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Entry: Gooey Rice Recipe, Comfort Food. - A697584
Author: FABT - Commander in Chief of Twiglets and Special Operations for the Thingite Army (Greeblet....Muse of Sci-Fi Spoilers) - U168702

A697584 - 'Gooey Rice Recipe, Comfort Food.'

sorry about the semi double post there folks, dodn't quite know what to put in the official looking white box.


Any way, thought it was about time you all had chance to get some revenge for the comments I make about your work.

FABT

, you asked for it

Just a few spelling mistakes...

on and electric meter

on an electric meter



microwave proof vessal

microwave proof vessel



sharpe knife

sharp knife



stock can be made your self

stock can be made yourself



tea spoon

teaspoon



broccholi

broccoli



cooking vessal

cooking vessel



But overall, it really takes me back to the days when I couldn't cook... , what am I talking about, i still can't cook... and were you looking over my shoulder when I was making my dinner last night


whishky

thanks whisky, i'll have a go fixing the spelling tonight.


positive response!!!!! woohoo!!!


actually it was my tea on saturday night and i thought it would be kind to share.


any more mistakes?

maybe i'll do noodle suprise next week...............



and no, it's not the same a baldricks turnip suprise, it does have other things in. the suprise is that it's edible.



FABT

i havent had chance to gewt to the typos, i'll have a nother go tomorrow night.

FABT

Another typo, near the end you've written "Agai" I think this should say "Again".

More typos.

As well as 'sharpe' and 'agai' there are:

miunutes > minutes
useing > using

and an interesting grammatical one ' due to the unfortunately ...'.

what should that last one be?

FABT

This was the context 'due to the unfortunately this recipe has a tendancy to set like concrete'.

It would work as 'because unfortunately', or 'due to the unfortunate fact that'.

oh yeah, i was looking out of context.

several problems,

i couldnt find the useing that should be using,

and i've tried editing it but it seems to have got stuck on the update this entry button and says please do not presss this button again.

help

what did i do wrong.

i did all the corrections on notepad, cut and pasted to the edit entry page and then delted the original text. it previewed fine.

am i an idiot?

yes, but help me anyway

FABT

whoops, it's vanished and i'm still stuck on dont not press this button again.

ahhhh

FABT

look, i didnt mean to delete it, i still have it at home, how do i put it back?

FABT

i havent lost it......see








Gooey Rice Recipe, Comfort Food.




This recipe is basically risotto done in the microwave. It is an excellent recipe for students due to the lack of pots and pans needed, but it does require running the microwave for a long time so if you are on an electric meter then it is not a good idea.

Equipment
A large microwave proof vessel with a lid. A casserole dish is ideal, a glass mixing bowl with a plate over the top is fine too.
Oven gloves or a towel to protect your hands.
Something to stir it with, if you use a spoon then you can use this to eat with later and save on washing up.
A sieve. This is the item most students will not have. You can use a clean tea towel or hanky if you must.
A sharp knife or can opener may be necessary depending on your ultimate choice of ingredients.


Ingredients.
Essential Ingredients.
Rice. Any type you like except flaked rice. Supermarket value brands are fine, they just might need a little extra cooking.Tomato puree.
A pinch of sugar
Stock cube. You can use vegetable, chicken, beef or anything else you can find. The really spicy stocks will change the flavour a lot so be careful what other ingredients you combine it with. Stock can be made yourself, or bought. The bought kinds come in jars or cubes. The cubes can often be bought in discount food stores or 'weigh and save' type shops individually. If you dont use stock then you will need a little salt. Stock gives a fuller flavour though.


Quantities
Depend entirely on the amount of people you want to feed. The more you make though, the larger dish you will need.

Method
Run the rice under hot water to wash off some starch. You will not be able to rinse it at the end of cooking so it is important that you do so at the beginning.
Put the rice in the microwave proof dish with at least it's own depth in boiling water. (Boil it in the microwave if you are kettleless).
Add the stock, no more that one cube or a small teaspoon from a jar. Do not use too much because stock normally has MSG in (mono sodium glutimate, a flavour enhancer) which is not good for you in large quantities.
Add the tomato puree, a heaped tea spoon should do although you can add more.
Next add the sugar, this is to counteract the bitterness in the tomato.
Stir everything together, trying to get no lumps of stock. Then cover and put in the microwave. Heat it for five minutes on full power unless it starts to boil over a lot. If this happens then take some liquid out and keep it to one side. If your microwaves if more than 850 watts the use about 70 percent of the power. After five minutes are up remove from the microwave useing the oven gloves.
Stir the rice vigorously and heat for another five minutes.

Extended Method
While the rice is cooking you need to prepare the rest of your ingredients. You can use what ever you like. Here is a list of some that you might use.
Sweetcorn. Frozen or tinned. This can be added at the end of cooking, heat the dish for about a minute to warm the sweetcorn through.
Mushrooms, chopped quite small so no part is thicker than about a centimeter. Do not use tinned, they are evil. Also do not use Mushrooms that kill humans. Mushrooms need to be added about five minutes before the end of cooking.
Tinned fish. Pilchards in tomato sauce, salmon, anything really. Just remember to take the bones out first. Fish can either be added cold or heated up in the dish.
Left over vegetables. Green vegetables like broccoli is great, but anything will do. Again, this can be added cold at the end, or heated through.
Butter/Margerine/Olive Spread. Adding a blob of fat makes the rice taste much richer.
Cheese. Chopped up cheese is great for throwing in at the end and makes the dish a lot more filling. And lot worse for you.
Egg. Cooked any way you like. This will of course require another cooking vessel. It is not recommended to try and cook the egg in with the rice due to risk of curdling.
Any other food you have lying around your kitchen.

To finish cooking....
Altogether the rice will need at least three lots of five minutes, possibly more. It depends on the type of rice you use. The best way of testing whether the rice is cooked or not is to taste it.
When you think the rice is cooked the extra ingredients can be added. If you are adding something that actually needs cooking rather than just heating through then add it when the rice is nearly cooked instead.
Eat out of the dish using your stiring spoon for minimum washing up.When you have finished eating do not leave the dish to stand for days, either wash it up or fill it with water immediately. This is especially crucial if you have added cheese to your meal due to the unfortunately this recipe has a tendancy to set like concrete.

DON'T PANIC

The entry's still there, I just checked, the reason you can't see it is quite simple...

If you press edit again and look at the source text in the edit box, you'll see you've got and appearing twice at the beginning of the piece, and twice at the end, if you take out the extra lines of code the entry should miraculously reappear...

As to the message telling you to wait because you've already submitted the article, that usually turns up once you've pressed 'Update' already, but your internet connection hasn't quite caught up with your fingers, the only thing you can do there is wait, go and have a cup of tea and relax.... Alternatively, kicking your modem, it won't work any faster, but it sure as heck makes you feel better


whisky

ok, i think it's back , thanks w.

what else is wrong with it?

FABT