Going Asian

It's New Food Night!  Have you been waiting in anticipation all day just wondering what we were going to have? Well, wait no more!  Last week when we were contemplating what the menu should be this week Rick remarked that he had been wanting some more of that stir fry we had a while back.

Well, imagine our surprise to hear him say this. Rick is not a big fan of Chinese food. It was a really big step for him to try it the first time. And now here he is telling us he has been wanting some!  Didn't have to tell Gary twice.

Gary decided to make something he had been wanting to try for quite some time. Hot and Sour Soup. This involved buying something we have never in our life purchased.

Tofu  Yep, we bought it. Not sure what we are going to do with the leftover tofu.

Look at all the ingredients needed for Hot & Sour Soup and Stir Fry. We have some rice, some pork, tofu, eggs, chopped onions, chopped carrots, chopped bamboo, chopped green onions, mushrooms,  Sesame Oil, Rice Wine Vinegar, Soy Sauce, Garlic Chili Paste, Chicken Stock.  That's a lot of ingredients.

The soup consisted of the chicken stock, to which Gary added the green onions, bamboo, tofu, pork, mushrooms, chili paste, soy sauce and vinegar. After this was boiling he took an egg and beat it. He drizzled this into the soup stirring the entire time.

Looks pretty good doesn't it?  This was the first time I had ever eaten Hot & Sour Soup.  It was pretty good.  Not extra spicy but there was some heat to it. The vinegar gave it the sour taste.  Must have been good, Chris ate four bowls of it.  I think he would have eaten more but we told him we had to save some for Miss Annette. She wasn't able to join us tonight as she wasn't feeling well. She was wanting to try the soup though. It happens to be a favorite of hers.

To make the fried rice Gary took the pork that he had fried earlier and stirred this in the wok. He then added an egg and mixed up with the pork.  After this, he added the rice, onions, carrots and soy sauce. Mix this all up and there you have it - pork fried rice.

We didn't have anything special for dessert. We had ice cream and cake.  Chocolate ice cream for Gary and Chris - Vanilla Bean for Rick.  (I declined dessert).

See how Chris is looking with anticipation at the meal?  He was not real sure when he heard we were going to have Hot & Sour Soup. He never orders it when we go out for Chinese. Think he will be changing his mind next time.

There you have it - our Asian night. Wait until you find out what we are having next week. You will be so surprised. We have a seat at the table if anyone wants to join us.