Official Cooking Thread
I'm not much of a manga person, but I do LOVE cooking!
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If you're a University student, or just a regular person who wants to make something that is succulent, luscious, mouthwatering, or appetizing or what have you! Then this is your thread.
I unfortunately had to learn to cook the hard way. Yes, I don't have anyone to rely on or a "Mom" to rely on... (Since my parents are living in Winnipeg, and I'm living in Toronto for school) lol.
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INTRO:
I play soccer for the varsity team, and at the end of the day my body needs a lot of healthy carbs, vegetables and protein to repair your muscles.
(ESPECIALLY when you're a midfielder... the running is way too much. A lot more running than strikers and defense)
My
main meal after intense soccer practices or games usually
consist of a basic vinaigerette salad, Bolognaise Sauce with any preffered pasta(Very similar to Hamburger helper, but better testing, and NO MSG - that destroys your brain cells), and
lastly a nice thin Diane steak.
Let's start with the salad:Classic Vinaigerette Salad
In a wooden-like salad bowl..
- Put 3 table spoon of olive oil.. extra virgin olive oil (very rich, and great in flavour)
-Dress 1 table of spoon of white wine vinegar
-Add salt and pepper
The main secret is mixing or whisking(using a whisk) the vinaigerette(all 4 ingredients) in the bowl. Mix it around 30 - 45 seconds, in this way it thickens the vinaigerette, therefore making it nice and creamy.
As for the salad. I usually use rocket-leaf salad instead of the traditional lettuce. But that works too!
Now put the salad in, and mix well.
To finish off the delicious salad, start grating a nice block of Parmesan cheese!
There you have it, a nice classic tasting vinaigerette salad.
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NEXT: BOLOGNAISE SAUCE
Making the Bolognaise meat sauce. Even at a low budget (yes students I'm talking to you), the average minced meat can be transformed to a delicious bologne sauce. Bologne sauce is the heart of the lasagna, but it can be used for any other pasta.
Shall we continue?
SEASONING & Vegetables
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Carrot and onion (A meat sauce for yourself. Good for two plates). You want to grate the onion and carrot. By grating the carrots and onions you help make it cook faster
-Make sure you have a nice hot pan in plan.
-add some
olive oil
-Add the grated onions and carrots
-light season of
salt and pepper
-Put two
gloves of garlic in a garlic crusher. Crush and slice the garlic into the pan
-Then add
dried Oregano
COOK FOR AROUND 2 minutes. We're not browning the vegetables here, just making it nice and moist.
-Now add the
minced meat to the hottest part of the pan (the center of it), make sure its nice a moist, and start folding the vegetables and season onto the minced meat. Mix well for about a minute or two.
-Now create some space in the center of the pan and add some T
omato Puree, or Tomato Paste. Let the puree stay there for a while, and let it sweat (sweat as in let some of the water evaporate). By doing this you're getting rid of that bitter tar taste that most tomato puree have.
-Once that's done start mixing the puree with the rest of the ingredients.
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Add some red wine (not too much). Just follow your instincts. Perhaps two table spoon worth is good. This part is crucial as it adds an intense flavor to the Bologne sauce.
-Then add a bowl worth of
chopped tomatoes. Mix well for a minute or two.
-Next, season the bologne with
Worcestershire sauce. The worcestershire sauce adds some heat, spice, and importantly darkens the mince.
Now mix and cook for 5 or 6 minutes.
-Lastly, to give it a nice enriched flavour, add
two table spoon of milk. It just gives a nice silk smooth finish. Mix well, and your sauce is ready.
For me, this takes around 10 - 12 minutes to make. (I usually have the boiled Pasta in place while making the sauce)
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Steak Diane (Only when I'm still hungry)
Diane meat is cheaper than T-Bone meat, which is good for students with a low budget.
However, making excellent steak all depends on the way you make.
-First you want to trim that white fat in your steak. (I can't eat that stuff, not good if you're doing sports)
-The next secret is making it nice and thin. Traditionally there would be hammering, but in our case we want to get a nice rolling pin, and just roll the meat down and make it nice and thin. This way it tenderizes the meat without damaging (hammering)
-put
salt and pepper on both sides. Swipe the meat with any excess salt and pepper.
-Now make sure you have a pot pan in place. Before you put in the steak, make sure the pan is hot. This is crucial.
-Place some
olive oil on the pan.
-Place the meat on the pan
-Cook each side of the meat for 45 seconds.
Voila, You have your delicious Diane steak!
This takes roughly 4 minutes to make.
There you have it! You have a soccer man's meal. Rich in vegetables, MSG-free (Not those crap can-goods you buy), and healthy!
If you're a good cook. This whole meal should take 20- 30 minutes to make.
ENJOY!
p.s - For you men out there. Cooking is an attractive thing for women. I make something similar to this when I have dates or what not. 
I'll be posting some of my recipes later on.
All my cookings is inspired by Cheff Gordon Ramsay. The best cook alive.
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For those who have any recipes that you'd like to share. This is your thread!
Share some of your awesome recipes!!
That is it if you have any questions feel free to PM me. This is my first recipe I've written so I hope I did alright. 
