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… Coconut Rice & Jiggy Jiggy Greens\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Its Wednesday night, which is my church home group night. My friend Hannah, who I lead the group with, is coming for dinner first.\u00a0 She\u2019s late \u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

This meal was specifically requested by Hannah, a very long time ago, and I feel bad that I have only just got round to cooking this for her.\u00a0 Today is one of those days where I have a feeling that I probably won\u2019t get the meal done on time.\u00a0 I\u2019m not really sure why.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The meal starts with the preparing the rice.\u00a0 From doing these meals there is a neat little trick that you learn (that Jamie teaches you) about cooking rice that is easy to remember.\u00a0 Basically its 1 measure of rice to 2 measures of liquid and then cook for about ten minutes on a relatively high heat, stirring occasionally.\u00a0 This works for either the 10 minute rice (I have expressed my feelings about ten minute rice several times now) or basmati rice.\u00a0 Where Asian dishes are cooked, especially ones that that a Thai bent to them, often one of the measures of liquid is a tin of coconut milk.\u00a0 So for this recipe you add 1 tin of coconut milk to the pan fill the empty tin with basmati rice, add it to the pan,\u00a0 and then add a tin\u2019s worth of hot water.\u00a0\u00a0 It has worked really well every time.\u00a0 Tonight I did leave the lid on a bit long so it did boil over a bit and made a mess of the hob.\u00a0 Luckily I did not do the clearing up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This meal seemed to take a long time.\u00a0 It felt it took a bit too long to put the rice on.\u00a0 It took far too long to prepare the tuna with the green tea and sesame seed coating.\u00a0 In fact I had to add more green tea and seeds because I ran out before all the tuna was coated.\u00a0 And then the greens took a long time to slice up in the food processor.\u00a0 I think the main issue was that it took much longer for my tuna to cook than the recipe suggests.\u00a0 I think this has more to do with my hob than the recipe.\u00a0 I have a fairly unhappy relationship with my hob.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, disappointing time aside, this really was a very, very nice meal.\u00a0 The rice was nice.\u00a0 The tuna with its coating and dressing was very nice.\u00a0 The greens were amazing.\u00a0 They tasted lovely and were very filling.\u00a0 I would like to do this one again, but most of all I hope I can remember the recipe for the greens so I can cook them over and over again.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hannah says that this is her favourite of the 15 Minute Meals she\u2019s had to date.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m writing this blog entry listening to Roddy Woomble\u2019s (from Idlewild) new record for the first time, which I\u2019m really enjoying and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing him on Saturday. I now enjoy listening to his folk music as much as I used to enjoy watching him roll around a stage screaming punk songs into a microphone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In other news \u2013 I won the \u201copen Class\u201d for my orange and poppy seed cake in my work\u2019s \u201cGreat West Somerset House Bake Off\u201d.\u00a0 I am now the proud owner of a certificate and a signed photograph of Marry Berry and Paul Hollywood. However, my entry to the chocolate biscuit class didn\u2019t rank!<\/span><\/p>\n

Who with:<\/strong> Hannah and Gavin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How Long:<\/strong> Eighteen minutes and thirteen seconds\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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