Thursday, July 16, 2009

rice-cooker salmon dinner


Another rice-cooker summertime sanity-saver (and a Mamatouille original). This was one of those meals where I could've added more spices/flavor before I cooked it, but after adding a bit more seasoned salt and lemon juice at the table, it was delightful!

You'll need:

  • One hunk of boneless salmon
  • 2 c. rice
  • 2.5 c. water with 2 chicken bouillon cubes crushed into it
  • chopped parsley to taste
  • 1 grated carrot
  • 1 pack of frozen peas
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • minced garlic to taste
  • lemon juice to taste
  • chunks of butter or margarine
  • seasoned salt (including black pepper)

Do this:

Mix all ingredients (except salmon and butter) in rice cooker, then put the salmon on top, sprinkle with extra seasoned salt and lemon juice, plop on some butter blobs, and cook on normal setting till it beeps. (You could add the peas after it's all cooked and they would retain their color better.)

With a fork, break apart the salmon and stir into the rice mixture. All is ready - and tummies are waiting.


8 comments:

K and S said...

so delicious and you didn't have to stand by the stove, brilliant!!

Abigail (aka Mamatouille) said...

K and S - Not standing by the stove was the best part! :)

Anonymous said...

Abigail- I just did a search for rice cookers at Target and I was overwhelmed by the price variations. Do you have any suggestions? So inspired!

Ivy said...

This looks delicious and so easy to make. I need a rice cooker.

Kim said...

Looks good! Another question - when you say 2 cups - you mean American sized 2 cups - not the measuring cups that come with the rice cooker - right?

Abigail (aka Mamatouille) said...

Quirky - I'm sorry, but I don't know anything about rice cookers in America. What I would do is look at some of the brands in your price range, then do a search on Amazon for those and look up the user reviews. I love Amazon user reviews!

Ivy - Thanks! Hope Santa Claus brings you a rice cooker!

Kim - I actually did mean the plastic cups that come with the rice cooker. Maybe I should've specified that! Thanks for bringing that up.

Cook Japan said...

that looks divine

i'm a big fan of rice cookers as you can see from my blog and shop

will definitely be trying this recipe

thanks
http://cook-japan.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for the recipe! My kids finally REALLY like something I've made and with very little effort. =)