I got a new knife. A big, shiny, sharp new one. All metal. And shiny. And I needed to try it out. So I thought I’d get some steak and cut it up good.
So I’ve got a steak and a knife. But what am I going to do with it? Stir fry seemed a natural choice. All that chopping and cutting.
So the ingredients:
- 1 ribeye steak
- Fancy mushrooms
- 1 red pepper
- Spring onions
- Hoisin sauce
- Soy sauce
- Singapore noodles
Fry it all up in a wok and add the sauce:
Plate up with some noodles (shop bought of course)
So I love my new knife; it cuts through tough things like…a knife through butter. Or something like that. What’s your favourite kitchen tool? (husband/wife etc not included)
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I use a chinese style cleaver for virtually all my cutting needs..It sharpens up everytime time with just the slightest kiss of the steel and will slice, chop, carve, crush…pretty much whatever you ask of it…And you can do that Jack Nicholson thing from ‘The Shining’…..Result.
Now I saw one of those in the shop but just thought I might get carried away with it.
So far I’ve managed to control myself, (but vegetables cower when they see me coming)….
Apart from good sharp knives (and indeed my husband who cleans up after me), my favorite kitchen tool is my SousVide Supreme water bath. I’ve had it for a year now and had never expected that I would use it this often (more than twice a week) or that the results would be this good 🙂
That’s serious cooking. I’m still after a decent oven with a door that actually shuts properly.
High quality knives are essential. You really don’t need many gadgets. A chef knife, paring, and 6″ utility knife will accomplish most tasks. Your (washed) hands can take care of the rest.
Here is something you should invest in:
If you don’t abuse the bejesus out of your knives, and use a honer like this one, you should never (well maybe) have to have a professional put an edge back on your knife.
Pretty inexpensive !
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Smith-s-Interrupted-Surface-Diamond-Sharpening-Steel/9224932
Yep, gotta have sharp knives to do the job right !!!
I like that you didn’t trim all of the fatty goodness off !!
God no – if you’re going to eat this kind of thing, you’ve got to eat it all!
I live a big sharp knife, of course, but my absolute favorite tool is the lowly, low-tech citrus reamer. Mine’s made of wood and cost three dollars. I haul it out of the drawer, give the lemon or lime the business, rinse it off and let it drip dry. No muss, no fuss. Amazon has them, and no home should be without one.
http://www.amazon.com/Culinary-Accessories-Lemon-Reamer-Wood/dp/B0000DE7OW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1330264175&sr=8-3
just finished eating a big rib eye myself. Had it with dauphanoise potatoes and crunchy beans. They were pretty epic though the potatoes were overdone. My favourite kitchen implement is also the cooks knife. However, you need a steel or sharpening stone to avoid it becoming just blunt enough to slip yet, amazingly, sharp enough to cut your thumb to the bone.
Best,
Conor
I’ll keep that in mind. I’ll also keep in mind not to start chopping things up after I’ve hit the vino on a Saturday night.
That looks absolutely amazing, I must try this one out! Nice knife!
Thanks I love my knife I need more things to chop up
There is nothing quite as nice as a new sharp knife. Your ribeye stir fry must have been very tasty…it sure looks good.
I’m going to make some amazingly bad wrap thing with the remainder
I have a counter top convection toaster oven that I use every opportunity. It cooks much quicker and more evenly than the gas oven.
Wish we had some space for stuff like that – I’d have a bread maker and a big moulinex thing as well
Looks good! A big, sharp chef’s knife is my favorite kitchen must-have. I have an abnormal love for chopping.
Yes I love it, it slices through tomatoes and everything. Wasnt even a falsh one or anything!
The blender!
I need and want a really fancy one with a pastry mixer thing and all that but they cost a fortune