tupperwareforanation.com http://tupperwareforanation.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:44:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Jamie Oliver’s rib-eye stir-fry http://tupperwareforanation.com/jamie-olivers-rib-eye-stir-fry/ http://tupperwareforanation.com/jamie-olivers-rib-eye-stir-fry/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:38:29 +0000 julian http://tupperwareforanation.com/?p=21 Read More »]]> We recently have been going through Jamie Oliver’s Meals in Minutes book. The latest recipe that we made was his Rib-Eye Stir-Fry with Dan Dan Noodles and Chilled Hibiscus Tea. Click the link to get the full recipe. The meal itself turned out really tasty. The steak we used was originally a little thick and we ended up cutting it in half after cooking each side for a bit. It worked out fine but we should have bought thinner steak or cut it before hand. We also substituted the chow mein noodles for a thinner Chinese egg noodle. I like the thinner noodle better so use whatever noodle you like the best.

Dan Dan Noodles

Now for the Hibiscus Tea. This didn’t really turn out like it should have. I waited too late in the process to make the tea and it ended up being hot instead of cold. It wasn’t really great warm, but as it cooled down throughout the meal it started to taste a little better. I also made it in a thermal carafe so that didn’t really help in cooling it down quickly. Next time we make this I would make the tea right away and let it steep in a cold drink pitcher. We also substituted Hibiscus tea with Mint tea because we couldn’t find any at the store. Not sure if this made any better or worse, but I would like to try the Hibiscus tea next time.

Overall this was fairly easy meal to make, but it did feel a little overwhelming at times because there was so much going on in different places. This is definitely one of those recipes that the more you do it and the less reading you do the easier it will be.

Veggies

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  • Making our own pasta – we recently came into a pasta maker.
  • Ice Cream
  • Bread
  • Hot sauce
  • Pizza and the dough
  • Ribs – I can’t believe I have never made ribs.
  • Eggs Benedict with our own Hollandaise sauce.

We’ll see how well we do with this list throughout the year. As we try different recipes we will post our experience and highlight any tips for the next time we make it. We also really like to go out and eat, so we may write about good food we have had at restaurants. We are looking forward to this year and our adventure in food.

 

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