Would You Serve Da Spoon or Da Fork with Da KED-geree?
Serves 4-5 When I was working as waitress, the mise-en-place (cutlery) for Kedgeree was a spoon and a fork, but an Irish assistant manager who came to work there could never remember what she should put down for KED-geree, as she used to call it and would always turn to the nearest person and ask: Would you serve da spoon or da fork with da KED-geree? This version of the comfort food classic is not at all spicy like its Indian ancestor khichdi. When the British got to India, their native cooks made them khichdi for breakfast using the fish while it was still fresh. British taste subdued the spiciness and presumably increased the egginess of the dish and it became known as the classic smart breakfast dish kedgeree. Ingredients 1 and half medium onions 1 smoked haddock fillet 8oz Basmati Rice 2oz Butter Bay leaf Peppercorns Half a Lemon 2 pints of water Juice of 1-2 limes 5 Eggs (Boiled for 7-8 mins so they are still a little runny inside) Salt and Pepper A large knob of butter Bunch of
