Simple pleasures - reacquainted with the wok

Reacquainted with the wok

The labyrinth of  boxes  has become easier to navigate as I continue to unpack boxes.  Today I opened the box containing my wok. I've had this wok  for a long time - let's just say I purchased it in the latter part of the 20th century.  Now that I have  a gas stove I can put the wok to use again!

Seeing the wok sparked the creative part of my brain and strong  desire to run to the supermarket. About an  hour later I returned with green, red and orange peppers, yellow onion, water chestnuts (canned), cornstarch , peanut oil and a package of chicken.

As I prepped the vegetables and chicken I was grateful to the kitchen gods for access to vegetables and meat. I found myself humming as I peeled and sliced the ginger that would be the added to this dish.  I washed, dried and oiled the wok (it had been boxed away for more than a year).

I poured peanut oil into the wok and turned the gas on and watched to see when the oil was hot. I added the vegetables, meat and stir fry sauce I made. It suddenly felt like old times.  Me cooking. Being creative.  Simple pleasures.

the finished product

The scent of stir fry filled the room. When the rice was ready I prepared a bowl of  hot rice and the stir fry mixture. There's enough for lunch and dinner in the upcoming days. I'm glad to have unpacked the wok and grateful to the kitchen gods for the simple pleasure of cooking. Xie Xie.

More boxes to unpack!

Be well,

Technicolor girl