… Sun-Blush Mash & Greens
So I cooked this meal because it looked comforting. Scallops are delicate. But mash is comforting. It seemed like a day for some comfort food. Tonight is film night – The Good German – and this was the meal to accompany the film.
It felt like it took a bit of time to get the potatoes sliced in the boiling water. But once this was done it all went pretty smoothly. The second job is to do the greens cook them for 3 minutes then drain them put them on the serving platter and dress them. I was worried they’d get cold. So I drained them and then popped them back in the pan, with the lid on to keep them warm.
The scallops were easy to prepare and cook. It didn’t take too long to cut the criss cross pattern in them.
My only problem came with mashing (or rather blitzing) the potatoes. They just didn’t blitz properly. It seemed like my food processor is too small, although it is about average size. In the end I tipped them back in the pan and used a potato masher. It meant that the potato was a bit rougher than it should have been.
This was done in time … just.
It tasted great. Really great. Comforting too. It was a nice dinner. And it went well with the food. The slightly rough potato wasn’t fine too.
The musical accompaniment to cooking tonight was a bit of an oldish Gaslight Anthem record I bought today and Mogwai’s new record “Les Revenants” which is the sound track to a very good, if a little odd, French TV show.
Basically this meal looked a bit odd. Mash with Scallops, but it was great. You should try it.
After today it means I’ve done six 15 Minute Meals in six days. There won’t be one tomorrow but I have Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday sorted. I’m back on a roll.
Who with: Gavin
How Long: Fourteen Minutes and Fifty Seven Seconds
