ARCHIVE: FRUGAL BACON & EGG 'PIE' WITH VEG

A 67 January favourite: simple, satisfying, nutritious & tasty ...and ever so frugal.

1st posted 2018; updated 10/24 

Photos: 17/11/15

There is something about this simple rice dish that is perfect for over-stimulated taste buds in January.  it's often referred to as Bacon'n Egg 'Pie 'but is really just a one-dish wonder.

It's very healthy.  Bacon is normally reserved for an Indulgence/Blow-out day but the fat is removed and there's only a small amount - just enough to add a glorious saltiness.  The bacon is also offset by lightly cooked vegetables.

Eggs are optional but adds easily digested protein and the yolk makes a lovely sauce.

The rice 67 used takes only 10 minutes to cook; the bacon slices and veg steam on top, making the dish Almost Instant.  That's another thing in the dish's favour -- no waiting around for ages before one can eat!

Cost: £3'ish (10/24)
Feeds: 2 

Ingred:
   3/4 cup/145gms white quick-cook rice
   1 1/2 cups/360 ml water
   3 slices back bacon,  fat removed, in 1/2 in/1 cm strips
   80 gm/3 oz tenderstem broccoli or shredded sprouts or a mix of both
   1 tsp butter (opt)
   1 egg per person (opt) 

Method:

1. Wash rice thoroughly in a sieve until water runs clear
2. Add it to a pan with the water; bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, wrap a teatowel over the lid, fit it firmly over the pan and cook 10 minutes.  You can tell it's nearly done when the water is mostly absorbed, the rice grains have begun to swell and started to separate.  
3. Scatter bacon evenly across the surface of the rice, avoiding clumping;  arrange veg in one layer around the edges of the pan.
4. Return lid; continue cooking a further 10 minutes
5. Remove veg; set aside & keep warm
6. Stir the rice, distributing bacon strips evenly
7. Pile into a dish arranging the veg around the rice.  Add a lump of butter,  and allow it to melt into the rice.. 
8. If adding eggs, fry or poach until whites are firm but the yolk is still runny 

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This recipe has  been developed by B M Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises.  It may not be reproduced without the author's written permission.