If you have a freezer, then you can keep pieces of fish or chicken breast around. Try flash fried salmon with a cajun seasoning and lime juice.
Eggs are also very nice and quick, particularly poached ones as they keep a defined shape but aren't hard or greasy. Remember to add a dash of malt vinegar to the boiling water.
Couple of very nice combo recipes:
1: steam cous cous; boil puy lentils, add tomatos from a can, anchovies if you like, worcester sauce, tabasco and anything else; cook a couple of poached eggs. Serve with the cous cous on the bottom, the lentil mixture on top and the eggs in the middle.
2: Fry a chopped onion and some bacon/lardons/pancetta. Add garlic and herbs if you like. Pour on 1/4 bottle of wine (keep cheap screw top wine or party dregs for this purpose) in and allow to simmer a bit, then add a bit of cornflour to thicken the mixture. Meanwhile put toast in the toaster and poach some eggs. Serve the wine/bacon/onion sauce in a bowl, with the eggs in the middle. When the toast pops, rub with garlic for instant bruschetta and serve the lot. Eat with a spoon, slurping noisily to irritate housemates (optional). Burgundian recipe. Makes a nice starter.
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Date: 2003-05-28 04:29 am (UTC)Eggs are also very nice and quick, particularly poached ones as they keep a defined shape but aren't hard or greasy. Remember to add a dash of malt vinegar to the boiling water.
Couple of very nice combo recipes:
1: steam cous cous; boil puy lentils, add tomatos from a can, anchovies if you like, worcester sauce, tabasco and anything else; cook a couple of poached eggs. Serve with the cous cous on the bottom, the lentil mixture on top and the eggs in the middle.
2: Fry a chopped onion and some bacon/lardons/pancetta. Add garlic and herbs if you like. Pour on 1/4 bottle of wine (keep cheap screw top wine or party dregs for this purpose) in and allow to simmer a bit, then add a bit of cornflour to thicken the mixture. Meanwhile put toast in the toaster and poach some eggs. Serve the wine/bacon/onion sauce in a bowl, with the eggs in the middle. When the toast pops, rub with garlic for instant bruschetta and serve the lot. Eat with a spoon, slurping noisily to irritate housemates (optional). Burgundian recipe. Makes a nice starter.