We struggled a bit with this one. Kedgeree, it turns out, is basically an Indian risotto. It’s not terribly difficult to make, but we were pretty much flying blind since this is one of the few dishes that did not appear on Gordon’s show and he wasn’t even kind enough to include a picture in the cookbook. Rude.
The recipe calls for smoked haddock, which, apparently, is not too abundant in Seattle (and while I’m on the subject of hard-to-find ingredients, we also learned that red chilies are not currently in season). We finally found some haddock fillets in the Market at the place where they throw the fish, although they didn’t throw them to us because they came out of the freezer. Again, rude. We’re not entirely sure that the Market meets our standards for ethical meat, but it was 30 degrees out and we were desperate. At least we supported the local economy.
So we simmered the fish, threw in rice, tomatoes and spices - including super yummy curry powder - and added lemon juice and the cooking liquid we had reserved from the fish. We stirred and stirred until the rice absorbed all the liquid, and then we topped it all with cilantro and hard-boiled eggs (note to self: learn how to hard-boil eggs).
The result…
…a brown pile of mush staring up at us with Cookie Monster eyes - not our best plating.
But it was, as Gordon promised, a tasty, comforting meal for a cold day. Even so, I don’t much care for fish and thought it would have been just as good, if not better, without the haddock.
I’m much more excited about our curry-spiced sweetcorn soup tonight!
The recipe calls for smoked haddock, which, apparently, is not too abundant in Seattle (and while I’m on the subject of hard-to-find ingredients, we also learned that red chilies are not currently in season). We finally found some haddock fillets in the Market at the place where they throw the fish, although they didn’t throw them to us because they came out of the freezer. Again, rude. We’re not entirely sure that the Market meets our standards for ethical meat, but it was 30 degrees out and we were desperate. At least we supported the local economy.
So we simmered the fish, threw in rice, tomatoes and spices - including super yummy curry powder - and added lemon juice and the cooking liquid we had reserved from the fish. We stirred and stirred until the rice absorbed all the liquid, and then we topped it all with cilantro and hard-boiled eggs (note to self: learn how to hard-boil eggs).
The result…
…a brown pile of mush staring up at us with Cookie Monster eyes - not our best plating.
But it was, as Gordon promised, a tasty, comforting meal for a cold day. Even so, I don’t much care for fish and thought it would have been just as good, if not better, without the haddock.
I’m much more excited about our curry-spiced sweetcorn soup tonight!
No comments:
Post a Comment