So, the first Official Chinese recipe I'm attempting is green beans and mushrooms in black bean sauce, from Gordon Ramsay's "World Kitchen" cookbook. I got it for Christmas from my husband, so it seems appropriate to break it in now.
Unable to find many ingredients at the nearest Whole Foods, I trekked out to Aurora to visit HMart, the massive Asian supermarket. As expected, everything I needed was there. I had to pick up a lot of basics; I'm sure I looked like a rank amateur to anyone paying attention. I can already tell that I got the wrong black beans -- the recipe calls for "fermented black beans" or "salted black beans," which are apparently dried. The ones I got are in a jar and quite wet.
After I take the dog out I'm going to begin the experiment. I've decided to push myself a little and do Ramsay's recipe for pork dumplings, too, despite my lack of a bamboo steamer. This is Day 3 of my non-drinking, non-smoking month and cravings are strong. I need to keep my hands busy or else I will KILL KILL KILL.
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