Thursday, December 30, 2010

Meat Balls in Curry w/Vanilla "Rice"

What an amazingly good meal this was!!!

Meat Balls: (These were nummy all on their own and I'll certainly make these again for other things)

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 T Onion Flakes
  • 2 t salt
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 1 cup almond flour
  • 2 eggs
Instructions
  1. Bring 5 cups of water and 2 t salt to boil
  2. Combine all the ingredients for the meatballs into a bowl and mix well
  3. Shape the meat into meatballs and let them boil in the water for app 5 minutes or until they move to the surface of the water
  4. Remove the meatballs from the water
Curry Sauce: (This was also nummy all on it's own and I'll be making this to go on many other meats)
  • 1 diced onion
  • 1 T Cocnut Oil
  • 4 t curry
  • 1 T fresh ginger
  • 1 Can Coconut Milk
  • 2 tsp chicken bullion
Instructions
  1. In a pot fry the onions together with the curry and coconut oil
  2. Add the coconut milk, chicken bullion, and the ginger
  3. Simmer until it reaches the consistency you like
Vanilla "Rice"


  • 1 10oz bag frozen cauliflower
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 pinch saffron

Instructions

  1. Cook cauliflower until just softened (this doesn't take long!)
  2. Process the cauliflower in a food processor until it is the size of rice or couscous (or chop it with a knife like I do because I don't own a food processor)
  3. Saute the cauliflower in a pan with oil until heated 
  4. Add water, vanilla, star anise and a pinch saffron - let boil until water has completely evaporated

Thoughts on Cod

I made Cod on Monday and today I had the last of the three meals that came of that. Although it was 'good' I've decided that white fish needs butter. I kept thinking there was something missing and frankly the mustard and almonds that I baked with the fish just didn't do enough. Today while I was eating it hit me. The thing needs FAT. So, next time I make white fish (probably cod because I'm cheap) I'm going to coat it with the garlic butter 'dip' that I've made before to serve with artichokes.

Hmmm - just thinking about this make me hungry for more fish!