I rather think this is one of those unrepeatable dishes, but I had half a trout and half a pack of (packet) hollandaise sauce, and didn't fancy a fish pie, so improvised. But the basic idea could work for all sorts of things.... This served 2
For the rice:
c 1 tbs cooking oil
a little salt
1 tsp Pilau seasoning (bought in Nour, Brixton)
1/2 cup (125 ml) long-grain white rice (I used Basmati, but whatever you like)
1 cup (250 ml) boiling water
Hot the cooking oil, then stir in the salt and spices. Add the rice and stir thoroughly. Add the boiling water, stir again, then cover and reduce the heat to as low as possible for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, and let stand for another 5 minutes.
Meanwhile
Another tbs cooking oil
Various vegetables, diced. I used:
A slice of butternut squash
1/2 yellow pepper
1 medium courgette
1 small pak choi
A sloosh garlic paste
A few drops of sriracha
1 tsp Dunns River All-purpose seasoning
1/2 tsp each vegetable and fish seasoning (these are from Germany, but any similar ones will do)
Heat the oil, then stir-fry the vegetables for at least 5 minutes. I then added the cooked trout and Hollandaise sauce and made sure it was heated through, but you could use any fish, or perhaps cooked sausages, cut into chunks, and if you don't have any sauce, then about 100 ml water, or just let the vegetables moisten it all - you don't have to use my choice of veg, but a range of different colours is always good. If you wanted it veggie or vegan, you could add peas or beans and sweetcorn to balance out the proteins.
Kudos on your insightful and impactful post. Grateful for the wisdom shared.
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