Why hobbit food you ask?

Have you ever wondered what hobbits eat? This question never occurred to us until one Sunday night where we used left over boiled, mashed up tubers to cover a hard boiled egg. We took this concept from a Guyanese dish known as Egg Ball. Which really is a hard boiled egg covered in a single root called cassava. After we fried up these tuber balls and were sitting down to devour them Tony said, "Sara, you cook like a hobbit and it's awesome" which then turned these tuber balls into hobbit balls. This also got us thinking, "what else have we cooked that's been inspired through the use of local ingredients and cuisine?" From this our blog was born. But if you're actually looking for foods that hobbits eat you won't find them here. But we do hope you enjoy our creations!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Greens Rice



The other day I ate something that was so good...it was called "Greens Rice" made with eddo leaf, and coconut rice. I've been in the mood to cook more local things and so this was the first thing on my list.
It's actually pretty easy to make and although mine didn't taste as good/like the one I had the other day it was a decent first attempt.




Eddo Leaf (similar to spinach)
Rice
1/2 grated coconut or 1/2 can coconut milk
Garlic 3-4 cloves
Olive oil
Curry* or other seasoning

Cover rice with 1/2 coconut milk and water and cook.
Heat olive oil in Kahari and add garlic than add chopped eddo leaf and cook until it becomes wilted like cooked spinach (at this point you could add other seasoning* i.e. onion, celery leaves, or whatever your heart desires). I added a little curry powder but that's optional. Add the cooked rice with the greens and mix well.

I topped mine with sliced tomatoes.

~S

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