We've just enjoyed some brilliant onion rings. The batter was so light and tasty, and the crunch superb. The onion was soft and delicious. Using a spanish onion, these were huge! Sorry about the pink dish - but hopefully this will give you some idea of size of these magnificent beasts. Basically take 100g plain flour and add fizzy water - that's it. Have a look online for the recipe.
I've no idea about calories - as we don't usually eat deep fried food. What I tend to do in this case is have a wild guess, and hope (by next weigh in) I'm right! We were going to have just one or two with our steak, in place of chips, but after a 'test' we decided it would be better to cook a few and eat them as a starter, before pausing for half an hour or so and eating the steak.
Our steak meal will now consist of a good 6oz steak which will come to about 300 calories. We're going to have a red wine sauce, which shouldn't add too many more calories. There will be a side salad and a pile of delicious new potatoes (in a little butter). The potatoes and salad will come to no more than 200 calories. I'm going to dress the salad with a little olive oil, and some balsamic vinegar.
For the red wine sauce - dice up two shallots, a clove of garlic and place in saucepan. Throw in a big glass of red wine and a shot of port. Boil it up until it turns into a syrup. Do not use ANY oil at this stage, or fry the shallots/garlic. When it has reduced, drain out the onion/garlic. Let it cool and before you want to use it, just WARM (do not boil) up and add a knob of butter.
We have only managed about 2.5 miles walking today - but that's 250 calories! The weather is not being very nice to us lately, but as we have to do a bit of shopping - I've taken my pedometer with me all day - and been surprised at just how many steps we have clocked up (and how much we have spent shopping...). So my calorie allowance today is 2000 + 250. That'll take care of the large glass of wine I'm about to have............
I've no idea about calories - as we don't usually eat deep fried food. What I tend to do in this case is have a wild guess, and hope (by next weigh in) I'm right! We were going to have just one or two with our steak, in place of chips, but after a 'test' we decided it would be better to cook a few and eat them as a starter, before pausing for half an hour or so and eating the steak.
Our steak meal will now consist of a good 6oz steak which will come to about 300 calories. We're going to have a red wine sauce, which shouldn't add too many more calories. There will be a side salad and a pile of delicious new potatoes (in a little butter). The potatoes and salad will come to no more than 200 calories. I'm going to dress the salad with a little olive oil, and some balsamic vinegar.
For the red wine sauce - dice up two shallots, a clove of garlic and place in saucepan. Throw in a big glass of red wine and a shot of port. Boil it up until it turns into a syrup. Do not use ANY oil at this stage, or fry the shallots/garlic. When it has reduced, drain out the onion/garlic. Let it cool and before you want to use it, just WARM (do not boil) up and add a knob of butter.
We have only managed about 2.5 miles walking today - but that's 250 calories! The weather is not being very nice to us lately, but as we have to do a bit of shopping - I've taken my pedometer with me all day - and been surprised at just how many steps we have clocked up (and how much we have spent shopping...). So my calorie allowance today is 2000 + 250. That'll take care of the large glass of wine I'm about to have............
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