It's Winter here and it's cold as fuck.
Time to stay in, turn the heater up and indulge in some comfort food.
What are your usual go-to comfort foods?
Chicken Parmigiana, Lamb shanks and mash, Chocolate Brownies, Cheesy Potato Skins with Guacamole, Sticky Date Pudding and Cheeseburgers my winter staples.
>>7823589
>it's winter here
Is this a bot or is tumblr getting the seasons confused much like how morality and gender are social constructs
>>7823807
There's a southern hemisphere.
>>7823807
>That guy obsessed with tumblr and SJWs even when the thread has nothing to do with them
We get it, you need to get laid
>>7823589
Coq au vin with quality wine. Of course, we're being sensible here and going with fast recipe that takes about 3-4 hours instead of 8-12 original asks for. Simple dish when you get down to it and nothing to be intimated by.
>>7823825
It used to take fucking forever because old French housewives made it on a hearth that only maintained low heat to save wood AND they used old roosters instead of modern chicken people use today.
>>7823823
How to spot a trigger tumblrite 101
microwave brownies
>>7823823
Reddit is that way, summerfag
best comfort food for me is some simple spaghetti carbonara with bacon, chicken, leeks and spring onions with some pepper
some of that is fucking god-tier
Porridge with milk and honey.
>>7823589
>winter here
I guess you'll be eating vegemite, and...
...more vegemite.
>>7824338
Jej
>>7823589
The traditional chicken soup is my favorite comfort food.
>>7823807
I've heard Americans aren't taught about countries other than their own but how can they be so clueless that there's two hemispheres in this day and age?
>>7823825
I love slow dishes in Winter.
Cold, wet and windy day outside with the heater going, cup of tea in my hand and something sweet, movie on and the delicious aromas filling the house.
Maximum comfy.
>>7824338
Ahaha good bantz m8
>>7826250
>Maximum comfy
This. Nothing is more comfy than being inside on a cold night, listening to the rain coming down outside, while there's music or a movie playing and something braising in the oven. Bonus comfy- homemade bread.
>>7823589
>go-to comfort foods
Macaroni & cheese, beef stew with dumplings, cheeseburgers, bolognese, cider braised pork cheeks, self-saucing chocolate pudding, and cioppino. There's a ton of others I like- where I live we get about three months of gorgeous summer and then nine months of rain- but those are the ones that jump to mind for me. As well as, of course, the aforementioned bread. Can't go wrong with that.
Also,
>Sticky date pudding
Fuck it's been so long since I made that... I think I'll have to do that this 'weekend' (in the industry so my weekend is Thursday).
Any of my grandma's cooking.
Pho, bun bo hue, hu tieu, and mi quang. And her delicious scrambled eggs she'd serve over rice.
Love you grandma.
>>7823807
damn nigga u dum
>>7826250
got myself a slowcooker a few months ago. its been getting heavy use this winter.
I mostly like just making random stew. Just what ever meat and vegies are on hand with a bunch of spices and herbs.
It's different each time but always good.
>>7823589
My two favorite comfort foods at this time (it changes) are
> beef shanks braised in red wine (with tomato puree, thyme, onions, garlic, bay leaf, and salt and pepper) served over mashed potatoes, with some braised red cabbage or asparagus on the side
and
>shrimp/crab/crawfish/lobster etouffee with dirty rice
Those meals just make me happy.
>>7826248
Countries that aren't America are a SJW conspiracy
>>7823807
Holy shit. I want this to be a thing. As SJWs wear bundles of clothing because even though it's 110 degrees outside, they've been convinced the Earth "feels wintery".
Tortilla Soup. I like to make it like french onion soup except with tortilla chips and a mexican cheese blend on the top.
Pretty tasty, put a slight bit of heat into the broth and you're good to go.
>>7823589
>>7823807
>>7823807
What even prompted the tumblr comment? How can anyone be this autistically obsessed?
>>7826248
How can there be two hemispheres when the Earth is flat, eh? Answer that one if you can Mr. Smartypants!
>>7823589
>>7823589
>It's Winter here and it's cold as fuck.
I don't understand this fucking meme. It's summer.....
If you want to post cozy food, fine...just stop being autistic
>>7823589
American south reporting in. We have summer for nine months of the year, Spring for one month, and Autumn/Winter for two months.
When the cool weather gets here...it's all about them chickndumplins.
>>7823589
I bake during the winter. How about smores?
>>7823807
This poster here is the kid in science class going, "When am I ever going to use this pointless shit?"
>>7823825
>Coq au vin with quality wine
>quality wine
but that's wrong tho. you want the cheapest strongest red rotgut you can find
>>7826250
that post made me so comfy when is fall gonna get here
Baking bread and stuffed buns, sheperd's pie, biscuits and rolls a baked ham and gravy and rice mmmmmmm
>>7823825
Do you leave the skin on when you do a Coq au Vin?
Might try to do it for the first time this weekend.
>>7829145
what meme?
you do know different parts of the world are in different seasons right?
Parmesan cheese toast.
It's the bread they serve at Sizzler. So fucking easy to make, very tasty and reminds me of my childhood.
>>7823589
thick cut pork ribs, slowroasted with a balsamic glaze with potato and cauliflower puree and butter fried greenbeans and asparagus
>>7823589
>indulge in some comfort food
>>7823589
>lamb shanks and mash
recipe please...
>>7832779
There's recipe for lamb shanks all over the net. Usually just browned shanks, stock, onions, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, carrot and red wine. Shove it in a slow cooker or covered tray in an oven on low heat and then leave it and forget about it for hours with the occasional check up.
I'm in Melbourne and it's going to be cold as fuck this weekend.
Gonna stay in every day and make lamb shanks, brownies and cookies and pulled pork burgers.
>>7833225
Would there be a way to incorporate balsamico di modena in that or is that overkill, because i have everything else by chance (except shanks).
Would the balsamic overpower everything? I have a bottle and feel stuck with it.
Country fried steak
baked mac n cheese
Brunswick stew
>>7833263
>Would the balsamic overpower everything?
Wouldn't have a clue senpai. Never tried it and I suppose it depends on the balsamic variant and how much is used. Only one way to find out I guess but would be a shame to ruin some nice shanks.
>>7833298
Challenge accepted...
>>7823807
I was about to make a comment in jest about how OP is an probably Aussie and he'd better worry less about what he can eat and more about what can eat him, but you had to ruin the moment.
For me it's oxtail, the best comfort food. Made oxtail stew in the slow cooker last time (browned in a cast iron pan first) and they were unbelievably good
>>7823589
I wish it was winter here
I HATE summer
The heat, the humidity, the bugs
>>7835602
You need to ask your parents to install aircon into the basement, anon.
>>7823589
Take me with you
>>7833228
So, how cold does it get there in the winter?
>>7835602
This.
I just had to go run an errand, and it's fucking 105F outside. There's no way to get cool when it's that hot. I have my apartment dark and completely shuttered up (with ac, of course), so at least it's still cool in here.
I FUCKING HATE SUMMER.
I'm gonna make beef stu tomorrow. Stu is the ultimate comfort food.
Breakfast cereal, bro. Just keep refilling that bowl
>>7823807
come on m8 you know there's 2 hemispheres right?
>>7835886
You northerners probably won't believe it, but it actually gets pretty fucking cold down here some times.
>5C
Fuck that.
>PHWOAR HAMISH NOTHIN' LOIKE A DUG OUL SAUSAGE SIZZLE IN THIS SWELTERIN' AUSSIE WINTER
>YER ROIGHT BRUCE, LET'S HAVE SOME TUCKAH AN' THEN BEAT OUR WIVES AND GLASS SOME LEBOS
>>7823589
Braising bby!
Lamb shanks, beef cheek, beef spare rib, pork chops in white wine and apple.
Best braising liquor imo is:
Beef stock
guinness
brown sugar
smoked bacon
thyme
rosemary
some type of vinegar
dijon mustard
mire poix
>>7837672
>5C
You think that's cold?
>>7835172
Looks delicious.
>>7837975
>Best braising liquor imo is:
>Beef stock
>guinness
>brown sugar
>smoked bacon
>thyme
>rosemary
>some type of vinegar
>dijon mustard
>mire poix
Intriguing. I've got some lamb shanks all of those ingredient except for the Guiness but easy enough to buy a can.
What mean does it go best with?
>>7833264
yuropoor here, always wanted to try a steak like that, anyone got a decent recipe?
>>7826711
Don't forget cháo too. That's my shit right there mayne
>>7829195
You definitely want a table wine, a French red that costs like $15. Chateauneuf de Pape (sp?) or Rhône or Burgundy but cheap. Your chicken is going to be shit if you use some bullshit fake wine or salted cooking """"wine"""".
>>7823589
Goddamn that looks good..
>Comfort food.
French Onion soup, Pho, Beef pot roast, Biscuits and Gravy, pork and dumplings, Jap Curry with chicken Katsu, Steak and potatoes.
>>7837975
Fucking hell. I can smell it now. I'll try it for the next time I make a beef pot roast. Thank you, Anon.
>>7838413
It's basically like a Schnitzel but prepared with beef instead of veal. It originated with German immigrants in the US.
Take a cheap beef steak and pound it out with a meat hammer so it's tender and thin. Then standard breading (flour, egg wash, breadcrumbs). Shallow fry it until it's crispy.
It's commonly served with "country gravy" aka "sawmill gravy", which is really just bechamel with a lot of black pepper in it.
>>7823589
If you livery in the southern hemisphere you're literally a third worlder and should get off the Internet and die of malaria.
Guys
I have one of those shitty cordon bleu's from the supermarket I want to make right now, but I feel it's too boring on its own
Does anyone have a suggestion? My supplies are VERY limited. Please help.
>>7839407
Just some Dijon, man.
>>7839605
As in Dijon mustard right? I've been sitting on this for approx 50 minutes, tell me yes and I'll go.
>>7839617
Yes.
What is sticky date pudding?
>>7839617
Please get back to us with how it ended up.
>>7839657
>>7839623
>>7839605
I feel like I am being Dijoned meme'd (I didn't even have any so I just opted for french mustard instead), I never visit this board and am slightly drunk, but I love y'all so I added a basil leave
Behold, my creation
My grandma often makes a pot of chili when it gets cold outside. Not much I love more when it's cold out.
>>7829384
>what meme?
>you do know different parts of the world are in different seasons right?
fucking idiot, bet you believe the earth is flat also
>>7839676
I was two of those posts, not memeing, just a fan of dijon on a cordon. You seem to have gotten the coarse ground, which wouldn't have been my recommendation, but should be ok! How was it?
>>7837980
It's snowing in Victoria and NSW, pretty chilly
>>7837975
Bacon... That's pretty fucking rich m8
Steak and Guinness pie
>>7823807
just prison island funposters m80
>Eating lamb, ever
There are no reasons to spend that much money on so little meat
>>7840683
Awww m8 that 16 hr later zinger! You fucking roasted that cunt!
>>7839407
You could use like a chicken patty for a sandwich, then top it with whatever you have in the fridge--I'd start with some sweet pickles, mustard, some greens. Don't forget to toast thing afterwards
>>7837672
>5C
>cold
Come to Canada sometime, enjoy the -40C temperatures before windchill.
Although to be fair, if you lived in Vancouver that'd be winter- although in Vancouver it would come with nonstop rain.
>>7823825
>red wine with chicken
Wtf is wrong with this meme dish? Why not use a nice white wine?
Oatmeal.
Comfort food...It's gotta be a big bowl of home made chicken corn chowder, or mac and cheese like mum used to make. And banana cake with walnuts.
>>7843962
Because the long cooking time allows the tough rooster's connective tissue to break into glycerin. And white wine would not stand up to that.
Of course coq au vin should be made with an old bird, and usually isn't. So the extra cooking time is a waste.
>>7844008
hence why you would be using white win.
>>7844014
In which case you're unlikely to use a full mirepoix, etc. There's many ways to use chicken, might was well complain that cooking with wine in any way is a meme, and all chicken should be fried.
>>7839325
to the eggwash you could add finely chopped parsley and garlic,a little bit of mustard and paprika in my country we call them marinera
>>7844035
but for marineras is flour, eggwash and flour again
>>7843915
I'm from Melbourne and Vancouver winter was pretty similar in climate and temperature to Melbourne. Colder but not very much so. Didn't have that much rain while I was there.
