Wow, I'd call it a success as well! Especially if it tasted good too
Still, a one off is not proof, but definitely worth repeating the experiment!
Well I enjoyed it, in spite of the rice being slightly overcooked. I'm sure I promised the recipe (somewhere, though it doesn't seem to be this thread) if it worked out, so here goes. This makes 2 large portions, but would probably more sensibly make 4 reasonably sized ones. You could halve the rice and/or the seafood mix. Maybe chuck in some chorizo if you have some handy.
250g Iceland precooked seafood mix (I don't bother to defrost it first, but others may prefer to.)
250g (uncooked weight) Morrisons basmati rice
Turmeric (for colour)
1 Fish stock cube
Boil plenty of water in a saucepan, add the rice, bring to the boil, and simmer for 5 minutes. Stirring occasionally.
Shortly after putting the rice on to boil, put a small amount of boiling water in a tall sided frying pan, and dissolve the fish stock cube into it. Add a good sprinkle of turmeric (maybe around half a teaspoon) and seafood mix.
When the rice has cooked for 5 minutes, strain and rinse thoroughly with cold water. Collect the resulting water with each rinse to check for clarity. Repeat rinsing until the water is completely clear.
Add the rice to the frying pan.
Boil/simmer, stirring regularly. Periodically sample the rice to check cooking progress. If it's close to boiling dry and the rice isn't cooked, add a small amount of hot/boiling water. Otherwise, boil/simmer until all of the liquid is gone and the rice is cooked. It's always better to add too little than too much extra water.
Kinda hopeful that while some of the reduction is down to cooking technique, part of it might be my body responding better to carbs now that it isn't totally overwhelmed by them on a daily basis. Fingers crossed, eh? I might make a couple of slices of toast tomorrow's experiment.