*Requests by my son - Lecsó*

A little while ago we tried some German letscho from a jar which was not too bad but just couldn’t compare to the homemade Hungarian style one that I once found on a page on the internet that does not exist anymore.

The recent sausage and bacon presents I got from my nephew were perfect for this: it is an absolute festival of bell peppers, paprika, pork sausage and pork grease I’m afraid. Maybe not super healthy but definitely full of taste! The Hungarian cucumber salad (no photo, sorry) was the perfect side dish.

I had my lecsó with German potato dumplings, my son had spätzle (a type of German pasta).

https://www.copymethat.com/r/0N3kxSXNV/hungarian-lecso/
https://www.copymethat.com/r/KthpB0gUj/hungarian-cucumber-salad-uborkasalata/

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*Requests by my son - Something spicy Chinese*

For meatless Monday I decided that Szechuan Dry Fried Green Beans and Chinese Street Style Fried Tofu qualified both for this category and I think my son agreed when he ate the dried red chilli 🥵😅

I used a type of coarse soy mince with the beans, so really the piece of tofu wasn’t necessary.

https://www.copymethat.com/r/WF39ZbMLy/fried-tofu-chinese-street-food-style/
https://www.copymethat.com/r/fg43ibo0bk/szechuan-dry-fried-green-beans/

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*Requests by my son - Chicken Tikka Masala*

On the weekend my husband made us a Jamie Oliver version of this famous dish. J.O. has a very mixed reputation when it comes to cooking non-British food but I don’t mind, usually it tastes quite good and once you start viewing everything through the fusion food lens, it really doesn’t matter whether it’s absolutely true to “the original”. With a dish like this nobody even knows where exactly it was created at the time it came to be known (in the 1960s) and it seems to be based off butter chicken:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_tikka_masala

Anyway, while we were eating we figured out that our son really meant Tandoori Chicken when he wrote his list 🤣 but he was still very happy with his food.

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/chicken-tikka-masala/

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*Requests by my son - Yaki Udon*

Here we have “the Japanese pasta with the bacon thing we used to eat a lot” 🤣 I love this Japanese fried noodle dish because of the Dashi (tuna based stock) sauce, my guys love this because of the bacon - actually I think it is exactly the mix of the two aromas that make this so moreish.

The original recipe is from JustOneCookbook.com:
https://www.justonecookbook.com/yaki-udon/

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*Requests by my son - More pasta experiments*

We already had a pasta experiment the other day, the garlic lime pasta which was an unexpected success. For this experiment I resorted to a more classic tomato sauce but with fresh tomatoes rather than tinned ones. Normally I like my tomato sauce quite thick but every now and then the lighter texture created by fresh tomatoes is refreshing.

I was specifically looking for a way in which I could use up more of my nephew’s meat and vegetable paste presents and ended up with something that seems to have come straight from the 1990s, only that it was a lot spicier than expected.

I thought paprika paste would work well in this tomato sauce but had completely forgotten that the paste was the spicy version, so I used plenty without even thinking about it. The result was fiery and my face was like this when eating: 🥵 Thankfully the sliced small paprika spiced sausages my nephew gave to me didn’t add any heat at all, just meaty yumminess.

We liked this, so the versatile recipe was written up to be used again:
https://www.copymethat.com/r/2cvvbh65t5/simple-tomato-pasta/

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*Requests by my son - Okonomiyaki pancakes*

Another dish that gets requested again and again by my son is this yummy Japanese pancake made with cabbage and Dashi (tuna stock) in the dough.

Many years ago savoury pancakes that are not just made of egg, flour, milk and sugar were a revelation to me 😂😅 and the more of those I’m trying out, the more I fall in love with them.

These ones can be made with whatever you like; we usually go for bacon, mushrooms, and leafy greens. On top goes mayonnaise and Okonomiyaki sauce plus Katsuobushi (Bonito flakes). The flakes add a special touch as they are starting to ‘dance’ when they soak up heat and moisture from the pancake.

The recipe I’m using comes from a German magazine and I think despite the writer being taught by a Japanese person it might have been adapted slightly to food items available in Germany:
https://www.copymethat.com/r/pEpliyv0c/okonomiyaki-pancakes/

For comparison see Just One Cookbook’s version:
https://www.justonecookbook.com/okonomiyaki/#recipe

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*Requests by my son - Mushroom schnitzel*

Meatless Monday was the perfect day for mushroom schnitzels made from two kinds of mushrooms: sliced king oyster and the biggest ones of a pack of normal oyster mushrooms. These vegetarian schnitzels hit just right on all the schnitzel spots, they became an instant favourite with my son who used to be an absolute mushroom hater. I actually prefer them to meaty schnitzels.

I served these with lemon rice, fried Padrón peppers and Japanese Tonkatsu sauce (ready made from a bottle).

https://www.copymethat.com/r/BxaJCYuRm/simple-lemon-rice/
https://www.copymethat.com/r/z6h0NTWuJ/oyster-mushroom-schnitzel/
https://spanishsabores.com/best-padron-peppers-recipe-how-to-prepare-spanish-pimientos-de-padron/

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*Requests by my son - Thai curry*

This is not the traditional Thai curry but proper spicy Thai curry paste from an Asian supermarket was used to marinate the pork neck pieces for this Thai Inspired Red Pork Rice Salad with Hot and Sour Vegetables.

I like this because of the refreshing dressing that’s elevating the salad and also the red pepper fried with ginger and garlic. My guys seem to especially love the spicy kick from the marinated pork 😆

https://www.copymethat.com/r/RHYOjafsi/thai-inspired-red-pork-rice-salad-with-h/

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*Requests by my son - Sweet and savoury meat tofu*

This dish became an instant favourite the first time we had it. There’s bacon in it, so no surprise there, and then also tofu, making it lots of protein. You offset that with a little fresh Napa cabbage. In the end it’s the Donburi sauce that makes this combination so moreish. Pure comfort food.

https://kokorocares.com/blogs/recipes/recipe-sweet-and-savory-meat-tofu
Sauce from here: https://www.gourmettraveller.com.au/recipes/browse-all/pork-donburi-19346

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One could say it’s a bit forward to ask your mum on her birthday to cook all your favourite dishes for you. That’s what my son did 🤣 He created a card for me with anime characters and the centre part was focused on Delicious In Dungeon and contained a list of all the dishes he wanted to eat again! It said “To Another Year Of Great Food” - and of course I’m happy with it as it means that my efforts of creating yummy food are appreciated.

He did not remember all of the names so it took us a moment to figure out that “the Japanese pasta with the bacon thing we used to eat a lot” is Yaki Udon. Some of his requests are wide open e.g. “anything spicy Chinese” or “more pasta experiments” but most are very specific, like Lecsó, Indian pancakes, Afghan pasta, and mushroom schnitzels.

So, yes, I took this list to help me fill my meal plan and we are currently working our way through this while also accommodating the lovely food presents given to me by my nephew, like sausages, bacon, paprika paste, goulash paste, cheesy crispy wafers, pork pâté, chicken pastrami, etc. My relatives know me well! 🥰

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