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[podling]

Yesterday I was really tired. And the theme song from the Gummi Bears cartoon kept running through my head

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[crowyhead]

That sounds yummy! Yummy, I tell you!

[podling]

I can recreate it for you the next time you visit if you'd like. I used tofu, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, and zucchini as the other stir fry stuff. Tasty! And reheats well.

[melintur]

Your co-worker is a retard.

[podling]

Ming the Merciless is not a retard! He just has a different way of seeing the world than the rest of us, owing to his chinese upbringing... ;)

[cissa]

The lemon vinegar and wasabi sound a bit eccentric, but not bad.

But where's the garlic??????

[podling]

I've started to adopt an either/or thing with garlic and ginger. I'm not entirely sure why.

Besides, I only have the precrushed garlic at home, no fresh stuff, because, well, I buy it and it grows.

[cissa]

Interesting! The classic Chinese aromatics are ginger, garlic, and scallions/onions, so I always think of them together for stir-fries. But I bet it would be good without!

[perditaxnit]

personally, i'd probably leave out the sugar and vinegar (not a fan of the sweet/sour combo) and add garlic. Wasabi powder is unusual for a stirfry sauce though probably tasty. i'm more used to the more typical chinese ingredients. Except for hating scallions. What kind of self-respecting asian am i if i hate scallions? Oh, I'd also add cornstarch for thickening the sauce. Here's my usual stir-fry sauce - a cornstarch/water slurry, a splash of soy sauce, sesame oil, and blackbean garlic sauce (comes in a jar from the AFC), chopped ginger if i have it.

[podling]

It doesn't really end up tasting sweet and sour, just kind of... tasty. I hate scallions too, but it's okay, because I'm an all too white person.

I've had mixed feelings about cornstarch... once or twice it's kind of overthickened, and other times it hasn't done much at all (could this be the concentration? No! never, I'm perfect when I'm cooking! ;) ). But also I used the sauce to marinate the tofu in, so thickening it would've had to take place after that, and I'm never sure when.

Your's sounds good, if you were nice, you would cook for me (hint, very very veiled hint there) or something...

[cappyhead]

I would go with some black pepper too.

[podling]

You know, I hadn't even thought to put it in! I'll try that next time. Thanks!