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For my sister-in-law's birthday, my mom and I wanted to make her a
different dinner. I had shown her some recipes for Chinese Marbled
Tea Eggs, which got my attention and hers as well. So, I decided to
make them for her birthday dinner, with Chinese fried rice.
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| Deviled eggs with soy sauce |
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| Not so marbled |
I followed the tea eggs recipe from The Culinary Lens, but somehow
the results were wrong. The eggs didn't absorb the flavor and the
marbled appearance was only in the membrane beneath the shell, coming
off as I peeled it. Even though I let the eggs steep in the tea
mixture for almost 20 hours, I ended up with white hard-boiled
eggs. Bummer.
To solve this mishap, I decided to turn them into deviled eggs. I cut
them in half and removed the yolks. The filling was prepared as
follows:
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| Salty, but yummy |
10 egg yolks
2 tablespoons mayo
3 tablespoons soy sauce
Pepper
Cinnamon
Salt (if needed)
I mixed the ingredients and obtained a brownish paste, filled the
eggs with it and decorated with parsley. The turned out decently,
though I must confess I overdid the salt.
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| Frying the rice |
Thankfully, the night was saved by the Chinese fried rice. I got
inspiration from recipes by Joylicious and Curry and Comfort. I used
chicken and pork and the final dish turned delicious. My brother,
who's not usually vocal about food, told me several times that the
rice was great. Everyone agreed and I was honestly surprised that my
first attempt turned out so good.
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| Ready to eat |
I've prepared it again recently and the audience approved. I think
I'm slowly establishing myself as a good cook within my family, which
is no easy task. My mom's food is wonderful and she's been cooking
since she was 5 years old. I hope I inherited some of her skills and
that her cooking legacy goes on through me.
On a more personal note, I have a very special announcement to make.
The reason I've been absent for a while is a happy one: I'm engaged!
My boyfriend proposed to me on February 7th and I'm
extremely happy. My mind has been focused on that, so I haven't
written as often as I should. I'll probably be telling you more about
it in the future, so bear with me and wish me luck!
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Well, you have just uncovered one of life mysteries. While the finished product didn't match your plans, the en results did. Different roads to the same destination (a tasty, exquisite and appreciated meal). So, good for you.
Also, congratulations on your engagement, those are great news. My best wishes to both of you.
Thank you for your wishes!
And yes, I think most of the time the results are more important than the plans. As long as things work out, maybe it's not so important how you made them work, hehe.
Take care!
Congratulations and the best for you on this new chapter of your life. I'm a scientist myself and I do enjoy finding out the reasons and causes to the basic things. I strongly believe that relationships have a cause and a reason (or maybe more than one), and it would be different for each individual, but the end result (like the one on your meal) it's basically the same: it has to bring the best on us, it's the foundation of societies in any case.
The best of the best, and enjoy your journey.
Thanks colleague! And thanks for reading!