Pad See Ew is my go-to dish whenever I go to Thai restaurants. I have realized that when I go to restaurant, I order the tried-and-true dishes. As much as I like to try new things, the fear that the new dish will not be quite as good often holds me back from trying a new dish. (Maybe this is a sign that I'll be resistant to change as I age, or am I resistant to change already?)
Anyway, I stumbled upon a recipe for Pad See Ew recently and decided that it would be my next culinary experiment. Here's the recipe: http://appetiteforchina.com/recipes/pad-see-ew
In my spring break slothfulness, I had no desire to venture out to a Chinese grocery store for the requisite mushroom flavored soy sauce, so I tried the method that Diana mentioned in her blog: soaking shiitake mushrooms in soy sauce for about an hour. All in all, I'm almost positive that I could taste the mushroom infused soy sauce, but for convenience sake, I will purchase and use the mushroom flavored soy sauce next time.
I must say that the results were satisfactory. They were not outstanding, just satisfactory. And I think I will add this to my repertoire of quick and tasty meals. It only took me 30 minutes to cook this dish, even while following a new recipe and not moving especially quickly.
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