What to Cook Wednesday's

 Mackerel in Hot Tomato Sauce and Rice

Ingredients:

1 Can of Geisha Mackerel in Hot Tomato Sauce
1 Large Onion
3 Cups of Canilla Rice
Olive or Canola Oil
Sal and Pepper

Serves: 4-6 people   Prep-Time: 5 Minutes  Cook-Time: 30 Minutes

Directions:

In a medium size frying pan heat up your Oil.
While the Oil is getting hot slice or dice your onion.
Add the onions into the pan and turn the heat down to a medium. (You don't want your onions to burn)
When the onions are translucent open the can of mackerel draining the chili sauce into the pan and adding 1/4 cup of water. (This would keep the onions and sauce from burning)
Empty out the Mackerel spilt them in half and remove the bones (This step is optional some people like eating the soft bones, I personally don't).
Add the fish into the pan with the onions and the sauce and roughly broken up the fillets. (Don't break them up to much or you'll have a fish and chili paste)
Add a cup of water and turn the heat down to a medium low.
Salt it to your taste.
(Tip: taste as you go add a little salt and as the water evaporates add a little more)
Dash some pepper (For those spicy babies like myself)
Let it cook down until its semi thick and then it's done.

Directions: My Ultimate Rice Recipe.

In a medium pot boil about 3 cups of water.
Salt the water and add a drop of oil.
Add 2 cups of rice and turn down the heat  to a medium low and cover your rice.
(Canilla Parboiled Rice doesn't take long to cook. About 15 Minutes at least. I like my rice al dente like my pasta. it has to be a cross between soft and hard just cook it longer if you like softer rice, Test your rice and add water until its your desired texture)
Once your happy with your rice and all the water is out removed the lid.
Then serve!

Story Behind the Dish:

Growing up I was always interested in cooking. Up until today my mother laugh at how I use to get up early to watch cooking shows instead of cartoons as a child. So when I was nine years old she trusted me enough to actually prepare a meal for dinner. A meal that wasn't has simple as boiling Hot Sausage for sandwiches or prepping Ramen Noodles. I was so excited to graduate in the kitchen. Something I felt was long over due. She told me that she wanted Mackerel and Rice. I was no stranger to the dish as a matter of fact it was a stable in my household in between shopping trips. I grew anxious this meant I was going to be able to chop up onions really cook.
By the time my eyes finished watering from the onions I question my excitement. The dish came out very well  of course my mother walked me through it but never the less. This quick, affordable, and delicious dish was my very first real dish.