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Offline CreamPuff63

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Devil of a Cookbook - p84 "Fried" Rice
« on: July 10, 2012, 07:32:23 am »
DD made this for us on Sunday night. Very flavoursome. 5/5
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Re: Devil of a Cookbook - p84 "Fried" Rice
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2012, 07:35:33 am »
Nice to hear a positive review.  Still haven't caught up on all the posts yet but some I have read made me think that perhaps I shouldn't have brought the book. 

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Re: Devil of a Cookbook - p84 "Fried" Rice
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2012, 08:46:29 am »
Thans cp, will give his a go.

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Re: Devil of a Cookbook - p84 "Fried" Rice
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2012, 11:17:02 am »
This one is on my to do list, thank you for the review  :)
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Re: Devil of a Cookbook - p84 "Fried" Rice
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2012, 02:56:34 pm »
No doubt about this one ... 5/5.

Our version was egg-free and meat-free.  Simple but powerful mix of flavours.  Yum!
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Re: Devil of a Cookbook - p84 "Fried" Rice
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2012, 01:28:23 am »
The recipe uses brown rice, could you use white and would you have to reduce cooking time?
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Re: Devil of a Cookbook - p84 "Fried" Rice
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2012, 10:15:12 am »
Made this for dinner tonight and it was a hit in our house.  Takes a little bit of time to cook & prepare but it is well worth it.  I highly recommend adding the prawns to the dish as per the suggestion as it just gives it that something extra.  Will definitely make this one again.  5/5

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Re: Devil of a Cookbook - p84 "Fried" Rice
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2013, 02:37:59 pm »
Made this last week and really enjoyed it.
I will definitely make it again, and will add prawns and beansprouts.
I liked the texture of the brown rice.

5/5  :)
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Re: Re: Devil of a Cookbook - p84 "Fried" Rice
« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2013, 11:52:40 am »
Thank you for posting this review!

I was having another OMG it's 5pm and I have no idea what to cook moments, came on the forum &  read this and as a bonus I had all the ingredients in hand!

It was a winner and I think I prefer it to Quirky Jo's (except it does use a fry pan and isn't quite as ingenuitive as Jo's) . I'm not usually a fan of brown rice, but the texture was great in this one :)
Will make again!
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Re: Devil of a Cookbook - p84 "Fried" Rice
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2013, 03:46:27 am »
So I did make this one again and it was delicious. I added diced chicken into the bottom of the Varoma with about 4 minutes to go of the first 'cook' of the rice. I also used that cheap frozen veg mix (carrot, peas and corn) which saved a lot of time.
It easily serves 6 adults...my guests were impressed that I was able to start cooking when they arrived and dinner was on the table in 40 minutes :) -it was even good enough for guests with the frozen veg  ;D
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« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2013, 03:26:31 am »
Made this today. 350g rice with 1L of water and then to add veggies to it for another 8 mins without adding more water, was a big misprint I thought.

It was Yum though and prefer it to the coconut one.

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Re: Devil of a Cookbook - p84 "Fried" Rice
« Reply #11 on: December 01, 2013, 06:53:37 am »
I made this again last night.
I added broccoli to the varoma dish. I also sautéed sliced mushrooms with the bacon, and added a pack of beansprouts and a tin of water chestnuts as well.
It is really tasty, and makes a lot, even without the additions!
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