Well, I'm havin' a pretty decent day. Things seem to be coming up Milhouse. I went and got a hair cut which is always nice. Relaxing. Then I picked up a pretty cool new sweater at my favourite shop with a gift card I had. Score. All day there have been James Bond films on TV - I'm obsessed with James Bond. Sweet! And then I find out that one of my besties is coming to my town for the week! See, comin' up Milhouse!
So to cap off my good day I thought I'd make some stir fry. I used tofu instead of chicken to make this and I wasn't really sure what to do about the Chinese Cooking Wine. I googled what I could use as a substitute. Someone suggested apple juice. No effing way was that gonna happen. I hate apple juice. I've been traumatized against apple juice. When I was about 5 years old I was in the kitchen with my mom and my sister. My sister reached up on the counter to have some of the glass of yummy and delicious apple juice my mom had left on the counter. Only when she took a gulp my sister's face contorted into a picture of absolute agony. And there was a film on the glass. My sister had just taken a nice big gulp of vegetable oil!!!!! Ever since this day neither my sister or myself like to drink apple juice. If I do have apple juice I have to psych myself up for it. It's crazy. Serious trauma.
So to cap off my good day I thought I'd make some stir fry. I used tofu instead of chicken to make this and I wasn't really sure what to do about the Chinese Cooking Wine. I googled what I could use as a substitute. Someone suggested apple juice. No effing way was that gonna happen. I hate apple juice. I've been traumatized against apple juice. When I was about 5 years old I was in the kitchen with my mom and my sister. My sister reached up on the counter to have some of the glass of yummy and delicious apple juice my mom had left on the counter. Only when she took a gulp my sister's face contorted into a picture of absolute agony. And there was a film on the glass. My sister had just taken a nice big gulp of vegetable oil!!!!! Ever since this day neither my sister or myself like to drink apple juice. If I do have apple juice I have to psych myself up for it. It's crazy. Serious trauma.
So definitely not happening with the apple juice. I decided in the end to go with sake. So I fried the tofu in sesame oil and added the vegetables. Then you add some soy sauce and, for me, sake. Cook it up and add your beans and, voila, dinner is served. I wasn't too pumped about this based on the look. It seemed a little to "rustic" if you know what I mean. So I wasn't expecting much. When I tried it though, I was pleasantly surprised. It's actually pretty good. This dinner is perfect for those nights you have no groceries - because there's very little to making this. Or the nights you don't feel like cooking - the effort is almost zero. All in all this recipe isn't Nigella's best, but it's a good meal for when you're in a pinch.
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