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(If you haven't already done so and want to add your question(s) to the mix, you can do so here.)
Nick asked: Why did you put so little soy sauce in your fried rice recipe? I ended up having to use a lot more as seasoning after the fact.
Honestly, I don't use measuring spoons when I add soy sauce to the fried rice, so it's a total guestimate that I add a teaspoon at a time. But, three teaspoons (which is what I listed in the recipe) equals a tablespoon of soy sauce, which seems like a lot of shakes from the bottle, so I think it's actually pretty accurate.
If I was making it just for myself, I'd probably add more soy sauce during the cooking process, because I think it does taste better when it has the time to be cooked into the veggies and rice. But, Adam does not like things as salty as I do, so I go easier on it during the cooking process and add more after it's done. (He usually does not add any more soy sauce.) It's all about your personal preference, but I go easy on it in the recipe because I didn't want it to be too salty for some people -- you can always add more, but can't take out.
Oh, and I use low sodium soy sauce, in case anyone is wondering.
Kowala1000 asked: (1) May I have that recipe for the giant crusty and creamy white beans with greens? (2) Does that cookbook have anything to do with demons or the Winchester brothers? (3) Nick can cook fried rice?
(1) Yes, but I don't feel right posting it here, so I will email you a copy of the recipe. If you like it, I suggest you check out 101 Cookbooks, which is Heidi Swanson's website. There are a lot of recipes that we also make from there, some of which are in the cookbook. (The white bean recipe I referenced is not on her website, though.) One favorite, which I've mentioned before and is also in the cookbook, are the chickpea patties, but there are many, many recipes on there I've loved and others in my queue to try.
(2) The cookbook does not have to do with demons or the Winchester brothers, but I do think of that show pretty much every time I say the name of the cookbook... even though I haven't watched since the first season.
(3) So he claims.
Fried rice is much easier than the three layer pumpkin pie I made, Kowala. Need I remind you? http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickgb/3063737443/
And what CI isn't telling you is that that cookbook is actually a remnant of the necronomicon itself (Formerly Chapter 10 - People Aren't The Only Soul Food Out There). Don't be fooled.
Posted by: nickgb | November 23, 2009 12:20 PM