Wednesday, January 19, 2011

By Yours Truly 30

Pad Thai, another first!

For a long time i found this too intimidating to attempt. Turned out it's really simple. And quick! Still it took time to gear up to the effort because i still deemed wok mastery not in my grasp.

The most dramatic step was releasing the drained noodles in the oiled wok. And by dramatic i mean scary. The sizzle was LOUD! And the steam! Theatrical.

But it simmered down in no time and what was gained was confidence. And the comfort in having overcome fear.

I find it near impossible to work with a spatula. So i followed the footsteps of Asian chefs i'd read up on and wood-chopsticked it. It worked!

Another thing is that you have to work quickly. There was almost no time for photography! Almost. (LOL)

Timing was important and i think i did pretty well in that department. It tasted just like the real thing! There'll be more wokking in the future!

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