Sunday, November 8, 2020

P.S. How to Make Easy Fried Rice


 What to do if there is extra rice? Make Easy Fried Rice!


The Secret to Avoid Soggy Rice? Keep the eggs separate until the very end...



Put a little oil in a skillet, and put it over medium high heat.


Put the left over rice on one side.


Add additional veggies or protein, if desired.


Crack 2 or 3 eggs in a bowl, add 2 or 3 tablespoons of water and whisk it up.


Pour the eggs in the other side of the pan.


Keeping the rice and eggs separate, heat up the rice and scramble the eggs.


When the eggs are scrambled, mix the eggs and rice together.


Top with some hot sauce and dig in!





Salmon with Lemony Rice

The other day I Googled, "How has COVID changed grocery shopping?".  I looked at few suggested sites and they basically all said the same thing. It seems that people aren't going shopping as often, but when they do, they stock up. Apparently, frozen food is popular. But not stuff like T.V. dinners or burritos in wrappers! Even though some cooking fatigue is setting in, people are buying frozen ingredients to cook with. In the recipe posted here, the salmon and peas came from the freezer section. I followed the package directions by soaking the still vacuum sealed fish until it was thawed, and I ended up throwing the frozen peas directly into the cooking rice.  It all turned out better than fine - it was yummy! Plus, it was something different!

Ingredients and Directions


Lemony Rice - Yields Four 3/4 Cup Servings


4 garlic cloves, minced or put through a press
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
1 cup rice
1 (14.5 oz.) can chicken broth
1/3 cup water
1 carrot, peeled and chopped in small pieces
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup frozen peas

Place oil in pan over medium low heat. When oil is warmed, add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.


Add rice and stir well. Pour in broth and water and scrape up any bits clinging to the bottom of the pan. Add carrots, pepper and lemon juice. Bring to boil. Turn heat down to low and cover. 


Follow the cooking time on the rice package, and stir in peas during the last five minutes of cooking. 

 

Grilled or Baked Salmon



For each piece of salmon:


1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1/8 teaspoon lemon pepper
1/8 teaspoon dried dill
1 lemon slice
1 teaspoon olive oil


Sprinkle each piece of salmon with the garlic salt, lemon pepper and dried dill. Place a lemon slice on each. Pour the olive oil over the too. Flip the lemon slice over so the seasoning shows.

Grill over medium high heat or grill at 375 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes. The fish is done when it flakes easily and doesn’t look translucent and raw inside. The time needed depends on the thickness of the pieces.
 

To serve, spoon 3/4 cup lemony rice on each plate. Place a cooked piece of salmon on top.