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So I just moved out recently and Ive never really cooked for myself.

What do you guys cook thats cheap and easy? Preferably stuff you can batch cook.

Pic related is the last thing I made, minced beef with some veges and rice.

>> No.10480605

>>10480598
Most things can be made cheap and easy. What do you like? What cookware do you have to work with?

>> No.10480616

>>10480605
I have an oven and a stove, a frying pan and a pot. I dont know what else Id need, maybe an oven dish.

>> No.10480623

>>10480605
1 hobo knife

>> No.10480639

Chili

>> No.10480679
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10480679

a big expense you might find is seasoning

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>> No.10480720
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you can use this method with different spices and meat too, gotta experiment

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I just buy some cheap beef, saute it in a saucepan with some olive oil, and throw some vegetables (carrot, onion, and pepper most of the time)

After that, you can either just eat it as cho suey, or instead you add water with broth, and make a stew with it. I add some beans as a filler, or rice. You can even use maccaroni as fillers. After that you get a very hearty meal. I like to add green beens and some pumpkin sliced in small cubes or grated, and tomato sauce too. I make a lot of it and leave it in the refrigerator so I do not have to cook the next day

The good thing with stews is that you can make them with absolutely anything you want

>> No.10481921

standard recipe for posts like this

http://www.grouprecipes.com/73215/arroz-de-tomate-e-feijao---rice-with-tomato-and-beans.html

I use only half as much rice and add some thinly sliced pork belly and hot paprika. And maybe some tomato paste if your tomatoes are too watery and bland.

>> No.10481932

Stir fry. If you’re a picky eater it’s easy to mess up though. Normal people will enjoy shitty stir frys

>> No.10481934

>>10480688
Actually:
>pan
>pot
>spatula
>plate, cup, fork, spoon, knife
>big sharp knife
>medium bowl

Everything else is just useless materialism. And after reading "garlic press" I seriously hope this is a meme.

>> No.10481936

>>10480720
>lemon
>aluminium
I should not be surprised with someone wasting using a full oven for a tiny little filet without anyhig else in there.

>> No.10481958

>>10481934
That's why it's under optionals you muppet

>> No.10481965

>>10481958
You don't fucking press garlic you fucking fuck brainlet. You cut it. What are you, new here? Lurk fucking longer, cunt.

>> No.10481970

>>10481965
Ill be honest, I just keep a jar of minced garlic.

>> No.10481977

good for you for wanting to learn and not be a lazy cunt eating premade food

>> No.10481989

>>10481970
Nobody is perfect, anon.

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>>10480598

>> No.10482109

>>10480616
Thats 99% of what you need. Good work OP.

>> No.10482116

>>10482024
You need to neck yourself.

>> No.10482141

Stick some mash potatos on there u got a sheperds pie

>> No.10482156

>>10482024
Why do people keep posting this shit?

>>let's thow out this shitty spice packet
Great!

>>let's replace it with equally shitty spices from the same brand!
Wait, what?

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>>10480598
I usually go for this when I can't be bothered with making anything better.
-Taste is ok
-Chicken is cheap

>> No.10482196

>>10482141
thats a good idea actually. I havent made mashed potatoes before, is it literally just mashed potatoes? I think my mum would add mustard usually.

Also what spices are good for flavouring beef?

>> No.10482256

Buy a bag of potatoes and make some cottage fries. Chop them into 1/4th of and inch slices. Line pan with foil. Oil it a little. Bake at 400 for 15 minutes, flip, bake for another 15. Repeat until golden brown

>> No.10482262

>>10482196
>>Mashed potatoes
Boil potatoes. Drain out the water. Add salt and pepper. Add butter, and a splash of milk (or cream if you're feeling fancy). Mash.

>>spices for beef
In what context? the list is very very long. Need to narrow it down a bit.

>> No.10482271

>>10480720
>that is a sexy piece of fish
It really isn't.

>> No.10482354

>>10482196
If you were making cottage pie I would say use a stock cube and a little thyme.

>> No.10482383

>>10481965
>You don't fucking press garlic you fucking fuck brainlet
Squashing the garlic by pressing it does make the aroma and flavour more intense, just like turning it into a paste with the flat of a knife does. Unless you are using at least a dozen cloves or so cleaning that thing is not worth the effort though.

>> No.10482406

>>10480685
>>10480688

Both of these assume that you have access to a kitchen 24/7 but when you are renting with 5 other people you can only use the kitchen for an hour at most at some random time during the day and the oven, well that's also a problem.

>> No.10482855

>>10482156
use different spices, then. do you buy exactly the brand shown in recipes?

>> No.10482887

>>10480598
my mom makes macaroni and meat and it's good in big batches and is good leftover
just ground/minced beef
tomato soup NOT SAUCE
and elbow macaronis
throw a little salt on it and dig in