What are your favourite but long to prepare meals?

[Lehuaann]

Chicken enchiladas
Beef bourguignon

 

[slo]

I’m also going to say Thanksgiving Dinner and Lasagna.

Another would be Lasagna Spinach Rolls which is always enjoyed at our house

 

[Boopuff]

Along those lines, golumpki. My grandma was not the best cook, but she knew how to do these. My Dad's are really good too, but my grandma's were just a little bit better. shhhh

Oh... my... heaven... those were the best! My brother and I used to call them "Gum-keys" LOL just to make grandma correct us! I always think they are best from the original source.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

Along those lines, golumpki. My grandma was not the best cook, but she knew how to do these. My Dad's are really good too, but my grandma's were just a little bit better. shhhh

I choose golumpki as well. They take foreeeeeeever, but it's always worth it. I only make them once a year or so because of all the work involved.

 

[Jimmy Mouse]

Chili. I slow cook it all day in a crock pot, cool it down and put it in the fridge till the next day then turn it back on for about 3 hours.

 

[fly girl]

I choose golumpki as well. They take foreeeeeeever, but it's always worth it. I only make them once a year or so because of all the work involved.

Yes! It’s our traditional Christmas Eve dinner.

 

[TwoMisfits]

Ribs, lasagna, and Thanksgiving are getting another vote here.

Lasagna might be the longest, b/c since I make it dairy/nut free, I have to scratch make the entire bechamel, not just my tomato/meat addition, so that takes awhile...

 

[lynxstch]

Along those lines, golumpki. My grandma was not the best cook, but she knew how to do these. My Dad's are really good too, but my grandma's were just a little bit better. shhhh

I would have to agree with this post. My great grandmother made the best golumpki's in the world. She's been gone for years and years, but I still smile when I take the time to make them. They never taste quite the same though......

 

[prairie_girl]

Chicken Alfredo lasagna
Stuffed shells

Neither are particularly difficult, but they are both time consuming with a lot of steps.

 

[lovesmurfs]

The most fiddly (the ones I've got a lot to do):

Lasagna -- lots of different steps
Pot pie (with whatever leftover meat) -- lots of cutting (but super tasty!)
Jambalaya -- steps and cutting

I don't really count the ones that the crockpot, oven, or stove have to do, because I don't have to tend them.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Brisket on the smoker, miso short rib pies and birria tacos.

I want a dinner invite! Sounds awesome.

 

[Moliphino]

I would have to agree with this post. My great grandmother made the best golumpki's in the world. She's been gone for years and years, but I still smile when I take the time to make them. They never taste quite the same though......

My (paternal) grandmother taught my mom how to make gołabki and even gave her her big pot. I know at least one secret was to layer in salt pork between the rolls.

 

[tcufrog]

chili, pot roast, and applesauce. Thanksgiving takes a long time but everyone chips in, which really helps. My husband makes the turkey and the kids help with the sides. My sister visits and chips in where she's needed.

 

[tasha99]

A Korean bbq spread, if only because there are so many side dishes, and some of them are fermented (so days for me to get it all ready). For a one day long dish, gumbo.

 

[barkley]

Jambalaya -- steps and cutting

this is it for me. the recipe i have has so many steps but they are all vital to ensure the flavors layer correctly. i tend to do all the prep work of cutting, measuring spices and such the day before the actual cooking will occur.

 

[Moliphino]

Goulash, though I still haven't been able to get it right. I think I need hotter peppers than recipes have called for, it never had the heat of my favorite restaurant's version. That was a solid two hours of active prep, then hours of simmering.

 

[Robber Baron]

A batch of egg rolls will take a while, so, I make a ton of them and they freeze well.

 

[Disney_Alli]

Beef Wellington. A favorite of mine and my dad’s but oh man the prep work!

 

[mrodgers]

Lots of long hands off cooking times added to folks stating it takes a long time to prepare a meal.

Chili may take 8 hours to cook in a slow cooker, but it takes a mere few minutes to actually prepare.

Lasagna too, unless you are preparing your own sauce, is just boiling noodles while you brown ground beef. 8 minutes later put it together and toss in the oven. Very fast preparing.

I batch cook to put in meals in the freezer so everything takes a long time. Frying up 40 sausage patties then 40 fried eggs for breakfast sandwiches takes a long time, but then I don't have to do it again for 40 days (if that's all I eat for breakfast.) That's because I can't fit a bunch on my griddle. Pork chops however, it takes just as long to cook 1 pork chop on the grill as it does to cook 40.

 

[QueenIsabella]

Lots of long hands off cooking times added to folks stating it takes a long time to prepare a meal.

Chili may take 8 hours to cook in a slow cooker, but it takes a mere few minutes to actually prepare.

Lasagna too, unless you are preparing your own sauce, is just boiling noodles while you brown ground beef. 8 minutes later put it together and toss in the oven. Very fast preparing.

I batch cook to put in meals in the freezer so everything takes a long time. Frying up 40 sausage patties then 40 fried eggs for breakfast sandwiches takes a long time, but then I don't have to do it again for 40 days (if that's all I eat for breakfast.) That's because I can't fit a bunch on my griddle. Pork chops however, it takes just as long to cook 1 pork chop on the grill as it does to cook 40.

My Italian grandmother would be spinning in her grave if I even THOUGHT about using sauce from a jar! Also, real lasagna has 3 meats (in my recipe, ground beef, sausage, and bacon--cooked at different times. You cook the bacon first, then cook the vegetables--onions, carrots, celery--in the rendered fat). Three cheeses as well--mozzarella, of course, but then the ricotta is mixed with a beaten egg and some parmesan. I DO cheat and use pre-shredded mozzarella--making it as a child, we had to cut the mozzarella into tiny cubes.

That said, the recipe on the back of the Prince lasagna noodle box is a decent quick lasagna recipe--not as good as mine, of course, but not bad for throwing together, if you don't have an Italian grandmother cursing you from beyond the grave.