… Ratatouille & Saffron Rice
I have a freezer full of meat. I have just bulk bought a load of beef from some friends with a small farm. They have Dexter cows and the meat is delicious. The knowledge that I have some of the most beautiful beef in the freezer inspired me to cook this meal.
I have my church meeting tonight so it’s a perfect opportunity for me to have some friends round before hand.
When I went shopping yesterday for the ingredients for yesterday’s and today’s meal the boy at the till couldn’t believe that I would spend so much money on something so small. He asked what you use saffron for, but even after I explained, it didn’t seem to help him understand.
There’s no food processor with this meal all the chopping is done by hand. The meal seems quite easy to cook, but I am a little worried that the veg will cook enough in the time.
This really is a very lovely meal. The rice looks great. The ratatouille taste amazing (and the veg was sufficiently cooked). The steak tasted lovely (largely down to the quality of the meat). But the best thing was the little mustardy, parsley sauce that you served with the beef. It was just chopped up on the board with the mustard and olive oil and lemon drizzled on it mixed together and then the steak slices were rolled in it. It was great.
A good meal and not a bad time. No left overs for lunch this time!
Who with: Peter, Alison, Ed
How long: Fifteen minutes and twenty nine seconds
