's one.

http://www.grouprecipes.com/29399/aji-de-gallina.html

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"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)"  ha scritto nel 
messaggio news:1ikn9mm.d0km1d1ae94ypN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> Just thought I'd alert you to the  We picked up salad, a roast chicken, 
> raspberry
> panna cotta and a bottle of red.>
> I'm thinking of making aji de gallina with the chicken. Excellent spicy
> Peruvian recipe...

Oddly, I made that twice last week for two separate lunches.  Since I can't 
get aji peppers, I use various TexMex ones and it is different each time. 
Both times were good, but one very mild and the other quite hot.

I always boil a hen for it, though.  I use some of the broth for the sauce. 
I really do love it, but it makes work of your workfree £10.

On Jul 25, 5:26 pm, d4g...@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
(*)) wrote:
> Just thought I'd alert you to the M&S £10 dinner deal this weekend. It's
> a bit of a limited choice, but you can buy a 'side', main, dessert and
> bottle of wine for £10. We picked up salad, a roast chicken, raspberry
> panna cotta and a bottle of red. Will be handy for a quick meal tomorrow
> night...
>
> I'm thinking of making aji de gallina with the chicken. Excellent spicy
> Peruvian recipe...

Make the chicken dish early tomorrow morning and then leave a pot of
it on the doorstep so that we can collect en route to the Lakes ;-)

"Giusi"  wrote in message 
news:6euhvdF93e9iU1@mid.individual.net...
> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)"  ha scritto nel 
> messaggio news:1ikn9mm.d0km1d1ae94ypN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
>> Just thought I'd alert you to the  We picked up salad, a roast chicken, 
>> raspberry
>> panna cotta and a bottle of red.>
>> I'm thinking of making aji de gallina with the chicken. Excellent spicy
>> Peruvian recipe...
>
> Oddly, I made that twice last week for two separate lunches.  Since I 
> can't get aji peppers, I use various TexMex ones and it is different each 
> time. Both times were good, but one very mild and the other quite hot.

I was going to ask where to get the Aji! I can get Scotch Bonnets in large 
amounts very cheaply from the local Asian Grocer so must try this! The 
recipe sounds great.

Regards, MG

Giusi  wrote:

> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)"  ha scritto nel
> messaggio news:1ikn9mm.d0km1d1ae94ypN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> > Just thought I'd alert you to the  We picked up salad, a roast chicken,
> > raspberry
> > panna cotta and a bottle of red.>
> > I'm thinking of making aji de gallina with the chicken. Excellent spicy
> > Peruvian recipe...
> 
> Oddly, I made that twice last week for two separate lunches.  Since I can't
> get aji peppers, I use various TexMex ones and it is different each time.
> Both times were good, but one very mild and the other quite hot.
> 
> I always boil a hen for it, though.  I use some of the broth for the sauce.
> I really do love it, but it makes work of your workfree £10. 

I didn't say workfree, I said quick, and it will be!

Even in Peru, a lot of cooks actually use aji paste. I have a good
supply of jars of the stuff, luckily! I like all kinds of peppers, but
there's something specific about aji peppers which fortunately is
retained even in the paste form. 

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CP  wrote:

> On Jul 25, 5:26 pm, d4g...@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
> (*)) wrote:
> > Just thought I'd alert you to the M&S £10 dinner deal this weekend. It's
> > a bit of a limited choice, but you can buy a 'side', main, dessert and
> > bottle of wine for £10. We picked up salad, a roast chicken, raspberry
> > panna cotta and a bottle of red. Will be handy for a quick meal tomorrow
> > night...
> >
> > I'm thinking of making aji de gallina with the chicken. Excellent spicy
> > Peruvian recipe...
> 
> Make the chicken dish early tomorrow morning and then leave a pot of
> it on the doorstep so that we can collect en route to the Lakes ;-)

Yes, sir! :)

You'll have to go through two security entrances to get to my doorstep
however... :)

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onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about. 
Otherwise they should just shut up about it."  -Richard Dawkins

In message <1iknkd8.1jzxgnairt45dN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk>, "David Horne, 
_the_ chancellor (*)"  writes
>CP  wrote:
>
>> On Jul 25, 5:26 pm, d4g...@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
>> (*)) wrote:
>> > Just thought I'd alert you to the M&S £10 dinner deal this weekend. It's
>> > a bit of a limited choice, but you can buy a 'side', main, dessert and
>> > bottle of wine for £10. We picked up salad, a roast chicken, raspberry
>> > panna cotta and a bottle of red. Will be handy for a quick meal tomorrow
>> > night...
>> >
>> > I'm thinking of making aji de gallina with the chicken. Excellent spicy
>> > Peruvian recipe...
>>
>> Make the chicken dish early tomorrow morning and then leave a pot of
>> it on the doorstep so that we can collect en route to the Lakes ;-)
>
>Yes, sir! :)
>
>You'll have to go through two security entrances to get to my doorstep
>however... :)
>
I looked on the 20th century music prog tonight, just in case you were 
on.
-- 
June Hughes

June Hughes  wrote:

> In message <1iknkd8.1jzxgnairt45dN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk>, "David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)"  writes
> >CP  wrote:
> >
> >> On Jul 25, 5:26 pm, d4g...@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
> >> (*)) wrote:
> >> > Just thought I'd alert you to the M&S £10 dinner deal this weekend. It's
> >> > a bit of a limited choice, but you can buy a 'side', main, dessert and
> >> > bottle of wine for £10. We picked up salad, a roast chicken, raspberry
> >> > panna cotta and a bottle of red. Will be handy for a quick meal tomorrow
> >> > night...
> >> >
> >> > I'm thinking of making aji de gallina with the chicken. Excellent spicy
> >> > Peruvian recipe...
> >>
> >> Make the chicken dish early tomorrow morning and then leave a pot of
> >> it on the doorstep so that we can collect en route to the Lakes ;-)
> >
> >Yes, sir! :)
> >
> >You'll have to go through two security entrances to get to my doorstep
> >however... :)
> >
> I looked on the 20th century music prog tonight, just in case you were
> on.

Ah, that one. No, I'm not! 

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Otherwise they should just shut up about it."  -Richard Dawkins

Giusi  wrote:

> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)"  ha scritto nel
> messaggio news:1ikn9mm.d0km1d1ae94ypN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> > Just thought I'd alert you to the  We picked up salad, a roast chicken,
> > raspberry
> > panna cotta and a bottle of red.>
> > I'm thinking of making aji de gallina with the chicken. Excellent spicy
> > Peruvian recipe...
> 
> Oddly, I made that twice last week for two separate lunches.  Since I can't
> get aji peppers, I use various TexMex ones and it is different each time.
> Both times were good, but one very mild and the other quite hot.
> 
> I always boil a hen for it, though.  I use some of the broth for the sauce.
> I really do love it, but it makes work of your workfree £10. 

It worked really well in the end. I didn't serve it with potatoes in
addition to rice (though I did include the boiled egg, as well as the
rice) so in that respect, many Peruvians wouldn't recognise it. I think
that aji amarillo is crucial as part of the dish- you really taste the
difference- but our supply will run out in a few months, so I may try
other hot peppers before I can replenish again on a US visit in
December.

As it was another hot day, and dinner on the terrace, I reheated
yesterday's leftovers, but added some extra milk and a bit of white
wine. Oscar preferred it to yesterday! :)

You might be surprised to know that the recipe I learned from Oscar's
mum adds grated parmiggiano. I've got a decades-old Peruvian cookbook
(actually, a copy of one) and it doesn't mention that addition.

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Otherwise they should just shut up about it."  -Richard Dawkins

"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)"  ha scritto nel 
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> Giusi  wrote:
It  worked really well in the end. I didn't serve it with potatoes in
> addition to rice (though I did include the boiled egg, as well as the
> rice) so in that respect, many Peruvians wouldn't recognise it.

Too bad as that contrast in flavor is so amazing-- and of course the potato 
is terrifically Peruvian whereas the rice is a transplant.

I think> that aji amarillo is crucial as part of the dish- you really taste 
the
> difference-

I suppose it's true, but to me having it not authentic is better than not 
having it at all,.
> You might be surprised to know that the recipe I learned from Oscar's
> mum adds grated parmiggiano. I've got a decades-old Peruvian cookbook
> (actually, a copy of one) and it doesn't mention that addition.

All my recipes have it!

Giusi  wrote:

> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)"  ha scritto nel
> messaggio news:1ikr8dk.11xzi3w1r5kq63N%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
> > Giusi  wrote:
> It  worked really well in the end. I didn't serve it with potatoes in
> > addition to rice (though I did include the boiled egg, as well as the
> > rice) so in that respect, many Peruvians wouldn't recognise it.
> 
> Too bad as that contrast in flavor is so amazing-- and of course the potato
> is terrifically Peruvian whereas the rice is a transplant.

True enough. And it was red rice too, even further from the norm there.
I just didn't have potatoes to hand, and couldn't be bothered going to
buy them. However, that's got me minded to have papas a la huancaina
tonight as a starter- perfect for this warm weather!

> I think> that aji amarillo is crucial as part of the dish- you really taste
> the
> > difference-
> 
> I suppose it's true, but to me having it not authentic is better than not
> having it at all,.
> > You might be surprised to know that the recipe I learned from Oscar's
> > mum adds grated parmiggiano. I've got a decades-old Peruvian cookbook
> > (actually, a copy of one) and it doesn't mention that addition.
> 
> All my recipes have it! 

Yes, I'd noticed many do. This one certainly doesn't, funny. 

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