The beauty of this dish is that it is so easy & fast to cook, the only real work involved is making sure all the components to the dish are prepared & stored waiting in the fridge. The three steps for this dish:
> in the rice cooker, brown rice cooked > prep the veg, the meat, the sauce > bring it all together
Ingredients: the rice:
1 cup brown rice
2 1/2 cups liquid - stock &/or H2O
Method:
*if you have a rice cooker you are in good company. If not, follow the instructions on the packet & buy a rice cooker!
Ingredients: Vegetables:
olive oil & butter
capsicums x4
garlic/onions x4
a few sprigs of thyme/2 bay leaves
Method:
*set the oven to 220 C
*rub oil over the capsicums & set on the oven rack
*slice onions/garlic, cook in olive oil & butter, & the herbs, covered in the oven 30 minutes or until beginning to caramelise, this completes their cooking
*when the peppers are blackening, remove from the oven & put in a bowl covered with gladwrap/
*the skin of the peppers will loosen & can easily be peeled from the flesh, after which slice into strips
Ingredients: Proscuito/Prawn/Pepperoni
*the prawn tails re rinsed under cold water to thaw, then kept in the fridge til ready
*sausage is sliced on the slant into thin pieces
*proscuito is rolled up & sliced into thin strips which then unravel
Ingredients: Coriander Cream:
1Tsp coriander seeds mortar & pestle, with 1tsp white pepper corns
300ml cream
Method:
*infuse together in a saucepan over a low heat til reduced by 1/2
Bringing it all together:
*in a hot pan, a little olive oil, a few strands of saffron to infuse
*meanwhile, in a bowl on the side place some caramelised onion & roast capsicum strips
*flash the pepperoni slices, tossing them occasionally, then remove & add to the bowl
*same pan, toss the prawns with a little bruised garlic, till they turn pink, salt, taste test, add to the bowl
* same pan, add the cooked rice, toss before adding a little coriander cream, add to the bowl
*sprinkle some chopped herbs over the mixture in the bowl, tossing all once or twice
*ready to serve
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