frozen veggie salvage

[jenk]

I dislike discovering the frozen veggies are somewhat freezer-burned after they're on the stove and the fish is already steaming. So I was pretty pleased at myself for this solution.

Veggies: 1lb bag of ice-encrusted corn, carrots, peas, green beans & lima bean mix, slightly freezer-burned.

To which I added:

• A cup of water to help melt the ice and re-hydrate the veggies.
• A small handful of dehydrated onion to add some flavor.
• Ditto a generous shake of dried minced garlic
• Break up the chunks to speed heating and
• Put the lid on.
• Anything else need doing? Ah yes, jw1776 sliced the rest of the garlic-chunk-and-cracked pepper bread. Add some butter-like stuff and stick under the broiler...
• Meanwhile, the veggies are starting to plump up. So...
• Add some rosemary-herb mix
• 3 slices of American cheese
• Stir til cheese is dissolved.
• Use a bit of corn starch (dissolved in cold water) to thicken the sauce (optional), and...

Tasty veggies to go with the steamed sea bass and garlic toast. Yum!