Cooking Cranky Style part four

Cooking Cranky Style part four

Because apparently there are not enough cook books in this world, books by kooks, cooks, crooks and chicks with looks, I am contemplating adding one more…a cook book by a crank, “Cooking Cranky Style.”  A book of Cranky recipes.  Meals that are quick, easy, need no special ingredients and are tasty.  Food that is not special, but that anyone can make. Simple stuff that can be whipped together without extensive shopping, planning and measuring.  Meals that are easy clean ups.

Part 4

Crank-a-roni a Jerseylicious treat

OK, is this just a copy of the San Francisco treat?

Why yes, yes, it is.

The difference is you don’t always have a box of rice-a-roni when you want it, and a box to serve four costs $3.00.  The ingredients for Crank-a-roni are in your cupboard and a serving for 4 will cost about eighty cents (not counting the wine)

Ingredients:

Several globs of butter

Fifteen strands of thin spaghetti

Two cups of rice (minute rice will do)

One beef or chicken bouillon cube

Salt

Pepper

Season salt

2 glasses of Merlot

1. Break the spaghetti into ¾ inch pieces.

2. Melt one glob of butter in a pan.

3. Add the spaghetti pieces and the rice to the medium heat pan and stir.

4. Add another glob of butter and continue to stir until the “roni” is toasted.

5. Pour a large glass of Merlot and sip generously while stirring.

6. When the “roni” and the rice are toasted, add 2 cups of water and turn up the heat.

7. Add broken-up-bouillon cube, pinch of salt, five seconds of fine pepper grinding and four healthy shakes of season salt and stir to a rapid boil.

8. Turn heat to simmer and cover.  Stir occasionally and heat for 4 or 5 minutes till water is absorbed and or evaporated.

9. Try a spoonful and continue on simmer if too moist (you will know)

10. Finish the large glass of Merlot

Plate your crank-a-roni as a side to chicken or steak

Pour the second glass of merlot

Eat, drink and enjoy…you just saved $2.20!