#student meals

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everything noodles

with tips ive picked up from pretty much everyone ive ever seen make noodles, and a bunch of bs i made up myself

first chuck all the instant noodles and flavour packets in a wok. or a massive pan if you dont have a wok. at this point i also chuck in pretty much all my seasoning. boil a full kettle rn if u want them to cook quicker later.

i like to use an extra chicken or veggie stock cube, and all of these guys. when i dont have proper chillies to cut up i just use extra chilli flakes. i use dried chillies, wet chillies, whatever.

BOOM now put in all the boiled water or just regular water, which will eventually boil bc this is when you turn on the heat. do this regardless of how hot your water is to start with. now im gonna chop a load of veggies. from my experience, you can use literally whatever.

cut bell peppers like halloween pumpkins to get all the seeds out at once. chop everything pretty small so it can get cooked fast. im also using baby carrots and (not pictured) radishes from my garden, and baby corn. icl, thinly sliced radish is THE single best ingredient i've ever put in a ramen. the texture gets sooo good.

i also rubbed some pre-cooked chicken chunks in my fav chilli and lime seasoning and threw them in. the chicken's optional, at least to me- i mean pretty much all of this is.

i always cut up spring onions for garnish, which i add last and dont cook!! these ones are from my garden! see also: my sibling's very uhhh avant-garde chopping technique...

the noodles are pretty much done now but i always top with a fried egg. you can make these in a pan ofc but if youre pressed on space/time/pans, you can make em in the microwave.

cover a paper plate (disposable = less washing up. also ive never tried it with thicker plates so idk if thats safe) in oil. this is too much oil but thats ok cus ill use the same plate for 2 eggs before throwing it out. if ur fast enough you dont need a cup to crack an egg, just whack it on the table and open it over the plate.

keep it uncovered until its in the microwave!!! ive made the mistake before of covering it too early and egg getting Everywhere. once it's in there, whack a second paper plate upside down on top of it, and i tend to let it go for 50 seconds. my microwave is 800W so you might wanna adjust depending on your microwave/how done you want it. i like my egg a little undercooked.

it's not gonna be pretty! but mixed into the noodles while you eat, who cares? by the time i made 4 eggs, the veg had enough time to get soft. if ur just making noodles for 1, maybe just get real distracted after u put the veg in so it can simmer.

i serve w this thing. round spoons are just a slip-n-slide for noodles.

this thing's just for picking up extra sauce.

add ur garnishes and enjoy some delicious spicy noods!!

[bluebubbletea4]

Twice cooked braised pork belly with purple rice and tenderstem broccoli!

[jaxs-meals]

Potato wedges and Tofu ‘burger’!!

One serving: £1.33

(excl. seasoning & sauce)

Recipe & individual pricing below cut!!

Bulk total exl seasoning: £6.39

(King Edward) Potatoes £1.75

(Bio) Tofu £1.99

White crusty roll £0.25

Cucumber £0.95

(Freshona) Sweetcorn £1.45

Seasoning ect. I used

Vegetable oil

Turmeric

Cumin

Cayenne

Paprika

Rosemary

Ketchup

Siracha

Step 1

Preheat ur oven to around 200-220c (depends on your oven/ how you like your potatos cooked honestly!)

Step 2

Wash 2 medium-large potatoes! I do this very quickly and I don’t bother peeling them - but if you like em peeled, do your your thing!!

Step 3

Chop those bad boys! You can do wedges, slices, chips, whatever you want!

Step 4

Oil and seasoning! Drizzle a tiny bit of oil (you can add more later if you need), then some seasoning. I used salt, pepper, rosemary, cayenne and paprika. Don’t use too much, the texture of the chips will become very dry if you do !

Use your hands to rub the oil and spices over the chips, try to get them evenly covered! If this is a struggle, add a little more oil :)

Step 5

Put them in the oven! Make a timer for 25 minutes BUT make sure you keep checking in them and giving them a shake + flipping them

Step 6

Tofu!! You want one serving (generally a quarter of a block). I cut 2 big slabs.

Step 7

Fry that guy!! Pour a little vegetable oil (i used too much oops). I used salt, pepper, turmeric and cumin. Keep an eye on it and flip it every so often (see step 10 for how it might look when done!!)

Step 8

Chop a lil cucumber! I only used two slices.

Step 9

Put ur sweetcorn in!! Boil that boy!!!

Step 10

It should look kinda like this! Tough enough to hold together on a burger bun.

Step 11

PUT IT TOGETHERRRRR OH YEAA

[medicoremeals]

Indian Spiced Potatoes

Cookbook: Student Eats

Recipe: Indian Spiced Potatoes

Ingredients: sea salt * 1 tablespoon light oil * ¼ teaspoon ground cumin * ¼ teaspoon chili powder * 1 large baking potato * ½ teaspoon ground turmeric * large pinch of ground coriander * squeeze of lemon juice [portion for one]

Did it work? Yeah! A little tricky but that was due to my equipment. 

Comments: Either use a very good non-stick pan or much more oil than specified in the recipe. I had neither the good equipment or the forethought to use more oil so mine came out not as nice looking or as crunchy as the picture in the book, typically, but still tasted good! I also used baby potatoes instead of one cooking potato which may have affected some things but - the baby potatoes just boiled tasted really good on their own :) possibly even boil the [baby] potatoes for like 7 minutes if you’re going to fry them in the spices for a less sort of mushy meal - i put my potatoes in the oven for about ~10 minutes to crisp them a little since my frying was a bit of a fail re: less oil than needed. 

Rating: 9/10 for the taste, well worth the mild frustration! Addictive, especially as my cooking skill improves. As for the ease in making them, I’d give them like an 7/10. It’s a little more effort than say, the Klah, and the frying portion can be a little tricky and frustrating unless you use a good amount of oil/have good equipment, so there’s that to just keep in your mind. For tidy-up afterwards: 9/10. I think I had like, 4 dirty crockery total and i just stuck it in the dishwasher so. 

[dakiryuu]

[09.09.20] ✧ 3/100 days of gratitude

ft meal-prepped power bowl (inspired by this recipe that I don’t really follow at all): rice (or quinoa), baked sweet potato (w/ paprika, mixed herbs, salt, pepper, and olive oil), avocado with lemon, and hard boiled eggs with salt + pepper. It’s really easy to make supstitutes to this dish or add new things— I made it two days in a row and added lettuce and sprouts on top of the rice, with kidney beans (my favorite). And it’s not expensive to buy the individual ingredients!! 🤍

This week has been quite awful, but at least I have been cooking well and taking care of myself, which has made a huge difference. I’m grateful to have healthy food, to be a lover of food, and to be in good health. that’s all for today. x

[nicoles-chef-corner]

Filled pita's

Recipe is inspired by something I saw on MyKitchenRules, but cannot find the original recipe anymore. Anyway, this is my take on it. @grudgepacker feel like this is a recipe for you with all the different flavours.

I made chimichurri again, delicious as always and thought I will share a sauce of my own that I feel like y"all will like. I ate ut with chimichurri, homemade pita's (flatbread) and Mediterranean meatballs and ofc stuff like tomatoes, cuccumbers, etc see the pic for reference.

You just mix everything for the white sauce:

Salt and pepper to taste

1 teaspoon of mustard powder

Chopped roasted garlic around a big eatingspoon

2 half stalks of sprong onion (the white part, since green part were garnish on the pita's)

Splash of lemon juice

15 grams of fresh dill

15 grams of fresh chives

3 teaspooms of a creamy mayo

4 big eatingspoons of greek yoghurt

The meatballs:

Beef minced meat

Paprika powder

Chopped roasted garlic

Chopped raw garlic

Salt with extra flavours (tiptop, like a meatsalt or chickensalt)

Some ground pepper

Chopped onion

Chopped tomatoes

Chopped black olives

[harapecosu]

☁️ what i ate last week ☁️

Sun. egg fried rice  Mon. cauliflower pasta  Tue. turkey chilli  Wed. chicken & veg stir fry with rice  Thu. turkey chilli  Fri. creamy mushroom & spinach pasta with salmon Sat. turkey chilli  Sun. roasted rainbow veg bowl 

I don’t know about you guys but it’s officially starting to get cold (although that might be more to do with our broken heating) which has me craving comfort foods. ❄️✨ So this week, I decided to have some creamy dishes and batch make chilli! I had never made chilli before so I used a recipe by ambitious kitchen. I only used 450ml of chicken stock and swapped out the corn for cannellini beans but it was delish 🙌 definitely would make again. The cauliflower pasta is a recipe by Alison Roman and it’s one of my favourites 🥰🥰 I forgot to buy rigatoni so I used penne that I had but it still turned out great! 

My grocery list this week ... avocado, spinach, plum tomatoes, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, tenderstem broccoli, cauliflower, yellow onion, red onion, closed cup mushrooms, salmon, turkey breast mince, heavy cream, orange juice, canned red kidney beans, canned cannellini beans, canned chopped tomatoes x2, eggs, bread  [total £24.01]

[not-your-average-plant-gaurdian]

I know I don't have many followers but if you know anyone or if you yourself are a student struggling to get meals due to the COVID-19 outbreak, here is some information to help you.