Salmon with Miso Rice
Instant noodles, bread, cereal, milk, package food and takeaway! No, that is not what life of a university student, or specifically international student, should be. We are not in any American sitcom or any shows so why should we treat ourselves like that? Besides, overconsumption of food previously mentioned definitely damages your health! Please stop, my friends, if you solely live on them. Cooking is not that hard unless you want to become the next Jamie Oliver or Gordan Ramsay. Some of my friends boiled everything (yes, even bacon!!!) when they first came over here from Vietnam, now they can make beef stew or caramelised chicken ;). Also, my former Romanian roommate has recently amazed me of how delicious her curry is: I remembered seeing her having humus and carrot, bread with cheese day after day during the first few months of our first year.
Uhm...that sounds nice. How about the fact that cooking is so time-consuming? Some healthy meals only require 30 minutes. With a slow cooker, you can create a lovely meal by simply placing all ingredients in the machine, pressing the button and walking a way for more or less 30 minutes. And really, the benefits of having freshly made food, knowing what you actually have (different from takeaway) and monitoring the uptake of salt and fat really outweigh the cost of time and efforts.
This time, I am going to introduce you to a meal that only took me roughly 40 minutes to cook. Easy, delicious and healthy.
SALMON WITH MISO RICE (adapted from Tastemade)
*** Yes, miso :) I am open to any cultures, any cuisines :P I love food!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1_pX5XOA_Q <== this is a snapshot of the meal I made :D
Ingredients:
1. Wash the rice, cook it with the amount of water above in a rice cooker or on the hob at medium high heat for 20 minutes.
2. While waiting,
a. Combine miso, sugar, mirin and soy sauce and set aside.
b. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan. Place salmon fillets on and season with salt.
c. Cook on both sides until lightly browned. Take the salmon out and set it aside for now.
c. Use the pan used for frying salmon to stir frycabbage, shimeji mushrooms and bean sprouts until soft.
3. Add the half cooked rice with water, pour the miso sauce on top. Cover and cook over high heat.
4. Once it starts to boil, turn the heat down to low and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Finally turn up the heat to high and cook for another 30 seconds.
6. Turn off the heat and keep covered for another 10 minutes. Mix all ingredients together and serve in individual bowls. To with chopped green onions.
Let's eat ;)
Thao - Vietnamese student ambassador
Drop me any messages or send me a feedback via my page : https://www.facebook.com/ueavietnam/posts/
Uhm...that sounds nice. How about the fact that cooking is so time-consuming? Some healthy meals only require 30 minutes. With a slow cooker, you can create a lovely meal by simply placing all ingredients in the machine, pressing the button and walking a way for more or less 30 minutes. And really, the benefits of having freshly made food, knowing what you actually have (different from takeaway) and monitoring the uptake of salt and fat really outweigh the cost of time and efforts.
This time, I am going to introduce you to a meal that only took me roughly 40 minutes to cook. Easy, delicious and healthy.
SALMON WITH MISO RICE (adapted from Tastemade)
*** Yes, miso :) I am open to any cultures, any cuisines :P I love food!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1_pX5XOA_Q <== this is a snapshot of the meal I made :D
Ingredients:
- 2 salmon fillets
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups uncooked rice
- 100g cabbage, cut into bite-sized pieces (or any leafy vegetable will do)
- 100g shimeji mushrooms (or any mushroom will do)
- 80g bean sprouts (optional, you can courgette, green pea or sweet corn. See it is flexible!)
- 20g butter
- 360ml water
- green onions
- 50g miso (easily found at any oriental markets. Yes, Norwich has at least 5 of them :P - sometimes, our Shop on campus has it too)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp mirin (you can find at the same place as miso)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce (our Shop on campus has it :P)
Let's get Cooking...
1. Wash the rice, cook it with the amount of water above in a rice cooker or on the hob at medium high heat for 20 minutes.
2. While waiting,
a. Combine miso, sugar, mirin and soy sauce and set aside.
b. Heat sesame oil in a frying pan. Place salmon fillets on and season with salt.
c. Cook on both sides until lightly browned. Take the salmon out and set it aside for now.
c. Use the pan used for frying salmon to stir frycabbage, shimeji mushrooms and bean sprouts until soft.
3. Add the half cooked rice with water, pour the miso sauce on top. Cover and cook over high heat.
4. Once it starts to boil, turn the heat down to low and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Finally turn up the heat to high and cook for another 30 seconds.
6. Turn off the heat and keep covered for another 10 minutes. Mix all ingredients together and serve in individual bowls. To with chopped green onions.
Let's eat ;)
Thao - Vietnamese student ambassador
Drop me any messages or send me a feedback via my page : https://www.facebook.com/ueavietnam/posts/
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