Wednesday, October 27, 2010

REEF COD WITH A ROASTED RICE CRUST & THAI SALAD

There is fish in there. Somewhere. I guess it is appropriate. Reef cod spends a lot of its time hiding in ... um, reefs. So now it hides under a mountain of shrubbery - cucumber, baby spinach, green chillies, cabbage, sprouts and coriander, as well as fried eschallots and ocean trout roe. The crust of roasted rice is easy to do. For some of you, it is as easy as going to your nearest Thai food store and buying some ground and roasted rice. For the rest, it is a simple thing to do. Dry roast a cup of uncooked rice in a wok or pan over low/medium heat until the grains get a light tan. Then place into a clean spice grinder (I keep a small electric coffee grinder specifically for this purpose). Voila ... as the Thais might have said if, like Vietnam, they had been colonised by French.
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