05 February 2010

madtasty twenty minute meal

So, I've been having far too many Rachel Ray evenings lately, where I can barely bring myself to cook.  This meal is for me a step up from "my version" of the quick fix that Alana made.  The key is relying on exceptionally tasty (probably very high sodium, I'm afraid to look at the back of the box) rice-in-a-box:


For accents and some protein, I'm all about the crisp green goodness of shoots.  In this case, pea shoots:


 Since everything I make turns into a curry regardless of whatever I'd hoped to make at the start, this time I actually made on on purpose.  Have a look at some of our curry recipes to learn how.  I focused on cauliflower, carrots, white beans and corn in this one.


 The rice takes an exact twenty minutes to simmer, which gives you just enough time to chop vegetables, throw on a medium high heat and get to currying.  And I can't get over how great the pea shoots look when you're plating things.  They look good even if you just use one or two for garnish.  And they last forever in the fridge. 

  But there you go.  Twenty-five minutes from start to finish.  Rachel Ray can go climb a tree.

2 comments:

  1. i love that for YOU it takes 20 min to chop veggies. it would take me at least an hour probably...

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  2. I should clarify, I only chopped maybe two onions and five carrots. The cauliflower came in a bag, the beans were in a can. And it looks like I had an errant spring onion in the fridge and just put that in there too.

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