Ooh Saucy!

Budget label needs a bit of work

Good sauce is essential if you want to add a little 'pizzaz' to your food. A bacon buttie is grand but its even grander when you put some brown sauce on it (and thats steak sauce to any Americans reading.) But don't be fooled into thinking the branded types are always the best. (Believe me, ive been a proper label snob and know too well how foolish this is.) Sure there are good brands on offer like HP and Daddie's Sauce but some of the 'lesser' sauces are just as good (better at times.)
Until earlier today, Id never tried Morrison's own brand brown sauce but out of curiosity I found myself popping a bottle in my trolley alongside my regualr HP. And you know something? Its GOOD! In fact its much tastier than the Guinness version of HP sauce because that tastes like day old flat lager (and in my youth I drank plenty of that so I know what im talking about.) The Tesco own brand is f**king horrid though, you need to stay away from that stuff. Morrison's generally have the better own brand groceries and no im not on their payroll.
So how much did they cost? Well HP Guinness was £2.74p while Morrison's own brand was just 38p. Normally with a price difference like that, I run for the hills (or at least to the pricier label) because when something is that much cheaper I get very wary and think it must be slop (theres the brand snobbery again.) But fear not hungry mosher! This time the supermarkets own brand is a winner. Now where did I put that bacon?

Kangaroo Steaks

Fried kangaroo


Raw it reminded me of plums

Kangaroo. Not the most common beast in Britain's wildlife but thanks to meat imports (and German store Lidl), a critter we can nonetheless eat with our beloved chips and feshly baked crusty bread. I love trying new foods, especially meat, and I was pretty stoked (thanks young Americans) at the prospect of getting my fangs into succulent kangaroo chops.
So how was fried Skippy? Well a few people online had said how kangaroo steaks tastes like a cross between venison and lamb (two of my favourite meats) but dancing on my carnivorous tastebuds they were like neither of those. Here's the skinny (or Skippy): KANGAROO TASTES LIKE BEEF STEAK. Seriously, if you enjoy steak from a cow then you'll like steak from a Roo too. In fact put the two on a plate and most would struggle to tell the difference. And like beef steak its a breeze to cook, simply fry on both sides for 4 - 6 minutes and serve. Or throw a few on the barbie as the Aussies would say.
Shame I cooked this for lunch because my guess is they would be delicious with a drop of wine or chilled cider. **Scribbles note for future** As you can see I cooked homecooked chips with it but a jacket potato, or even a salad would suit it well too because although its very much like beef, kangaroo meat isn't as strong in flavour. Even when you slightly overcook it like I did this time. (But it was only a few minutes and was still great).
Oh and meat eaters please dont be getting on any high horses because I had kangaroo for dinner! Any fan of KFC or the Golden Arches has just as much blood on their hands as us roo (or any other critter) flesh munchers. Just do one, you hypocritical sad sacks. Thank you.




Delicious!

Boozy Pie!

For the win!

The Fray Bentos (or Frayed Bentos as I like to call them) Boozy Steak & Ale pie! Lovely with a side order of chips/fries and a spalsh of vinegar. Go easy on the brown sauce if you happen to be a sauce fiend because you'll end up killing the tang of Ale thats in the gravy which would be an utter disaster. I love HP Brown sauce as much as the next mosher but prefer the taste of booze.
Come to think about it, this steak pie would be ideal to take with you to a festival as a more 'complete' meal than sticking to chesseburgers (not thats theres anything wrong with burgers) but due to the fiddly nature of the tin (a drunk man's nightmare) and need for an oven it will sadly get left on the shelf. Unless of course you cook it before leaving.
Nevertheless this is an excellent pie from Team Bentos. I heartily recommend it. Like Napalm Death & Pork scratchings.